72-525: Alexander Medawar Garland (born 26 May 1970) is an English author, screenwriter, and director. He rose to prominence with his novel The Beach (1996). He subsequently received praise for writing the Danny Boyle films 28 Days Later (2002) and Sunshine (2007), as well as Never Let Me Go (2010) and Dredd (2012). In video games, he co-wrote Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (2010) and served as
144-543: A "titan of the British film industry – renowned for his spunky grit – typified by his 1996 film Trainspotting ." In 2012, Boyle was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of The Beatles ' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover, to celebrate the British cultural figures of his lifetime. In December 2012 it was widely reported that Boyle turned down
216-454: A 2014 feature film based on his own story and screenplay, starring Domhnall Gleeson , Alicia Vikander and Oscar Isaac . The film won a Jury Prize at the 2015 Gerardmer Film Festival , and earned Garland a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay . Garland's second film, Annihilation (2018), was based on Jeff VanderMeer 's 2014 science fiction novel of the same name . Garland has described it as "an adaptation [that]
288-605: A big auteur fan and like to work with writers, but ultimately a film is a director's vision, because he gets all its elements together towards that vision." In March 2018, Boyle confirmed he would be directing the then-untitled twenty-fifth James Bond film (later known as No Time to Die ) but dropped out that August due to a dispute over the film's script. He and writer Richard Curtis collaborated on Yesterday , starring Himesh Patel , Kate McKinnon , Lily James , and Ed Sheeran , released on 28 June 2019. While at university, Boyle dated actress Frances Barber . Boyle
360-400: A large amount of heroin and will be the first Westerner to be executed in the country in six years. He wonders whether anyone else got off the island, particularly Unhygienix, whom he liked. He believes that Bugs died and hopes that Sal died too, because he dislikes the idea of her "turning up on his doorstep". Richard finishes by saying that he is content with his life, although he carries
432-402: A large, beautiful beach and lagoon that are encircled by cliffs and connected to the sea by underwater caves. Richard, Étienne, and Françoise arrive in 1995, six years after the founders came to the beach. The founders have chosen only a small number of friends and acquaintances to come to the island, and thus newcomers are not welcome, but they are not sent away because doing so would jeopardize
504-682: A lot of scars: "I like the way that sounds. I carry a lot of scars". Although set in Thailand, Garland wrote the book while living in the Philippines and, in particular, was inspired by similar geography on the island of Palawan . Novelist Nick Hornby referred to The Beach as "a Lord of the Flies for Generation X ", and the Sunday Oregonian called it "Generation X's first great novel". The Washington Post wrote that it
576-492: A politically correct way, whether it's junkies or slum orphans, and he has managed to make it realistic but also incredibly uplifting and joyful." The success led a deal with Fox Searchlight. Despite the commercial success of Slumdog Millionaire , Boyle also faced great criticism for his portrayal of India through a Western, idealized lens. Some critics saw the film as "poverty porn," though Boyle argued he showed India's "lust for life" and "resilience." In 2010, Boyle directed
648-441: A shark. Karl survives unharmed and manages to carry Sten to the village, where Sten is discovered to have already bled to death . Suffering severe emotional trauma from this incident, Karl subsequently spends his time sitting in a dug-out hole on the beach and not talking to anyone, barely accepting food and water. Richard realizes that Christo is still missing and, at his own risk, retrieves him from partially submerged caves of
720-399: A spreading word of mouth response, the novel grew in popularity; it led some critics to regard Garland a key voice of Generation X . He would later speak of his discomfort with the fame The Beach brought him. The Beach has been translated into 25 different languages and sold close to 700,000 copies by the start of 1999. It was developed into a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio . In 2003,
792-436: A story supervisor on DmC: Devil May Cry (2013). Garland made his directorial debut when he wrote and directed the sci-fi thriller Ex Machina (2014). The film earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay , and won him three British Independent Film Awards , including Best Screenplay , Best Director , and Best British Independent Film . His second film, Annihilation (2018), an adaptation of
