Back in January, fans of Danny Boyle were given the news the filmmaker was going to begin work on a new FX series based on the career of the influential punk rock band, The Sex Pistols. The series, titled “Pistol,” is based on the memoir of a member of the band and tells the story of the beginnings of punk rock and the destructive tendencies of the controversial band.
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And now, with production underway, we have our first look at “Pistol” and how Boyle aims to faithfully recreate the era and look of the band. The series stars Toby Wallace (“Babyteeth”) as Steve Jones, Anson Boon (“Crawl,” “1917”) as John Lydon, Louis Partridge (“Enola Homes”) as Sid Vicious, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Maisie Williams (“Game of Thrones”) as punk icon Jordan, Dylan Llewellyn (“Derry Girls”) as Wally Nightingale, Sydney Chandler (“Don’t Worry Darling”) as Chrissie Hynde, and Emma Appleton (“The Witcher,” “Traitors”) as Nancy Spungen.
As mentioned, the series is directed by Danny Boyle and marks the second music-based project in a row after his previous film, “Yesterday,” which tackled the music of the Beatles. The series is obviously in production now and FX is expected to debut “Pistol” sometime in 2022. You can see the first-look photo below.
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Here’s the synopsis:
Anchored by Jones’ memoir, which offers a fascinating new perspective on one of rock’s greatest ever stories, Pistol moves from West London’s council estates, to Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren’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 “God Save the Queen” was banned by the BBC and reached Number 1 on the UK’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.
