# Danny Boyle: 'Ink' Contains About 30 Seconds of AI

- Date: 2026-09-05
- Type: news
- Credit: Danny Boyle / Telluride Film Festival
- Post: https://x.com/VanityFair/status/2096293098221658293
- URL: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/ink-boyle-ai

Asked at Telluride about AI in his new film, Danny Boyle didn't dodge: Ink, his drama about Larry Lamb taking Rupert Murdoch's offer to edit The Sun, which opened Venice on September 2, contains about "30 seconds" of it. "We animate a couple of old photographs... and there's some mice. It's very good for animals."

The entry earns its place for what the number says. An Oscar-winning director volunteering an exact AI second-count at a festival Q&A means the disclosure has become expected, and the honest answer for a major 2026 prestige picture is measured in seconds. The majors aren't replacing filmmaking with AI; they're metabolizing it, half a minute at a time.

Links:
- Vanity Fair — the Telluride interview (X): https://x.com/VanityFair/status/2096293098221658293
- DiscussingFilm (X): https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/2096396195027689871
- Vanity Fair — 2026 Fall Film Festivals: https://www.vanityfair.com/live/2026-fall-film-festivals
- Deadline: https://deadline.com/2026/09/danny-boyle-confirms-use-of-ai-in-new-movie-ink-1237069099/

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Source: https://aifilmhistory.org/entry/ink-boyle-ai
Era: 2026 · The Shakeout
Last updated: 2026-09-17