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#1732802595370864-400: A travelling French couple, Étienne and Françoise, and the trio sets out to find what they hope might be an untouched paradise. On their way to the island, Richard gives a copy of the map to Sammy and Zeph, two Americans he meets on Koh Samui . When the three finally reach the hidden beach — after bribing a local boat pilot, swimming from an adjacent island, discovering a cannabis plantation in
936-417: A warning. At the sight of this, the extremely intoxicated group experiences a collective mental breakdown and starts to rip the corpses apart in a frenzy. Sal discovers that Richard has spread the secret of the beach when she picks up the map he drew for Zeph and Sammy. Upon hearing this, the now unstable community members attack Richard. He is saved, however, when Françoise, Étienne, Keaty, and Jed return from
1008-627: A young man's medium, really, in terms of audience. The first film Boyle directed was Shallow Grave . The film was the most commercially successful British film of 1995, won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film , and led to the production of Trainspotting . Working with writer John Hodge and producer Andrew Macdonald , Shallow Grave earned Boyle the Best Newcomer Award from the 1996 London Film Critics Circle. Critics credited these films with revitalising British cinema in
1080-581: A younger brother and two older paternal half-siblings. He is the maternal grandson of writer Jean Medawar and biologist Peter Medawar , the latter of whom was born in Brazil to an English mother and Lebanese father. Garland was educated at University College School in Hampstead , and later graduated from the University of Manchester with an art history degree. Garland's first novel, The Beach ,
1152-431: Is "a furiously intelligent first novel" and "a book that moves with the kind of speed and grace many older writers can only day-dream about." Publishers Weekly wrote that "Garland is a good storyteller, though, and Richard's nicotine-fueled narrative of how the denizens of the beach see their community shatter and break into factions is taut with suspense, even if the bloody conclusion offers few surprises". The Beach
1224-496: Is a 1996 novel by English author Alex Garland . Set in Thailand , it is the story of a young backpacker's search for a legendary, idyllic and isolated beach untouched by tourism, and his time there in its small, international community of backpackers. In 2000, it was adapted into a film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Leonardo DiCaprio , Virginie Ledoyen , Guillaume Canet , Tilda Swinton and Robert Carlyle . In 2003,
1296-572: Is a constitutional republican . He lives in Mile End , London . Boyle was a founding trustee in 2007. of Dramatic Need , a charity which operated in Rwanda and South Africa, helping young people to come to terms with trauma and conflict. The charity was wound up in November 2021. As of 2008 Boyle was the patron of North West-based young people's substance misuse charity, Early Break, which
1368-458: Is also falling prey to that way of thinking. Richard realizes the reason why Daffy gave him the map — as well as spread rumors of the island all over Thailand — so that many travelers would come looking for the beach, inevitably leading to its becoming a tourist destination and the end of the community. Richard was merely a pawn in Daffy's revenge plan. This comes to a head following the arrival of
1440-511: Is likely to bump into them eventually, because "the world is a small place, and Europe is even smaller". He still maintains contact with Keaty and Jed. By chance, Keaty and Jed end up working new jobs in the same building, although for different companies; similar to how they both happened to stay in the same guest house years before they first met at the beach. Richard hears in a news report that Cassie has been arrested in Malaysia for smuggling
1512-533: The 2014 novel of the same name , was also a critical success. Garland went on to write, direct and executive produce the FX miniseries Devs (2020). This was followed by the horror thriller Men (2022) and dystopian Civil War (2024), both produced by A24 . Alexander Medawar Garland was born in London on 26 May 1970, the son of psychologist Caroline (née Medawar) and political cartoonist Nicholas Garland . He has
