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Danny Boyle Is Perfect For Steve Jobs Movie - But Leonardo Dicaprio?
Danny Boyle is in talks to direct Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs movie, which could be a masterstroke given the script's original and unusual narrative. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Boyle will replace David Fincher on...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 April 2014
Babylon Hits Channel 4 - Has The Danny Boyle Comedy/drama Impressed?
Danny Boyles name is enough to get people up and interested in a new project, so when his new TV series, Babylon – on Channel 4 – was announced, attention was fixed firmly on the...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10 February 2014
What Can We Find Out About Fergie's Fledglings In 'Class Of '92?'
Six of Manchester United's most famous player of the modern era - David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Phil and Gary Neville - star in their very own biopic, detailing the rise...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 December 2013
Danny Boyle Planning Another Heist - This Time, It's Diamonds
Having enjoyed his experience with Trance, Danny Boyle is set to take on the heist genre once again as he agrees to helm a movie adaption of the documentary, Smash & Grab. Pathe and Fox...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 07 October 2013
Danny Boyle Adapting Pink Panthers Gang Movie
Danny Boyle is adapting the documentary 'Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers' for the big screen.The filmmaker has finally chosen his next project after this year's art heist thriller 'Trance', signing on...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 07 October 2013
Danny Boyle Signs On To Direct 'Pink Panthers' Movie
Danny Boyle has agreed to adapt the documentary Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers into a feature-length film. The Trainspotting director chose the dramatisation of the in-depth documentary as his next project...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 07 October 2013
Danny Boyle's Teams Up With Channel 4 Again, For The Historical Series Babylon
Danny Boyle is doing TV again! There’s a cause for celebration. The renowned director behind Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire and, of course, the 2012 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, has just entered a contract with Channel...
By Victoria Pavlova in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 August 2013
Danny Boyle Lined-up To Direct New Police Drama For Channel 4
Danny Boyle is currently working on a new British crime drama set in colonial India that will look at the origins of modern policing in the country, which spread throughout the Empire and eventually back...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 August 2013
Channel 4 Has Ordered A Promising New Series Directed By Danny Boyle And Written By The Duo Behind 'Peep Show'
Channel 4 has ordered a new series, directed by none other than Danny Boyle and detailing “the birth of modern India." Company execs have expressed their satisfaction with securing the highly sought after director behind...
By Victoria Pavlova in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 August 2013
Danny Boyle Opens Up About Christopher Eccleston Mortuary Fears
Former Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston was so afraid of getting locked in a real-life mortuary for a scene in Shallow Grave, director Danny Boyle had to ask a crew member to stand in the...
By WENN on 16 April 2013
Gerard Butler Wants Danny Boyle Work
Gerard Butler wants to make a film with Danny Boyle. The 'Olympus Has Fallen' actor is a huge fan of the Oscar-winning 'Slumdog Millionaire' filmmaker and would love to appear in one of his movies...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 April 2013
Frank Turner: Punk Music Is My 'Tribe'
Frank Turner sees punk music as his ''tribe''.The singer-songwriter - who was thrust into the limelight after director Danny Boyle chose him to perform at the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony last July - admits...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 April 2013
Danny Boyle: 'Grumpy Queen Was A Lot Of Fun'
Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle was charmed by The Queen when she agreed to play herself in a 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony skit after telling him she was in a foul mood.The Slumdog Millionaire filmmaker...
By WENN on 06 April 2013
Danny Boyle Sold Off Props And Furniture To Complete Shallow Grave
Moviemaker Danny Boyle had to sell off props and furniture from his first film Shallow Grave in order to complete the shoot.The Brit, who masterminded the opening ceremony of last year's (12) London Olympics, made...
By World Entertainment News Network on 05 April 2013
A Week In Movies: Max Irons And Jake Abel Talk The Host While Percy Jackson, 2 Guns And We Steal Secrets Trailers Hit The Web
It's a relatively quiet week for the movies, with no major releases this week as everyone braces for the true launch of the summer blockbuster season with Tom Cruise sci-fi action Oblivion on 12th April,...
