Murdoch Backs Guy Pearce's Turn in 'Ink' as Danny Boyle Frames 95-Year-Old Mogul Sympathetically
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Updated · ABC News · Sep 2
Murdoch Backs Guy Pearce's Turn in 'Ink' as Danny Boyle Frames 95-Year-Old Mogul Sympathetically
3 articles · Updated · ABC News · Sep 2
Summary
Guy Pearce said at the Venice Film Festival that Rupert Murdoch was "very happy" he was playing him in Danny Boyle's new film "Ink," based on a message from Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth.
"Ink," the festival's opening film, follows Murdoch's late-1960s push into Britain, centering on his purchase of The Sun and his partnership with editor Larry Lamb.
Danny Boyle said he did not set out to make a hostile portrait of the 95-year-old media tycoon, arguing Murdoch was once seen as a disruptive outsider in rigid British society.
The sympathetic treatment contrasts with harsher depictions such as HBO's "Succession," while adding to a growing wave of Murdoch-focused projects including Netflix's "Dynasty: The Murdochs" released in March.
Murdoch's empire remains a major political force in Britain, the United States and Australia, even as his family battles and influence over conservative politics keep drawing filmmakers and writers.