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#17328025953701584-534: The BAFTA Award for Best British Film . The British Film Institute ranked Trainspotting the 10th greatest British film of the 20th century . Boyle's 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire , the most successful British film of the decade, was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won eight, including the Academy Award for Best Director . He also won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director . Boyle
1656-685: The Royal Court Theatre in 1982 where he directed The Genius by Howard Brenton and Saved by Edward Bond . He also directed five productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company . In 1987 Boyle started working in television as a producer for BBC Northern Ireland where he produced, amongst other TV films, Alan Clarke 's controversial Elephant before becoming a director on shows such as Arise And Go Now , Not Even God Is Wise Enough , For The Greater Good , Scout, and two episodes of Inspector Morse . Boyle
1728-497: The Writer's Guild of Great Britain . Garland also served as a story supervisor on the game DmC: Devil May Cry in 2013. Garland is married to English-Mexican actress Paloma Baeza , with whom he has a son and a daughter. Garland has described himself as an atheist. Since he made his directorial debut, Garland has worked with several actors and crew members multiple times. Other credits The Beach (novel) The Beach
1800-717: The "foreseeable future" after the release of Civil War and that his co-directorial work on Warfare was "more of a supporting character" to Mendoza's. Garland wrote, served as executive producer, and directed the eight-episode miniseries Devs , about the "mysterious ongoings at a tech company", for FX ; the series was greenlit in August 2018, and premiered 5 March 2020 on FX on Hulu . It stars Ex Machina and Annihilation actress Sonoya Mizuno , alongside Nick Offerman , Jin Ha, Zach Grenier , Stephen McKinley Henderson , Cailee Spaeny , and Alison Pill . Spaeny, who did not audition for
1872-463: The 2004 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards for his script of the film. In 2005, Garland wrote a screenplay for a film adaptation of Halo . D. B. Weiss and Josh Olson rewrote this during 2006 for a 2008 release, although the film was later canceled. In 2007, he wrote the screenplay for the film Sunshine , which was his second screenplay to be directed by Danny Boyle and to star Cillian Murphy. Garland served as an executive producer on 28 Weeks Later ,
1944-496: The 59th BFI London Film Festival . It was the third time Boyle has had that honour, after Slumdog Millionaire in 2008 and 127 Hours two years later. The BFI's London Film Festival Director, Clare Stewart, said Boyle had created an exhilarating and audacious film about a complex, charismatic pioneer. He then directed the sequel to Trainspotting , T2 Trainspotting . In a BBC interview, Boyle stated that he didn't write his own films but they did reflect his personality. "I am not
2016-489: The American/German group by raft. Unlike Richard, Étienne, and Françoise, who managed to overcome all obstacles in getting to the beach, the newcomers never make it past the cannabis farmers. The intruders are beaten violently and killed. Richard returns to the community campsite to inform Sal and Jed of what happened. He then goes to the beach to visit Karl, who Richard attacks, before he gets free and runs off into
2088-584: The United Kingdom and internationally. On 11 January 2021, it was announced that Boyle would be adapting the Steve Jones' autobiography Lonely Boy into a six-part TV series entitled Pistol that charts the rise and fall of the Sex Pistols . The series aired on FX and Disney+ on 30 May 2022, and stars Emma Appleton , Louis Partridge and Maisie Williams , amongst others. The show
2160-648: The United States, Star in other territories and Star+ in Latin America with Viola Prettejohn, Tracey Ullman and Kelly Macdonald starring. However, in February 2023, it was announced that FX had cancelled the series before production began. Garland and Tameem Antoniades co-wrote the video game Enslaved: Odyssey to the West for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . They won a 2011 award from
2232-430: The beach armed with fishing spears, seriously wounding Sal and Bugs in the process. Richard and his rescuers make their planned escape on the raft. In the epilogue , it is revealed that the five friends got away and split up when they reached the mainland. It has been a year and one month since their departure from Thailand, and Richard has returned home to England. He hasn't heard from Françoise and Étienne, but states he
