😻 🕑 🎖️ Danny Boyle: filmography, personal life 💂 🈳 🧗🏻

Today we’ll talk about one of the most famous British directors Danny Boyle. The filmography, the creative path, the personal life of this gifted person - all this will be considered later in our material.

early years

Danny Boyle, whose filmography will be presented below, was born on October 20, 1956 in the city of Manchester. A boy was born in a family of ardent supporters of the Catholic faith and admirers of religious traditions. From early childhood, our hero regularly participated in the organization of church services. Admiring the work of the priests, Danny himself was thinking about taking the dignity upon reaching adulthood. However, this was not destined to happen. When the guy was 14 years old, he was denied admission to the local theological seminary. Church ministers advised the young man not to waste time and devote his energy to comprehending one of the worldly professions.

Following the recommendations of spiritual mentors, the future director Danny Boyle entered the University of Bangor. Here was distributed to the drama department. At the end of a prestigious educational institution, the guy got a job at the Royal Theater. At the age of 26, he became the creative director of the institution, and very soon took the position of deputy director.

Debut movie work

In the mid-80s, Danny Boyle, whose filmography did not yet include a single tape, was invited to British television. Our hero was entrusted with staging several episodes of the then popular series “Inspector Morse,” the script of which was written based on the adventure novels of the writer Colin Dexter.

The directorial debut in the big movie for Daniel Boyle was the action-movie “Shallow Grave”. It is noteworthy that the idea of the project was born in the mind of the director for a long time. However, he managed to find sources of funding for the shooting of the picture only in 1993. In addition to the budget, the director was lucky to find a talented starring actor and, in the long term, a world-class star, Ewan McGregor, who at that time was an unknown actor.

The successful thriller “Shallow Grave” caused a real sensation in the midst of both sophisticated moviegoers and authoritative critics. Soon after it was released, the tape achieved record box office gains. As for Boyle and McGregor, the latter secured the status of the most promising director and actor in Britain.

The triumph of the director

Inspired by success, Danny Boyle immediately set about creating his second full-length picture. In collaboration with the successful screenwriter Jonathan Hodge, the director decided to film the cult literary work of the writer Irwin Welch - “On the Needle”. The central role again went to Ewan McGregor.

During the premiere, the tape created an unprecedented excitement around itself. The film attracted the attention of the widest audience, not only in a shocking plot, but also in the sparkling play of the actors, subtle humor and its unique atmosphere. Soon the picture was sent to the Oscar, where it won the award in the category "Best Adapted Screenplay". The sensational work of Danny Boyle instantly gave the director a cult status and brought him the love of millions of grateful viewers.

Fresh Boyle paintings

In 2015, the director shot the successful film "Steve Jobs." The film was about Apple’s revolutionary technical innovations. In his creation, Danny managed to shed light not only on the events that led the brand to dominance in the market of digital devices. The film "Steve Jobs" tells primarily about what kind of person the famous founder of the company was. About how uneasy his relationship was with his family and colleagues.

At the moment, Boyle's last work in a big movie is the continuation of his debut picture - “On the Needle 2”. In 2017, the tape was released at the global box office under the name T2 Trainspotting. It is noteworthy that with the release of the film under this name a little trouble happened. The director had to negotiate the right to use the name with James Cameron. The reason was the consonance of the title with the film "Terminator-2", the designation of which is also often indicated in an abbreviated version - "T2".