# Danny Boyle’s awkward TIFF dodge

> At TIFF, Danny Boyle’s Ink arrived with heat, praise, and one question he did not want to answer.
- Title: Danny Boyle’s awkward TIFF dodge · Variety | Shortify
- Summary: At TIFF, Danny Boyle’s Ink arrived with heat, praise, and one question he did not want to answer. Ink is being framed as a fast, biting look at The Sun’s…
- Keywords: film, tiff, danny boyle, media, the sun, entertainment, culture, Danny, Boyle, awkward, dodge, Variety
- Source: Variety — https://variety.com/2026/film/news/danny-boyle-dodges-ai-question-ink-tiff-rupert-murdoch-1236863518
- Author: Marlow Stern
- Published: 2026-09-15T21:30:04+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: film, tiff, danny boyle, media, the sun, entertainment, culture
## Ink hits Toronto
Danny Boyle’s Ink made its Canadian debut Tuesday afternoon at the Toronto International Film Festival.
## Murdoch takes center stage
The film tracks the rise of U.K. tabloid The Sun under owner Rupert Murdoch, played by Guy Pearce, and editor Larry Lamb, played by Jack O’Connell.
## Tabloid tactics win
Ink follows The Sun as it chases popularity through wild headlines, giveaways and topless women instead of hard news.
## Critics feel the charge
Variety’s critic called it a fast, hard-to-look-away account of the paper’s rise and the smuttification of news.

> a propulsive, can’t-look-away account
## Praise is building
The piece singles out Boyle, Pearce and O’Connell for acclaim, with O’Connell described as giving his most magnetic work since Starred Up.
## A question lingers
The headline frames the TIFF Q&A around an awkward moment, with Boyle dodging a question about AI after the screening.
## Key takeaway

Ink is being framed as a fast, biting look at The Sun’s rise, but its TIFF moment turned awkward when Boyle avoided an AI question.