Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Danny Boyle’s ‘Ink’ Charts Rupert Murdoch’s Rise at Netflix
‘Ink’ is a movie about how Rupert Murdoch changed a struggling newspaper called The Sun.
The story begins when Murdoch buys the paper in 1969.
It follows Murdoch and editor Larry Lamb as they try to make the newspaper more successful.
Danny Boyle directed the film.
James Graham wrote the script from his own stage play.
Guy Pearce plays Murdoch, while Jack O’Connell plays Lamb.
The movie was shown first at the Venice Film Festival.
It received a long standing ovation there and a warm response at Telluride.
Netflix plans to release it in theaters before making it available to stream.
‘Ink’ dramatizes Rupert Murdoch’s 1969 purchase and transformation of the struggling tabloid The Sun.
Danny Boyle directs James Graham’s screenplay, adapted from Graham’s Tony-nominated stage play.
The film stars Guy Pearce as Murdoch and Jack O’Connell as editor Larry Lamb.
‘Ink’ opened the 83rd Venice Film Festival in competition and received a four-minute standing ovation.
Netflix plans a limited theatrical release on December 11, followed by U.S. and Latin American streaming on January 8.
- Who
- Director Danny Boyle, writer James Graham, Rupert Murdoch, editor Larry Lamb, Guy Pearce and Jack O’Connell are central to the film.
- What
- ‘Ink’ dramatizes Murdoch’s 1969 purchase and rapid transformation of the struggling newspaper The Sun.
- When
- The story is set in the late 1960s and early 1970s; Netflix plans theatrical release on December 11 and streaming on January 8.
- Where
- The story is set in London, and the film has screened at the Venice and Telluride festivals.
- Why
- The film depicts how Murdoch and Lamb helped transform The Sun and shape the modern attention economy.
- Director
- Danny Boyle
- Screenwriter
- James Graham, adapting his own Tony-nominated stage play
- Central subject
- Rupert Murdoch’s 1969 purchase and transformation of The Sun
- Festival premiere
- The 83rd Venice Film Festival, in competition
- Theatrical release
- Select theaters beginning December 11
- Streaming release
- Netflix in the United States and Latin America beginning January 8