Danny Boyle: Filmography

Danny Boyle is a popular British filmmaker, with many successful projects on his account. His most popular films are "Slumdog Millionaire", "28 Weeks Later", "Hell", "On the Needle".

Biography

The future director was born on October 20, 1956 in the family of Irish Catholics. Danny Boyle's parents were very religious, his mother even dreamed that the son would become a priest. But when Boyle was 13 years old, the priest discouraged him from transferring from school to seminary.

After graduating from high school, Danny Boyle entered the prestigious Bangor University, where he studied English and dramatic art. During the training he met with actress Francis Barber.

Television projects

In 1987, Danny Boyle's career began on television. At that time he acted as the producer of many television films, including the highly controversial Allan Clarke short film "Elephant".

Danny Boyle's directorial debut was not long in coming - in 1991 he shot two episodes of the British-based detective series "Inspector Morse", based on the cycle of books by Colin Dexter. After a successful start of the director's career, Boyle focused on the full-length movie.

Career in cinema

In 1994, the black comedy "The Shallow Grave" was released, directed by Danny Boyle. The main roles in the film were performed by Ewan McGregor and Kerry Fox. It was that rare case when the film was highly appreciated by both film critics and spectators. In commercial terms, the picture was also successful - with a budget of $ 2.5 million, it raised $ 20 million at the box office.

The next full-length project by Danny Boyle was the drama "On the Needle," based on the novel by Irwin Welsh. This film was even more successful than the previous work of the director. Critics appreciated the dramatic and realistic picture. Empire magazine gave the film five stars out of five, describing it as "... something that Britain can be proud of, and something that Hollywood should be afraid of." If Britain can shoot such a movie, Hollywood simply does not stand a chance. "

In 1997, Boyle shot another black comedy - "Life is worse than usual." The main role in the film was played by Ewan McGregor, with whom Boyle previously worked on the "Shallow Grave".

In 2000, the director worked with Leonardo DiCaprio on the adventure drama "Beach". Despite commercial success, critics did not like the picture. In 2017, Danny Boyle admitted that "Beach" is not among his favorite films.

Soon Boyle decided to try himself in the genre of "horror", shooting the film "28 days later." In 2007, the continuation of the picture - "28 weeks later", directed by Danny Boyle also appeared. Films have become classics of the horror genre and still do not lose popularity.

In 2008, the most successful film by Danny Boyle - "Slumdog Millionaire" - was released. The painting was awarded eight awards "Oscar" and recognized as the best film of the year.