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Skins and Neighbours legends star in chaotic trailer for acclaimed drama on creation of The Sun

Danny Boyle's Ink will be released in UK cinemas next January after receiving positive reviews on the festival circuit.

Guy Pearce as Murdoch and Jack OConnell as Lamb in Ink

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Published: Tuesday, 10 November 2026 at 2:00 pm

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A new trailer has been released for Ink, Danny Boyle's upcoming drama film about the birth of The Sun newspaper, ahead of its release in January.

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The film stars Guy Pearce as mogul Rupert Murdoch and Jack O'Connell as Larry Lamb, the editor who oversaw the tabloid's rapid rise to becoming the UK's most-read paper, and is adapted by James Graham from his hit play.

The new trailer opens with Pearce's Murdoch asking: "What makes a good story?" before we hear O'Connell's Lamb answering that "any scandal is fair game".

We also see Lamb explaining that The Sun is a "laughing stock" after Murdoch informs him he has bought the paper, with the latter telling him that "we can change it".

"Let's make something dangerous, something fun," he adds.

We're then treated to a glimpse of the film's raucous, energetic atmosphere as Lamb sets about kickstarting the newspaper against the lively backdrop of late '60s Fleet Street – before the scandals begin to emerge.

"Just because you can make something public, doesn't mean you should," we hear Claire Foy's character telling Lamb at one point.

You can watch the trailer in full below:

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This is the second trailer for the movie to be released, following a teaser back in September, while the film has also already played at numerous festivals – including London Film Festival – after its world premiere in Venice.

The film's synopsis describes it as "an explosive cinematic rollercoaster about a group of visionaries and misfits who had an idea for a new kind of news – one that would give the people what they want and would change the face of the world we live in today".

Meanwhile, in a 4 star review, Radio Times said that Ink was "an unapologetic, unfiltered ride" that saw Boyle "conjuring the same sort of fizz he generated for his landmark Trainspotting".

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Ink will be released in UK and Ireland cinemas on Friday 8 January 2027.

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Patrick CremonaSenior Film Writer

Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.

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