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2304-453: The beach. Jed also has a sideline of stealing cannabis from the Thai farmers' side of the island. One day, Unhygienix informs everyone that their rice supply has been infected by a fungus, and Sal announces an emergency rice run — an occasional discreet trip to the mainland by boat to bulk-buy rice and other essentials. Due to the laborious nature of the task, no one volunteers but Jed, who, to
2376-460: The bewilderment of most others, always takes the job. Richard also volunteers, and so the two travel back to Koh Phangan for their supplies. It is during the rice run that Jed learns that Richard gave a copy of the map to Sammy and Zeph, when he coincidentally overhears the two Americans relaying the urban legend of the beach to some Germans. The rice run goes without a hitch. Meanwhile, accompanied by three Germans, Zeph and Sammy make their way to
2448-525: The death of her ex-husband. Released in May 2022, it received generally positive reviews, though its narrative approach received some criticism. Film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum placed Men on his Best Films of 2022 list. In April 2022, it was announced that Garland worked with A24 again for his fourth feature, Civil War , an action epic starring Kirsten Dunst , Wagner Moura , and previous collaborators Stephen McKinley Henderson and Cailee Spaeny . The film
2520-426: The decade, the film won eight Academy Awards and seven BAFTA Awards . Boyle commented, "To be a film-maker...you have to lead. You have to be psychotic in your desire to do something. People always like the easy route. You have to push very hard to get something unusual, something different." Andrew Macdonald, producer of Trainspotting , said "Boyle takes a subject that you've often seen portrayed realistically, in
2592-510: The early '90s. The BFI ranked Trainspotting the 10th greatest British film of the 20th century . Boyle declined an offer to direct the fourth film of the Alien franchise to make A Life Less Ordinary . Boyle's next project was a film adaptation of the cult novel The Beach by Alex Garland . Filmed in Thailand with Leonardo DiCaprio , casting of the film led to a feud with Ewan McGregor . He then collaborated with Garland on
2664-404: The face for his mistake. Richard, having never liked Bugs' arrogant nature, instigates a heated argument with him in front of the whole group, which leads to a division of the community into several cliques. On this day, only two of the fishing details are still in operation, and the best detail, comprising three Swedes — Christo, Sten, and Karl — who fish outside the safe lagoon area, is attacked by
2736-858: The fastest wet lap at that time. In 2014 both Boyle and Christian Colson signed to a first look deal with FX Productions. Boyle was announced to be directing a dance adaptation of The Matrix , titled "Free Your Mind", set to debut in October 2023 in Manchester. On 14 November 2010, he directed a one-night play at the Old Vic Theatre titled The Children's Monologues starring Sir Ben Kingsley , Benedict Cumberbatch , Tom Hiddleston , Gemma Arterton , and Eddie Redmayne , in aid of his charity Dramatic Need , which operates in Rwanda and South Africa, helping young people to come to terms with trauma and conflict. He co-directed another performance of
2808-602: The film 127 Hours , starring James Franco and featuring Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara . It was based on Aron Ralston's autobiography Between a Rock and a Hard Place , which detailed his struggle of being trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone in Bluejohn Canyon , southeastern Utah . The film was released on 5 November 2010 to critical acclaim and got six nominations at the 83rd Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for Boyle and Best Actor for Franco. Boyle's next film
2880-511: The forest as he hikes between lookout spots, Richard begins to experience hallucinations in which Daffy appears: They converse and patrol together the part of the island that Richard refers to as the DMZ . Richard comes to appreciate that Daffy killed himself because he could neither endure the unravelling of his elitist vision of the beach as the group grew in size, nor bear the thought of a return to either backpacking or settled life, and notes that he
2952-404: The jungle, avoiding its armed owners, and jumping over a waterfall — they discover a group of approximately 30 backpackers who have shut off the outside world to live a slow-paced life of leisure under the de facto leadership of an American woman called Sal and her South African lover Bugs, who, along with Daffy, founded the community. They reside in hand-built wooden huts and tents, located near
