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Danny Boyle Shares Why He Used AI for Maggie Thatcher in ‘Ink’ – Without Asking Her Estate and His Love for ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms’

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During a London Film Festival chat, the filmmaker also recalled his “uneventful” meeting with Rupert Murdoch after his ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ made the mogul’s studio “a lot of money.”…

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  • During a London Film Festival chat, the filmmaker also recalled his “uneventful” meeting with Rupert Murdoch after his ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ made the mogul’s studio “a lot of money.”…
  • Reported by Hollywood Reporter and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:06:47 UTC.

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  1. Danny Boyle Shares Why He Used AI for Maggie Thatcher in ‘Ink’ – Without Asking Her Estate and His Love for ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms’

  2. Danny Boyle Says Third ’28 Years Later’ Is ‘On the Back Burner,’ Explains Why He Put an AI Margaret Thatcher in ‘Ink’

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