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‘Pistol’: Danny Boyle Doesn’t Mind That Jon Lydon Doesn’t Like His Sex Pistols Hulu Show

May 27, 2022 9:35 am

Danny Boyle is back with his first project since 2019's "Yesterday" with a miniseries about the rise and fall of The Sex Pistols. And while some people are excited about the show, one of them isn't ex-Pistols ...

‘Pistol’ Review: The Sex Pistols Would Probably Hate Danny Boyle’s New FX Series

Brian Tallerico

May 23, 2022 1:26 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews, Television

You can’t manufacture an anarchic spirit. That’s what drags down “Pistol,” the bio-series from Danny Boyle that premieres in its six-episode entirety on FX on Hulu on May 31st. It has all the pretense of somet...

Danny Boyle Says His Rejected Version Of ‘No Time To Die’ Would Have Taken Place In Russia

Christopher Marc

May 12, 2022 10:45 am

News

Daniel Craig's era of James Bond is over and while "No Time To Die" certainly entertained folks, there are still questions about what director Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting") would have done with the final outin...

‘Pistol’ Trailer: Danny Boyle Brings The Filth And Fury To The Small Screen

Matthew McMillan

May 5, 2022 8:45 am

News, Television, Trailers

46 years ago, a then historic heatwave gripped Europe. Out of the dying embers, 2 of the most incendiary moments in popular music history took place; the Bill Grundy interview of 1976, in which English punk ro...

‘Pistol’ Teaser Trailer: Danny Boyle Brings The Sex Pistols To Life In New Anarchic FX Mini-Series

Edward Davis

April 5, 2022 11:31 am

News, Television, Trailers

Following the box office success of “Straight Outta Compton” and the Oscar victories and nominations of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Hollywood’s appetite for the rock biopic has suddenly enormously grown. In the wake ...

Robert Carlyle Says ‘Trainspotting’ Spinoff Series Focused On Begbie In The Works

Christopher Marc

October 1, 2021 1:26 pm

News, Television

Danny Boyle’s “Trainspotting” was based on the provocative novel by Scottish author Irvine Welsh, which chronicled a group of young Scots navigating heroin addiction and paying for it any way they can. A direc...

‘Pistol’ First Look: Danny Boyle’s Sex Pistols FX Series Is Expected To Debut In 2022

Charles Barfield

March 3, 2021 10:41 am

News, Television

Back in January, fans of Danny Boyle were given the news the filmmaker was going to begin work on a new FX series based on the career of the influential punk rock band, The Sex Pistols. The series, titled “Pis...

Danny Boyle To Direct A Sex Pistols Limited Series For FX

Charles Barfield

January 11, 2021 10:38 am

News, Television

The Sex Pistols are one of the most influential bands in music history. Coming into the music scene decades ago, The Sex Pistols were abrasive, loud, and didn’t give one single fuck about what you thought of t...

The Original Story Co-Writer For ‘Yesterday’ Says Richard Curtis Took All The Credit From Him

Rafael Motamayor

May 23, 2020 11:53 am

News

Richard Curtis and Danny Boyle's "Yesterday," a sci-fi romantic comedy about a world where no one remembers The Beatles, was a hit when it came out in theaters last year, but many critics noted that the film n...

Danny Boyle To Helm ‘Methuselah,” Starring Michael B. Jordan

Charles Barfield

May 15, 2020 2:45 pm

News

It appears that Danny Boyle is ready to venture back into the world of big-budget filmmaking, after dropping out of James Bond and tackling the feel-good, “Yesterday.” And he’s joining Michael B. Jordan to hel...

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