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3024-538: The jungle. One day, while celebrating the Tet festival , Sal obliquely asks Richard to kill Karl because of the threat he poses to the group's now-fragile social integrity, complaining that she constantly has to lift morale in the wake of the poisoning incident and Sten's death. Richard swims out to the cave where the group's only boat is kept, only to find that Karl has used it to escape to the mainland. Étienne corners Richard thereafter, and he soon discovers that he, along with
3096-406: The lagoon and is praised for his heroic rescue. Christo at first seems fine but later collapses, owing to the internal bleeding from the shark attack. Being the only one with medical knowledge to tend to Christo, Jed leaves Richard to work the sentry detail alone. A few days later, a funeral is held for Sten, and Sal gives a speech that somewhat restores social harmony. Spending long hours alone in
3168-478: The mornings and relaxing the rest of the time. He befriends a few other members of the community, like Keaty, a fellow Englishman hooked on his Game Boy ; Unhygienix, the Italian head chef obsessed with soap; Jesse and Cassie, two lovers; and Jed, the loner of the group. Sal has assigned Jed to be the island's guardian: He watches the sea and shores of neighboring islands for any signs of people attempting to discover
3240-490: The nearest island to the beach. Soon afterward, Sal reassigns Richard to the perimeter detail to partner with Jed and keep a close eye on the potential invaders. Keaty takes Richard's place in the fishing detail. A few days later, he mistakenly catches a dead squid that gives severe food poisoning to most of the group. The few remaining healthy members struggle to nurse the sick residents back to health. Richard returns from his sentry duty to find that Bugs has punched Keaty in
3312-532: The novel was Ranked 103 in BBC's The Big Read poll. Garland's The Tesseract (1998) is a non-linear narrative with several interwoven characters, set in Manila , Philippines. The novel is characterized by a post-modernist narrative style and structure. It explores several themes such as love and violence through each character's circumstance and context of surroundings as well as seemingly inconsequential actions and
3384-679: The novel was listed on the BBC 's survey The Big Read . Richard, an English backpacker , meets a mentally disturbed Scot going by the alias of Daffy Duck at a hotel in Bangkok . Daffy tells Richard about a beautiful island with a hidden lagoon and beach, located in the Gulf of Thailand , where he settled years prior. The beach is inaccessible to tourists and can only be located by a map, which Daffy leaves for Richard. Shortly thereafter, Daffy commits suicide. Wanting company in his search, Richard befriends
3456-420: The party begins. Prior to dinner, Keaty and Richard spike the stew that Unhygienix cooked with a lot of cannabis to immobilize the group. Richard and his friends are about to slip away when the cannabis farmers arrive, threatening all of them with guns, as they believe that the beach dwellers invited the recent arrivals. The farmers beat up Richard and leave the bloodied corpses of the American/German backpackers as
3528-567: The play in 2015 at the Royal Court Theatre , and again in 2017 at Carnegie Hall in New York City . Boyle was artistic director for the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London. Entitled Isles of Wonder , it charted aspects of British culture including the Industrial Revolution and contributions to literature, music, film, and technology. Reception to the ceremony was generally positive both nationally in
3600-401: The police. After initial suspicion, the group accepts the trio when they explain about Daffy's map and his death back on the mainland. As the community aims to be self-sufficient, work is divided into rosters for gardening, fishing, cooking, and carpentry. Richard, Françoise, and Étienne become part of the fishing detail. For several months, Richard finds life on the island idyllic, fishing in
3672-489: The post-apocalyptic horror film 28 Days Later . He also directed a short film Alien Love Triangle (starring Kenneth Branagh ), which was intended to be one of three shorts within a feature film. However the project was cancelled after the two other shorts were made into feature films: Mimic starring Mira Sorvino and Impostor starring Gary Sinise . In 2004 Boyle directed Millions , scripted by Frank Cottrell Boyce . His next collaboration with Alex Garland
