Editing Danny Boyle (section)

===Film===
Boyle's love for film began with his first viewing of ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'':
<blockquote>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 a young man's medium, really, in terms of audience.<ref>Boyle, Danny. Interview by Robert K. Elder. ''The Film That Changed My Life'' by Robert K. Elder. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2011. N. p28. Print.</ref></blockquote>

==== 1990s: ''Shallow Grave'' and ''Trainspotting'' ====
The first film Boyle directed was ''[[Shallow Grave (1994 film)|Shallow Grave]]''.<ref name="fleapit"/> The film was the most commercially successful British film of 1995,<ref name="Mayer">{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Film Noir |first1=Geoff |last1=Mayer |first2=Brian |last2=McDonnell |publisher=[[ABC-Clio]] |isbn=978-0313333064 |year=2007 |pages=377–380}}</ref> won the [[BAFTA Award for Best British Film]], and led to the production of ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BFI Top 100 British films|date=6 September 2006 |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/bfi100/1-10.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000229145115/http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/bfi100/1-10.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 February 2000|publisher=BFI|access-date=23 February 2009}}</ref> Working with writer [[John Hodge (screenwriter)|John Hodge]] and producer [[Andrew Macdonald (producer)|Andrew Macdonald]], ''Shallow Grave'' earned Boyle the Best Newcomer Award from the 1996 London Film Critics Circle.<ref name="Mayer"/> Critics credited these films with revitalising British cinema in the early '90s.<ref name="fleapit"/> The [[British Film Institute|BFI]] ranked ''Trainspotting'' the [[BFI Top 100 British films|10th greatest British film of the 20th century]].<ref>{{cite web |year=1999 |access-date=27 August 2016 |url=http://www.cinemarealm.com/best-of-cinema/top-100-british-films/ |title=British Film Institute – Top 100 British Films |archive-date=12 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112022753/http://www.cinemarealm.com/best-of-cinema/top-100-british-films/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Boyle declined an offer to direct ''[[Alien Resurrection]]'', the fourth film of the ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]'' franchise to make ''[[A Life Less Ordinary]]''.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jane |last=Martinson |date=5 April 2007 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/apr/06/film |title=Bringing a ray of sunshine to British films |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |access-date=11 December 2016 |archive-date=9 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109153456/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/apr/06/film |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=WeAreMovieGeeks|date=8 January 2009|title=Danny Boyle Asked About 'Alien 4', 'Lady Vengeance', '28 Days Later...' Sequel, and More|first=Jeremy|url=http://wearemoviegeeks.com/2009/01/danny-boyle-asked-about-alien-4-lady-vengeance-28-days-later-sequel-and-more|last=Kirk|access-date=4 August 2010|archive-date=4 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604090050/http://wearemoviegeeks.com/2009/01/danny-boyle-asked-about-alien-4-lady-vengeance-28-days-later-sequel-and-more/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== 2000s: ''The Beach'', ''28 Days Later'' and ''Slumdog Millionaire'' ====
Boyle's next project was a [[The Beach (film)|film adaptation]] of the cult novel ''[[The Beach (novel)|The Beach]]'' by [[Alex Garland]]. It was filmed in [[Thailand]]. Casting [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] led to a feud with [[Ewan McGregor]].<ref name="fleapit" /> He collaborated with Garland on the post-apocalyptic horror film ''[[28 Days Later]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Another bright idea from Mr Sunshine|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/3663788/Another-bright-idea-from-Mr-Sunshine.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/3663788/Another-bright-idea-from-Mr-Sunshine.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|last=Hiscock|first=John|date=3 April 2007|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=26 February 2009|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[File:DannyBoyle08TIFF.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Boyle at the [[2008 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
He directed a short film ''[[Alien Love Triangle]]'', which was intended to be one of three shorts within a feature film. The project was cancelled after the two other shorts were made into feature films: ''[[Mimic (film)|Mimic]]'' and ''[[Impostor (2002 film)|Impostor]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2256450,00.html|title=Aliens come to Wales|work=The Guardian|access-date=1 March 2008|location=London|first=Mark|last=Kermode|date=15 February 2008|archive-date=19 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419024008/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2256450,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004 Boyle directed ''[[Millions (2004 film)|Millions]]'',<ref name="Dannyboyletimes"/> scripted by [[Frank Cottrell Boyce]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/frank_cottrell_boyce.shtml Frank Cottrell Boyce: Writersroom] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121101547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/frank_cottrell_boyce.shtml |date=21 November 2010 }}. [[BBC]].</ref> His next collaboration with Alex Garland<ref name="Dannyboyletimes"/> was the 2007 science-fiction film ''[[Sunshine (2007 film)|Sunshine]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sunshine (IMDB)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448134/|website=Internet Movie Database|access-date=16 April 2010|archive-date=7 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507105238/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448134/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2008 he directed ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'', the story of an impoverished child on the streets of [[Mumbai]], India, who competes on the local [[Kaun Banega Crorepati|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 the decade, the film won eight [[Academy Awards]] and seven [[BAFTA Awards]].