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Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has hit out at a contract at the centre of a legal dispute between him and his ex-bandmates, likening it to “slavery”.Lydon, best known as Johnny Rotten, is currently being sued by former bandmates Paul Cook and Steve Jones so that the group’s iconic back catalogue can be used in Pistol, Danny Boyle’s upcoming TV show about the band’s trailblazing history.Cook and Jones have said a band member agreement (BMA) was formed in 1998 to enable licensing decisions to be

Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook has said that the band is “probably gone for good” amid the ongoing legal dispute with John Lydon.Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) is being sued by two of his former bandmates – Cook and guitarist Steve Jones – after refusing to license the group’s music for inclusion in Danny Boyle’s biopic series, Pistol.The Pistols’ original bassist Glen Matlock and the estate of late bassist Sid Vicious both support their music being featured in Boyle’s show.

LONDON -- Former Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones said Friday that he dislikes former bandmate John Lydon and hasn’t spoken to him since 2008 but denied that a TV series about the band would make the singer once known as Johnny Rotten look bad.The punk icons’ fractious relationship is at the heart of a legal dispute over the use of the band's songs in the Danny Boyle-directed series “Pistol.”Jones and drummer Peter Cook are suing Lydon at Britain’s High Court for the right to license the band’s

A legal squabble between members of the Sex Pistols reached the High Court in London yesterday. Officially it’s a dispute over whether or not John Lydon can block the licensing of the band’s music for a new TV series based on the memoir of his former bandmate Steve Jones.

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Danny Boyle’s much-anticipated FX Sex Pistols biopic Pistol has run into the moshpit of a band at war, as it has emerged that John Lydon (better known by his stage name Johnny Rotten) wants to block use of the band’s music in the series.

Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon is being sued by two former bandmates after refusing to license the group’s music for inclusion in Danny Boyle’s biopic series, Pistols.Guitarist Steve Jones – whose 2016 memoir, Lonely Boy: Tales From a Sex Pistol, serves as the basis for the show – and drummer Paul Cook are legally challenging Lydon’s veto, with their lawyer Edmund Cullen appearing in the High Court yesterday (July 15).As per The Associated Press, Cullen said a band agreement made in 1998 stated

EXCLUSIVE: Film4 is partnering with film distributor Park Circus on a campaign to entice Brits back to the cinema. Under the deal, the duo will offer UK cinemas a season of six classic features from the Film4 library, including Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting and Jonathan Glazer’s Sexy Beast.

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EXCLUSIVE: RLJE Films has acquired U.S. rights to Creation Stories, the rock biopic of Creation Records creator and founder Alan McGee that is directed by Nick Moran and stars Trainspotting alum Ewen Bremner. That’s one of several connections to the that 1996 film; Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh co-wrote the Creation Stories script with Dean Cavanagh, and Trainspotting director Danny Boyle is among the executive producers.

28 Days Later franchise, after the original movie became of the star’s breakout roles.The Peaky Blinders actor starred in Danny Boyle’s 2002 movie as Jim, a courier who awakes from a coma 28 days after a zombie invasion has destroyed modern society.The film is widely considered to be the turning point for the revival of the big screen zombie genre and spawned the 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later – which starred Robert Carlyle.Full details of a third film are yet to materialise, but Murphy says he’d be

Fleabag is set to stream on Amazon Prime Video next month.Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s one-woman show, which she performed at Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End, provided the origins for the hit BBC series which ran for two seasons.Four of the National Theatre’s highest-profile recorded stage shows will stream on Amazon from June 11, including Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller and Ian McKellen On Stage.Martin Backlund, head of content, UK, Ireland and

Amazon has partnered with the National Theatre to stream four of its highest-profile recorded stage shows in the UK and Ireland.

John Lydon was reportedly snubbed from the forthcoming Sex Pistols series Pistol for being “too difficult to work with”.Jordan Mooney, the band’s former muse, has claimed that the notorious frontman was not included in the development of Danny Boyle’s biopic series over his attitude.“He would just be a saboteur and he wouldn’t bring much to the table,” Mooney said in an interview with The Sun. “John argues for the sake of arguing.

John Lydon has called upcoming Sex Pistol’s TV drama ‘Pistol’ – directed by Danny Boyle – “the most disrespectful shit I’ve ever had to endure”. Although the series has not aired yet and he has not seen any of it.

John Lydon has receded from the spotlight in recent years to focus on caring for wife Nora Forster, who has Alzeimer’s.