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#17328025953703744-433: The repercussions of those actions on other characters. The Tesseract was not a critical or commercial success, but it too was adapted into a film . Throughout his work, Garland has expressed his love of travel (particularly backpacking ) and his love of Manila , much of which influenced his work. In 2002, Garland wrote the screenplay for Danny Boyle 's film 28 Days Later , starring Cillian Murphy . He has said that
3816-487: The rest of his clique, has become frightened of Richard's "doing things" for Sal. Disillusioned with the beach, Richard convinces Étienne, Françoise, Jed, and a paranoid Keaty to leave the beach for good, and euthanizes the dying Christo. Now fully aware of what Sal is willing to do to protect the beach, they decide to spike the food for the Tet celebration and escape on the raft that the doomed backpackers used. Night falls, and
3888-412: The role as Garland had wanted her specifically for it, stated that Devs was short for Development , and that the series would explore the idea of the multiverse . In May 2022, a television series based on Never Let Me Go was optioned at FX , to be executive produced by Garland, who previously wrote the screenplay for the 2010 film adaptation of the same name . It would have premiered on Hulu in
3960-651: The same job – poncing around, telling people what to think. Boyle attended Thornleigh Salesian College , a Catholic boys' direct grant grammar school in Bolton , and studied English and drama at the University College of North Wales (now Bangor University ), where he directed several productions for the student drama society. Upon graduating from university he began his career at the Joint Stock Theatre Company before moving on to
4032-533: The script was influenced by 1970s zombie films and English science fiction like The Day of the Triffids . Video games such as the Resident Evil series also served as an influence for 28 Days Later , with Garland crediting the first game for revitalizing the zombie genre. Inspiration for the "Rage" virus came from real-world infections such as Ebola and filoviruses . He won a Best Screenplay honor at
4104-426: The second collaboration between Garland and Ray Mendoza, who served as the military supervisor for Civil War . The pair wrote and will co-direct the film. The following month, Joseph Quinn , D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai , Kit Connor , Cosmo Jarvis , Will Poulter and Finn Bennett joined the ensemble cast, and the film was revealed to be titled Warfare . The same month, Garland stated that he would not direct any films in
4176-449: The secrecy of the community. The residents fear that if word gets out, the beach will become overrun with tourists and ruined, like many of Thailand's other beauty spots. They are also mindful of upsetting the Thai cannabis farmers , with whom they originally agreed to keep to separate territories but who have more recently warned them not to bring anyone new to the island, fearing discovery by
4248-505: The sequel of 28 Days Later . He wrote the screenplay for the 2010 film Never Let Me Go , based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro . He also wrote the script for Dredd , an adaptation of the Judge Dredd comic book series from 2000 AD . In 2018, Karl Urban , who played the eponymous role in the film, stated that it was Garland who deserved credit for also directing Dredd . Garland made his directorial debut with Ex Machina ,
4320-401: Was Trance , starring James McAvoy and Rosario Dawson . It has been reported another instalment of the 28 Days Later franchise is in the development stages. Boyle has stated previously that in theory the third instalment of the series would be titled 28 Months Later , but alluded to a film taking place somewhere else in the world he created in 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later . He
4392-475: Was a memory of the book," rather than book-referenced screenwriting, to capture the "dream like nature" and tone of his reading experience. Production began in 2016, and the film was released in February 2018. In January 2021, Garland was hired to direct his third film, Men , starring Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear . The film follows a young woman who goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside after
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#17328025953704464-638: Was adapted as a film released in 2000, directed by Danny Boyle , and starring Leonardo DiCaprio , Tilda Swinton , Robert Carlyle , Virginie Ledoyen , and Guillaume Canet . Danny Boyle Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including Shallow Grave (1994), Trainspotting (1996) and its sequel T2 Trainspotting (2017), The Beach (2000), 28 Days Later (2002), Sunshine (2007), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), 127 Hours (2010), Steve Jobs (2015), and Yesterday (2019). Boyle's debut film Shallow Grave won
