Netflix Buys Danny Boyle's 'Ink' Ahead of Venice Premiere
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- Netflix acquired North American and Latin American rights to Danny Boyle's "Ink," with Studiocanal retaining international territories — a notable break from the streamer's usual global-rights playbook.
- "Ink" stars Jack O'Connell, Guy Pearce, and Claire Foy in a 1960s-set period piece about editor Larry Lamb and Rupert Murdoch transforming The Sun into a tabloid powerhouse.
- James Graham adapted his own Olivier-winning 2017 stage play of the same name for the screen; Studiocanal first teased footage at CinemaCon in April.
- Boyle's film premieres as the opening night selection at the Venice Biennale on September 2, marking his first Venice competition entry and his first non-franchise feature since 2019's "Yesterday."
- Netflix also acquired Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus' documentary "Cover-Up" out of Venice last year, and IndieWire expects more festival pickups as the full Venice lineup is announced next week.
Why it matters: The deal is unusual because Netflix typically buys global rights; the streamer keeping only North America and Latin America while ceding the rest to Studiocanal signals strong filmmaker leverage on a prestige title. Securing the opening night film roughly six weeks before the festival locks in a high-profile awards-season runway for Boyle's comeback after the franchise-driven "28 Years Later."