John Lydon has called Danny Boyle’s forthcoming Sex Pistols biopic series “disrespectful”, and claimed that production was green-lit without his consent.The former Sex Pistols frontman said in a new interview that he is seeking legal advice about taking the filmmakers to court, alleging that neither his consent nor participation was requested.In an interview with The Sunday Times, the singer reacted to recent publicity shots promoting the six-part series Pistol.

Trainspotting, signed by director Danny Boyle, fetched a record £1764 at auction.The iconic artwork promoted the 1996 film ahead of its release in cinemas.The 30x40-inch poster – in “near mint condition” – was among highlights in Sotheby’s online sale of Original Film Posters earlier this week.It was snapped up by an anonymous collector for more than double its £500 to £800 estimate – and £389 more than the previous record for a Trainspotting poster.Sotheby’s said: “It is rare for anyone to have

Creation Stories, but another Ewan was originally lined up for the role.As McGee revealed in a new interview with NME, Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor was originally touted for the role, before McGee vetoed the suggestion.The upcoming biopic, out next month, was co-written by Trainspotting creator Irvine Welsh, with that film’s director Danny Boyle executive producing.As McGee told NME, the pair initially looked to bring McGregor, another Trainspotting alumni, on board.“They proposed Ewan McGregor

Back in January, fans of Danny Boyle were given the news the filmmaker was going to begin work on a new FX series based on the career of the influential punk rock band, The Sex Pistols. The series, titled “Pistol,” is based on the memoir of a member of the band and tells the story of the beginnings of punk rock and the destructive tendencies of the controversial band.

Naman Ramachandran Thomas Brodie-Sangster (“The Queen’s Gambit”) and Talulah Riley (“Westworld”) have joined the cast of Danny Boyle’s FX series “Pistol.”Principal photography has begun in London on the six-episode limited series about the Sex Pistol guitarist Steve Jones, based on his memoir “Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol.” “Pistol” is executive produced and directed by Boyle, created by Craig Pearce, and written by Pearce and Frank Cottrell Boyce.Due to air in 2022 on FX on Hulu, the

Pistol – Danny Boyle’s new biopic series about the life and times of the Sex Pistols.Based on guitarist Steve Jones’ 2018 memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, the limited FX series has lined up a stellar cast including Game of Thrones‘ Maisie Williams, who will play punk icon Jordan (aka Pamela Rooke), and Babyteeth‘s Toby Wallace as Jones.In the first image from the series, Wallace appears to be an uncanny fit as Jones, alongside Anson Boon as Johnny Rotten, Louis Partridge as Sid

coronavirus pandemic.Last month, the Oscar-winning director spent a day with volunteers at the foodbank helping to deliver food to 450 addresses.He was so impressed with their work that he wrote a cheque to help keep the foodbank going, according to the East London Advertiser.Jane Thomas, a volunteer working with Boyle, said: “I volunteer at a foodbank because foodbanks should not have to exist.”You can see Boyle speak of his experience below: Last month it was announced that Danny Boyle is set

British actor Joel Fry, who appeared in Danny Boyle’s Yesterday, has joined Succession'sSarah Snook to star in Persuasion, an adaptation of Jane Austen’s final novel that Mahalia Belo is directing for Searchlight. Persuasion, a romance of second chances, tells the story of Anne Elliot who, many years after refusing the proposal of young naval officer Frederick Wentworth, finds herself navigating the waters of English society when Wentworth returns from war a wealthy and decorated captain.

Royalty, scandal and changes in fashion. All things I imagine I’d see if I could be bothered to watch ‘The Crown’.

Trainspotting director Danny Boyle is stepping behind the camera for a limited series based on Sex Pistols star Steve Jones’ memoir.Boyle will direct and executive produce Pistol, which has been created by Moulin Rouge! screenwriter Craig Pearce and Frank Cottrell Boyce, while Toby Wallace will play punk icon Jones.Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams has also signed on to play punk ‘It’ girl Pamela Rooke, aka Jordan, and Jones’ fellow Sex Pistols will be played by Anson Boon (John Lydon), Louis

A TV drama about the Sex Pistols has been announced.

The Sex Pistols are one of the most influential bands in music history. Coming into the music scene decades ago, The Sex Pistols were abrasive, loud, and didn’t give one single fuck about what you thought of them.

Anarchy is coming to TV.

Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones called Pistol, it has been announced.Based on Jones’ 2018 memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, the limited FX series has also lined-up a stellar cast, including Game of Thrones‘ Maisie Williams, who will play punk icon Jordan – aka Pamela Rooke – and Babyteeth‘s Toby Wallace as Jones.Anson Boon (1917) will play John Lydon, Louis Partridge (Enola Homes) will take on Sid Vicious, Jacob Slater stars as Paul Cook and Fabien Frankel (The Serpent) will play