<ref name=sweep>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/4786193/Oscar-winners-Slumdog-Millionaire-and-Kate-Winslet-triumph-in-great-night-for-British-film.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/oscars/4786193/Oscar-winners-Slumdog-Millionaire-and-Kate-Winslet-triumph-in-great-night-for-British-film.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Oscar winners: Slumdog Millionaire and Kate Winslet lead British film sweep|author=Anita Singh|date=23 February 2009|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=27 September 2010|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mendes|first=Ana Cristina|date=2010|title=Showcasing India Unshining: Film Tourism in Danny Boyle'sSlumdog Millionaire|journal=Third Text|language=en|volume=24|issue=4|pages=471–479|doi=10.1080/09528822.2010.491379|s2cid=145021606|issn=0952-8822}}</ref> 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."<ref name="fleapit"/> Andrew Macdonald, producer of ''Trainspotting'', said "Boyle takes a subject that you've often seen portrayed realistically, in 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."<ref name="fleapit"/> The success led a deal with Fox Searchlight.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|date=12 June 2009|title=Danny Boyle signs 3-year deal|url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/danny-boyle-signs-3-year-deal-1118004862/|access-date=9 November 2020|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723104255/https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/danny-boyle-signs-3-year-deal-1118004862/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Despite the commercial success of ''Slumdog Millionaire'', Boyle faced 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."<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 January 2009|title=Danny Boyle leaps to defence of Slumdog Millionaire|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jan/21/danny-boyle-slumdog-millionaire|access-date=9 December 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=9 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209165146/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jan/21/danny-boyle-slumdog-millionaire|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== 2010s: ''127 Hours'', ''Steve Jobs'' and ''T2 Trainspotting'' ====
In 2010, Boyle directed the film ''[[127 Hours]]''. It was based on Aron Ralston's autobiography ''[[Between a Rock and a Hard Place (book)|Between a Rock and a Hard Place]]'', which detailed his struggle of being trapped under a boulder while [[Canyoning|canyoneering]] alone. The film was released on 5 November 2010 to critical acclaim and got six nominations at the [[83rd Academy Awards]], including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] for Boyle and [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for Franco.<ref>{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Joe|title=Oscar nominations confirm it's good to be 'King'|url=http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/movies/joe-williams/oscar-nominations-confirm-it-s-good-to-be-king/article_db16724e-2889-11e0-af2f-00127992bc8b.html|access-date=12 October 2013|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|publisher=Lee Enterprises|date=25 January 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824135550/http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/movies/joe-williams/oscar-nominations-confirm-it-s-good-to-be-king/article_db16724e-2889-11e0-af2f-00127992bc8b.html|archive-date=24 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Germain|first1=David|title='King's Speech' rules with 12 Oscar nominations|url=http://web.utsandiego.com/news/2011/Jan/25/kings-speech-rules-with-12-oscar-nominations/2/|work=U-T San Diego|publisher=MLIM Enterprises|date=25 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104406/http://web.utsandiego.com/news/2011/Jan/25/kings-speech-rules-with-12-oscar-nominations/2/|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>

[[File:MJK31249 T2 Trainspotting (Berlinale 2017).jpg|thumb|The film team of ''T2 Trainspotting'' at the [[Berlinale 2017]]]]
Boyle's next film was ''[[Trance (2013 film)|Trance]]''. It has been reported another instal<!-- DO NOT CHANGE SPELLING; in British English "instalment" is spelt with one "l"-->ment of the ''28 Days Later'' franchise is in the development stages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/11/12/danny-boyle-on-28-months-later-its-not-called-28-months-later/|title=Danny Boyle On '28 Months Later': It's Not Called '28 Months Later'!|access-date=21 December 2009|work=MTV Movies Blog|archive-date=3 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303095203/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/11/12/danny-boyle-on-28-months-later-its-not-called-28-months-later|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>dreadcentral.com, "[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/40278/exclusive-danny-boyle-directing-next-28-days-later-sequel? UPDATED: Exclusive: Danny Boyle Directing the Next 28 Days Later Sequel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015032330/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/40278/exclusive-danny-boyle-directing-next-28-days-later-sequel |date=15 October 2010 }}". Retrieved 18 October 2010.</ref> Boyle has stated previously that in theory the third instal<!-- DO NOT CHANGE SPELLING; in British English "instalment" is spelt with one "l"-->ment 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 was also stated to be producing the upcoming film ''[[Paani (film)|Paani]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Danny-Boyle-to-produce-paani/articleshow/4611550.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103225104/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-03/news-interviews/28170414_1_paani-danny-boyle-shekhar-kapur|url-status=live|archive-date=3 November 2012|title=Danny Boyle to produce Paani|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=3 June 2009|date=3 June 2009}}</ref>

