Claire Foy brought a touch of old Hollywood glamour to the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday evening, arriving in a striking red gown and opera gloves for the premiere of Ink.
The actress led the high-profile arrivals on the Lido as Danny Boyle’s newspaper drama opened the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
Ink received its world premiere in competition at the Sala Grande in the Palazzo del Cinema. The film stars Guy Pearce as Rupert Murdoch, Jack O’Connell as newspaper editor Larry Lamb and Foy among its principal cast. ([labiennale.org](https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/danny-boyle%E2%80%99s-ink-opening-film-biennale-cinema-2026?utm_source=openai))
Written by James Graham and directed by Boyle, the film dramatises Murdoch’s acquisition of The Sun in 1969 and the campaign to turn the struggling paper into Britain’s best-selling tabloid. ([labiennale.org](https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/danny-boyle%E2%80%99s-ink-opening-film-biennale-cinema-2026?utm_source=openai))
The opening-night screening marked the film’s first public showing, with the Venice festival running from September 2 to September 12, 2026. ([labiennale.org](https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/danny-boyle%E2%80%99s-ink-opening-film-biennale-cinema-2026?utm_source=openai))
