Boyle's 'Ink' Premieres at Telluride Before Netflix Debut — SkimNews
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- Danny Boyle premiered "Ink" at Telluride's Werner Herzog Theater on Friday, following the film's debut at the Venice Film Festival, with the drama chronicling Rupert Murdoch's 1969 launch of British tabloid The Sun.
- Guy Pearce stars as Murdoch opposite Jack O'Connell as editor Larry Lamb, in Boyle's adaptation of James Graham's Tony- and Olivier-winning 2018 stage play.
- Deadline reviewer Pete Hammond called Boyle "the perfect filmmaker to bring this world to life," describing the film as "bright, fast-paced and lively" in its 1969 London setting.
- Netflix will premiere "Ink" in January following the festival rollout, positioning the streamer as the film's commercial home after the Telluride and Venice showcases.
- Boyle opened the screening by clarifying that the title refers to the ink used to print newspapers, not tattoos, and thanked Telluride executive director Julie Huntsinger for being the first to invite the film.
- The Telluride screening landed at the Werner Herzog Theater, named for the filmmaker who was simultaneously premiering "Bucking Fastard" with Rooney and Kate Mara at Venice.
Why it matters: The Telluride-venice-Netflix pipeline positions "Ink" for awards-season visibility ahead of its January streaming debut, giving a drama about the birth of modern tabloid culture—anchored by Pearce as Murdoch—a mass audience on the world's largest streamer rather than a traditional theatrical run.
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