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Netflix has set a release schedule for Danny Boyle’s “Ink,” the upcoming feature about how Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch (Guy Pearce) and tabloid editor Larry Lamb (Jack O’Connell) launched The Sun newspaper in 1969.
Netflix will release the film theatrically on December 11th before then releasing it on its streaming service four weeks later on January 8th. Before that, the film will premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
In the film, based on James Graham’s Tony-winning 2017 play, Murdoch intends to make it a must-read news source and hires Lamb to run the paper. The acquisition would start a long-standing rivalry between The Sun and The Mirror.
This led to the rise of the modern British tabloids and everything that followed in its wake, from the Murdoch-owned Fox News to clickbait news and social media platforms. Claire Foy also stars while Boyle directs and produces.
Meanwhile, Joel Coen’s new gothic mystery film “Jack of Spades” is reportedly targeting a release sometime in 2027 and is expected to bypass awards consideration this year. Set in 1880s Scotland, the cast is led by Josh O’Connor, Frances McDormand, Lesley Manville and Damian Lewis.
Plot specifics are under wraps. A 150-minute version of the film was originally made and a new, shorter version was test-screened, which was very well received. Carter Burwell has composed the score.
Source: Variety
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