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."<ref>{{cite news|last=Himes|first=Geoffrey|title= SXSW: Danny Boyle talks up new film ''Trance''|work=[[Baltimore City Paper]]|location= Baltimore, Maryland|date=12 March 2013|url= http://blogs.citypaper.com/noise/index.php/2013/03/sxsw-danny-boyle-talks-up-new-film-trance/|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130930100408/http://blogs.citypaper.com/noise/index.php/2013/03/sxsw-danny-boyle-talks-up-new-film-trance/|archive-date=30 September 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esZrZWQ6jcI| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/esZrZWQ6jcI| archive-date=30 October 2021|title=MOVIE CON III: Danny Boyle and Christian Colson Part 3|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]| date=27 August 2010|access-date=27 August 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Boyle's biographical film ''[[Steve Jobs (film)|Steve Jobs]]'' about [[Apple Inc.]] founder [[Steve Jobs]] closed 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".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://whatsworthseeing.com/danny-boyles-steve-jobs-to-close-lff-2015/|title= What's Worth Seeing: Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs to close LFF 2015|access-date= 7 August 2015|date= 7 August 2015|archive-date= 4 September 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150904102814/http://whatsworthseeing.com/danny-boyles-steve-jobs-to-close-lff-2015/|url-status= live}}</ref> He directed the sequel to ''Trainspotting'', ''[[T2 Trainspotting]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/03/15/danny-boyle-talks-trainspotting-sequel-porno|title=Danny Boyle talks Trainspotting Sequel, Porno|publisher=/Film|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114033150/http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/03/15/danny-boyle-talks-trainspotting-sequel-porno/|archive-date=14 November 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In a BBC interview, Boyle stated that he did not write his own films but they did reflect his personality. "I am not 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."<ref>{{Citation|last=Husam sam Asi|title=Danny Boyle: A film reflects the director's personality – Interview|date=25 January 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAV2OGf8sfY| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/GAV2OGf8sfY| archive-date=30 October 2021|access-date=4 April 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In March 2018, Boyle confirmed he would be directing the then-untitled twenty-fifth [[James Bond]] film (later known as ''[[No Time to Die]]'')<ref>{{cite web|last1=Guerrasio|first1=Jason|title='Trainspotting' director Danny Boyle confirms he will be directing the next James Bond movie|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/danny-boyle-confirms-he-will-be-directing-next-james-bond-movie-2018-3|access-date=15 March 2018|website=Business Insider|date=15 March 2018|archive-date=15 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315173410/http://www.businessinsider.com/danny-boyle-confirms-he-will-be-directing-next-james-bond-movie-2018-3|url-status=live}}</ref> but dropped out that August due to a dispute over the film's script.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/21/danny-boyle-says-script-dispute-made-him-quit-bond-25|title=Danny Boyle says script dispute made him quit Bond 25|date=21 March 2019|website=The Guardian|access-date=18 December 2020|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124103735/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/21/danny-boyle-says-script-dispute-made-him-quit-bond-25|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/03/danny-boyle-breaks-silence-bond-25-exit-1202052588/|title=Danny Boyle Breaks Silence on Bond 25 Exit: 'It's Just a Great Shame'|first1=Zack|last1=Sharf|date=21 March 2019|access-date=4 December 2020|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125110416/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/03/danny-boyle-breaks-silence-bond-25-exit-1202052588/|url-status=live}}</ref> He and writer [[Richard Curtis]] collaborated on ''[[Yesterday (2019 film)|Yesterday]]'', released on 28 June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/danny-boyle-richard-curtis-comedy-eyes-sept-2019-release-two-months-before-james-bond-1202365674/|title=Danny Boyle-Richard Curtis Musical Comedy Tunes Up For Summer 2019 Release – Update|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=19 September 2018|access-date=11 February 2019|archive-date=14 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914232734/https://deadline.com/2018/09/danny-boyle-richard-curtis-comedy-eyes-sept-2019-release-two-months-before-james-bond-1202365674/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2024, it was confirmed that Boyle will make ''[[28 Years Later]]'', which is set in a post-apocalyptic Britain 28 years after the first film in the ''28 Days Later'' series.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ralph Fiennes, Jodie Comer, And Aaron Taylor-Johnson Fight For Their Lives In 28 Years Later Trailer |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/ralph-fiennes-jodie-comer-and-aaron-taylor-johnson-fight-for-their-lives-in-28-years-later-trailer/ |access-date=22 December 2024 |work=Empire}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ralph Fiennes reveals plot of 28 Days Later sequel ahead of official synopsis |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/conclave-cillian-murphy-ralph-fiennes-b2636701.html |access-date=22 December 2024 |work=The Independent}}</ref>