Danny Boyle doesn’t want John Lydon to like his Sex Pistols biopic series
nme.comJohn Lydon to “attack” his Sex Pistols biopic series Pistol, saying that he wouldn’t expect the singer to “change the habit of a lifetime”.The director made allusions in a new interview to the former Sex Pistols frontman’s outspoken nature.
Lydon, who was known as Johnny Rotten in the legendary punk band, has criticised the forthcoming biopic on several occasions since its inception.Among those is the time that Lydon called the series a “middle class fantasy” that is “rewriting history” and “would be funny if it wasn’t tragic”.On another occasion he claimed that the production was green-lit without his consent, saying that it’s the “most disrespectful shit I’ve ever had to endure”.
A spokesperson for the Pistol production responded by alleging that Boyle had contacted Lydon’s management company about the planned series but “ultimately direct contact was declined”.Now, Boyle has told The Guardian that he welcomes Lydon’s attacks on the show, addressing Lydon’s importance in the band, “Oh, he’s the genius.
I mean, obviously, you can’t make a series about him because he’s unmanageable. Everyone knows that,” he said.Pistol is based on guitarist Steve Jones’ memoir Lonely Boy: Tales From A Sex Pistol.“To get this book from Steve,” Boyle continued, “is like a side door in.
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