4536-535: Was also stated to be producing the upcoming film Paani . Boyle told an interviewer about the eclectic range of his films, "There's a theme running through all of them—and I just realised this. They're all about someone facing impossible odds and overcoming them." With a strong interest in music, Boyle has mentioned in interviews that he has considered a musical film with original compositions. Boyle has also expressed interest in an animated film. Boyle's eponymous biopic of Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs closed
4608-573: Was an altar boy for eight years and his mother had the priesthood in mind for him, but at the age of 14 he was persuaded by a priest not to transfer to a seminary . Whether he was saving me from the priesthood or the priesthood from me, I don't know. But quite soon after, I started doing drama. And there's a real connection, I think. All these directors – Martin Scorsese , John Woo , M. Night Shyamalan – they were all meant to be priests. There's something very theatrical about it. It's basically
4680-475: Was born on 20 October 1956, in Radcliffe , Lancashire , England , about 6 mi (9.7 km) north of Manchester 's city centre, to Irish parents Frank and Annie Boyle, both from County Galway . He has a twin sister, Marie, and a younger sister, Bernadette, both of whom are teachers. Although he now describes himself as a "spiritual atheist," he was brought up in a working-class Catholic family. Boyle
4752-412: Was filmed in London. Boyle's love for film began with his first viewing of Apocalypse Now : It had eviscerated my brain, completely. I was an impressionable twenty-one-year-old guy from the sticks. My brain had not been fed and watered with great culture, you know, as art is meant to do. It had been sandblasted by the power of cinema. And that's why cinema, despite everything we try to do, it remains
4824-551: Was founded and based in his home town of Radcliffe. In 2014, it was announced that Boyle would become a patron of HOME in Manchester. In February 2017, Boyle announced a bid to launch a £30 million film and media school in Manchester. Manchester School of Digital Arts was subsequently launched in June 2022 as part of Manchester Metropolitan University . In 2010, The Tablet named Boyle one of Britain's most influential Roman Catholics . The BBC referred to Boyle as
4896-662: Was presented with the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at the 2008 Austin Film Festival , where he also introduced that year's AFF Audience Award Winner Slumdog Millionaire . In 2012 Boyle was the artistic director for Isles of Wonder , the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics . He was subsequently offered a knighthood as part of the New Year Honours but declined due to his republican beliefs. Danny Francis Boyle
4968-406: Was published in 1996. Based upon his travels across Europe and Thailand, it tells the story of a young English backpacker who discovers an unspoiled seashore occupied by a community of like-minded backpackers. The novel is noted for its references to drug culture , sequences of hallucinations , and unique depictions of excess and utopia . The Beach was initially met with positive reviews, and with
5040-487: Was released on 12 April 2024. Garland will reunite with Boyle to write 28 Years Later , the long-gestating sequel to 28 Days Later , which is intended to launch a new trilogy of zombie films. Murphy will serve as an executive producer. The film is set to be released by Sony . In February 2024, it was revealed that Charles Melton was in talks to star in Garland's upcoming untitled war film with A24. This project marks
5112-612: Was responsible for the BBC Two series Mr. Wroe's Virgins in 1993. In between The Beach and 28 Days Later Boyle directed two TV films for the BBC in 2001– Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise and Strumpet . In 2011 he directed Frankenstein for the National Theatre. This production was broadcast to cinemas as a part of National Theatre Live on 17 March 2011. He has also appeared on Top Gear and set
5184-401: Was the 2007 science-fiction film Sunshine , featuring 28 Days Later star Cillian Murphy . In 2008 he directed Slumdog Millionaire , the story of an impoverished child ( Dev Patel ) on the streets of Mumbai , India, who competes on the local version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? , for which Boyle won Academy and BAFTA Awards for Best Director. The most successful British film of
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