Pistol, a memoir miniseries following Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, and Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle (
Slumdog Millionaire,
The six-part series, based on Jones’s 2018 memoir
Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, was created by
Moulin Rouge writer Craig Pearce.
Babyteeth’s Toby Wallce has signed on to play Jones, with
Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams as Jordan (aka Pamela Rooke), a popular punk artist. Other cast includes Anson Boon as John Lydon, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Fabien Frankel as Glen Matlock, Dylan Llewellyn as Wally Nightingale, Sydney Chandler as Chrissie Hynde, and Emma Appleton as Nancy Spungen.
The six-episode series has been ordered by FX and is set to begin production on March 7.
Based on Jones’ 2018 memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, the series from Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle, who will also serve as Executive Producer and director, was created by Craig Pearce and written by Pearce and Frank Cottrell Boyce.
Anarchy: Danny Boyle is directing and excutive producing a major new series about the legendary Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones (pictured Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious, Steve Jones & Paul Cook)
Pistol stars a string of rising stars as the band, who formed in 1975. Toby Wallace plays Steve Jones, Anson Boon is John Lydon, Louis Partridge appears as Sid Vicious, Jacob Slater is Paul Cook, Fabien Frankel is Glen Matlock, and Dylan Llewellyn plays Wally Nightingale, who founded the band with Jones and Cook but was fired in 1975.
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New Sex Pistols biopic series announced, directed by Danny Boyle Pistol will star Maisie Williams, Toby Wallace and Dylan Llewellyn
Sex Pistols
Danny Boyle is set to oversee a brand new series about Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones called
Pistol, it has been announced.
Based on Jones’ 2018 memoir
Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex
Pistol, the limited FX series has also lined-up a stellar cast, including
Game of Thrones‘ Maisie Williams, who will play punk icon Jordan – aka Pamela Rooke – and
Babyteeth‘s Toby Wallace as Jones.
1917) will play John Lydon, Louis Partridge (
Enola Homes) will take on Sid Vicious, Jacob Slater stars as Paul Cook and Fabien Frankel (
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