PISTOL (2021)

Principal photography has officially started on Danny Boyle‘s limited series, Pistol.

The six-episode FX limited series about the legendary Sex Pistol guitarist Steve Jones, based on his memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol.

Today FX the channel which will air the series have released a First Look Images to celebrate today news about productions.

The series will faithfully capture the story of the Sex Pistols, the British-born, anti-establishment musical icons. All seen through the eyes of the band’s guitarist, Steve Jones…


Anchored by Jonesโ€™ memoir, which offers a fascinating new perspective on one of rockโ€™s greatest ever stories, Pistol moves from West Londonโ€™s council estates, to Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLarenโ€™s notorious Kings Road SEX shop, to the international controversy that came with the release of Never Mind the Bollocks, which is frequently listed as one of the most influential albums of all time. Their single โ€œGod Save the Queenโ€ was banned by the BBC and reached Number 1 on the UKโ€™s NME chart, but appeared at Number 2 on the Official UK Singles chart, leading to accusations that the song was purposely kept off the top spot. For the only time in chart history, the track was listed as a blank, to avoid offence to the monarchy.

Joining the previously announced cast are Thomas Brodie-Sangster (The Queenโ€™s Gambit, Game of Thrones) as Malcolm McLaren and Talulah Riley (Westworld) as Vivienne Westwood. Christian Lees (Sun Records) also joins the cast as Glen Matlock and Iris Law makes her screen debut as Soo Catwoman.

The rest of the cast includes ย Toby Wallaceย (Babyteeth, Acute Misfortune) as Steve Jones,ย Anson Boonย (Crawl, 1917, Blackbird) as John Lydon,ย Louis Partridgeย (Enola Homes, Medici) as Sid Vicious,ย Jacob Slaterย as Paul Cook,ย Fabien Frankelย (The Serpent, NYPD Blue) as Glen Matlock,ย Dylan Llewellynย (Derry Girls) as Wally Nightingale,ย Sydney Chandlerย (Donโ€™t Worry Darling) as Chrissie Hynde,ย Emma Appletonย (The Witcher, Traitors) as Nancy Spungen, andย Maisie Williamsย (Game of Thrones) as punk icon Jordan.

Pistol, will air in 2022 on FX.

 


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