Danny Boyle’s biopic ‘Ink’ is shown in a new teaser featuring Guy Pearce as Rupert Murdoch, ahead of wider attention around the film’s Venice Film Festival appearance. The movie is based on James Graham’s 2017 play and centers on Murdoch’s takeover of the British tabloid ‘The Sun.’ Jack O’Connell and Claire Foy are also starring.
At a Venice Film Festival press conference, Pearce, Boyle, and screenwriter James Graham address whether they spoke with Murdoch about the project. Pearce says he has not contacted Murdoch. He also reports that Murdoch is “very happy” with the casting, and that praise came through Murdoch’s family, according to how Pearce characterizes the remarks.
While the outlets agree on the core premise, casting, and the play’s source material, they differ mainly in emphasis: one focuses on Pearce’s reported response from Murdoch, another spotlights the teaser and announcement framing, and a third foregrounds Pearce’s account of Murdoch’s reaction at the press event.
