Overview
- The film had its world premiere at the 83rd Venice Film Festival and was met with a multi‑minute standing ovation and broadly positive early reviews.
- Jack O’Connell stars as editor Larry Lamb, Guy Pearce plays Rupert Murdoch, and Claire Foy appears as a composite reporter; critics singled out the performances for praise.
- Boyle and writer James Graham adapted Graham’s 2017 play for the screen and said they avoided turning Murdoch into a one‑dimensional villain to show broader newsroom and audience responsibility.
- StudioCanal financed the film and will handle wide international theatrical releases while Netflix holds U.S. and Latin American rights with a limited U.S. run on December 11, 2026 followed by streaming on January 8, 2027.
- The film dramatizes real 1969 events tied to The Sun’s relaunch and uses that history to draw explicit lines to today’s media dynamics, including sensational headlines, polarization, and questions about technology and truth.