First Look: Jack O’Connell in Danny Boyle’s Rupert Murdoch Biopic ‘Ink’

The first image from Danny Boyle’s “Ink,” a Rupert Murdoch biopic, has been revealed featuring Jack O’Connell in his role as Larry Lamb, former editor of The Sun (via Deadline).

This makes me wonder if Murdoch might actually not be the main character of the film, but rather Lamb, who had a key role to play in Murdoch’s ascent to power, a man who influenced tabloid journalism in the ‘60s and ‘70s.

Boyle is coming off the strong reviews “28 Years Later” earned earlier in the summer, but “Ink” seems to be his return to baitier awards material. There’s no release date attached to the film just yet, but one has to imagine that it’ll be prepped up for fall 2026 release. Then again, as of now, there is no announced U.S. domestic distributor for the film.

“Ink” is a film centered on the meteoric rise of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. Guy Pearce stars as the media mogul. In addition to Pearce and O’Connell, the talented Claire Foy is set to play an ambitious editor who joins the Sun and works closely with Lamb.

Alwin H. Küchler is the cinematigrapher. It will be Küchler third film with Boyle after their collaborations on “Sunshine” and “Steve Jobs.” His other credits include “Ratcatcher,” “Morvern Callar,” and “Divergent.”

The film, adapted by James Graham from his own stage play, is said to tackle the birth of the modern British tabloid. According to Deadline, it’s “an explosive cinematic rollercoaster” about a group of visionaries and misfits who envisioned a new kind of news—one designed to give the public exactly what they wanted, and in the process, reshaping the media landscape forever.

Boyle’s 30-year career has been nothing short of consistent with such helmed films as “28 Days Later,” “Trainspotting,” “127 Hours,” and “Slumdog Millionaire.”