Guy Pearce set to play Rupert Murdoch in Danny Boyle-directed drama | Biopics

Danny Boyle is about to direct an adaptation of award-winning play Ink, primarily based on the rise of the Rupert Murdoch empire.Based on Deadline, Man Pearce is in talks to tackle the lead position with Jack O’Connell additionally in negotiations to star as Larry Lamb, who Murdoch employed to run the Solar within the late Nineteen Sixties.The movie will probably be written by authentic playwright James Graham, whose different display credit embrace current TV drama Brian and Maggie. Ink was a crucial hit after it premiered on stage in 2017 occurring to win an Olivier award and two Tonys.The Guardian’s Michael Billington known as it a “gripping piece of theatre”.Murdoch beforehand referred to Boyle as “a inventive genius” on social media after the London Olympics opening ceremony. He additionally claimed it was “somewhat too politically appropriate”.Boyle just lately returned to the zombie franchise he helped to create with 28 Years Later, a field workplace success earlier this summer season making $150m worldwide. The movie featured O’Connell within the ultimate scenes and he will probably be a extra distinguished characteristic within the sequel out subsequent 12 months.Boyle is connected to make the as-yet-confirmed third movie depending on the success of the second which can even see the return of Cillian Murphy.O’Connell additionally just lately starred in Ryan Coogler’s smash hit horror Sinners and also will quickly be seen in Godzilla x Kong: Supernova.Pearce acquired his first Oscar nomination this 12 months for Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist and can quickly be seen alongside Keira Knightley in thriller thriller The Lady in Cabin 10 and Ridley Scott’s The Canine Stars.