By Staff Writer on 05 April 2013
Danny Boyle Once Fired Actor Over Diva Behaviour
Director Danny Boyle refuses to put up with egotistical behaviour from his cast and once fired an actor for screaming at an assistant bringing him breakfast.The Trainspotting filmmaker insisted on letting the self-absorbed star go...
By WENN on 30 March 2013
Scrabble Mad Rosario Dawson And James Mcavoy
Rosario Dawson and James McAvoy played Scrabble on the set of 'Trance'.The actors - who star alongside in Vincent Cassel in the art heist thriller directed by Danny Boyle - would unwind on set after...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 March 2013
Danny Boyle Recruited Derren Brown For Trance
Director Danny Boyle gave the stars of his new film Trance a real hypnotic experience by bringing famed illusionist Derren Brown onto the set.The movie stars James MCAvoy as a fine art auctioneer who teams...
By WENN on 27 March 2013
Danny Boyle Hypnotised Trance Cast
Danny Boyle wanted the cast of 'Trance' to experience hypnosis.The film director brought in TV star Derren Brown to work with the stars of his art heist thriller - James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel and Rosario...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 March 2013
The Queen Was Well Up For Olympics Appearance
One of the highlights of the Olympics opening ceremony – curated and created by creative director Danny Boyle – was the Queens cameo. She volunteered herself to be part of the ceremony, rather than them...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 25 March 2013
Danny Boyle Hoping To Recruit Original Trainspotting Cast For Sequel
Moviemaker Danny Boyle is negotiating deals to bring the original Trainspotting cast back together for a sequel.The director plans to release the film, Porno, in 2016 to mark the 20th anniversary of his original adaptation...
By WENN on 25 March 2013
Danny Boyle: Olympic Spirit Is Over – Thanks Recession
Danny Boyle – the creative mind behind the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics – has declared any residual spirit from the game to be null. And the reason for this loss of merriment?...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23 March 2013
'The UK's Olympic Spirit Is Dead' Says London Opening Ceremony Director Danny Boyle
Director and Olympic Games opening ceremony organizer Danny Boyle has admitted that the feel-good energy that came from the London games was never likely to sustain itself in the UK.Boyle put together one of the...
By Contributor on 22 March 2013
Bubble Burst For Bond Loving Boyle Fans As Director Turns Down 007
The search is on for the next James Bond director, with Sam Mendes ruling himself out of a second 007 movie. But another prominent British director – this time Danny Boyle – has also stopped...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 20 March 2013
Danny Boyle 'Very Cosy' With Rosario Dawson
Danny Boyle and Rosario Dawson were ''very cosy'' at the world premiere of 'Trance'.The director and actress - who were rumoured to have ended their romance earlier this month and reportedly avoided each other while...
By Bang Showbiz on 20 March 2013
Rosario Dawson Felt 'Insecure' Being Naked
Rosario Dawson found it difficult walking around completely naked for her new movie.The 33-year-old 'Trance' star - who recently split from the movie's director Danny Boyle - has admitted she felt ''insecure'' walking around with...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 March 2013
James Mcavoy's Chronic Diarrhoea
James McAvoy developed chronic diarrhoea after bingeing for a role.The Scottish star attempted to bulk up for Danny Boyle's gritty new drama 'Filth' - based on Irvine Welsh's 1998 novel - by gorging on carb-heavy...
By Bang Showbiz on 18 March 2013
Danny Boyle Won't Direct James Bond Film
Danny Boyle has ruled himself out of directing the next James Bond movie.The 'Trance' filmmaker has insisted he has no interest in taking over the spy franchise from recently departed 'Skyfall' director Sam Mendes as...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 March 2013
Disney Plans Live Action Beauty And The Beast
Disney is planning a live action 'Beauty and the Beast' film.The studio is in talks with British screenwriter Joe Ahearne to script the adventurous film following the success of the James Franco-starring 'Oz the Great...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 March 2013
Trainspotting Sequel: Will Ewan Mcgregor Return? (And Other Questions)
Ewan McGregor's Renton famously announced that he hadn't "felt that good since Archie Gemmill scored against Holland in 1978!" in Danny Boyle's classic Trainspotting in 1996. Now, two decades later, we could find ourselves checking...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 March 2013
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