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bitter court battle with his former bandmates, John Lydon – AKA Johnny Rotten – has said that an agreement between him and his former Sex Pistols bandmates ‘smacks of slave labour’.The agreement is at the centre of a High Court dispute which has seen the band’s former drummer Paul Cook and guitarist Steve Jones sue the punk group’s ex-lead singer to allow their songs to be used in TV drama Pistol.The six-part series is directed by Danny Boyle, starring Game Of Thrones Maisie Williams, and is due to air next year.

Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has hit out at a contract at the centre of a legal dispute between him and his ex-bandmates, likening it to “slavery”.Lydon, best known as Johnny Rotten, is currently being sued by former bandmates Paul Cook and Steve Jones so that the group’s iconic back catalogue can be used in Pistol, Danny Boyle’s upcoming TV show about the band’s trailblazing history.Cook and Jones have said a band member agreement (BMA) was formed in 1998 to enable licensing decisions to be made on a majority basis.Lydon, however, argues that the music cannot be used in a TV series without his consent.Appearing in court earlier today (July 21), Lydon blasted the series as “the most disrespectful shit I’ve ever had to endure”.“The BMA

Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols previously chose not to enforce a 1988 band agreement in a bid to maintain a better relationship with former bandmate John Lydon, the outfit having reunited at various points over the years of course. However, now Jones and Cook have gone legal over said agreement, the band is probably “gone for good”.

Former Sex Pistol Steve Jones confirmed on Friday that he, Paul Cook and their manager previously considered enforcing a 1988 band agreement when John Lydon blocked the use of their track ‘God Save The Queen’ on the Netflix series ‘The Crown’. But on that occasion there simply wasn’t time.

A legal squabble between members of the Sex Pistols reached the High Court in London yesterday. Officially it’s a dispute over whether or not John Lydon can block the licensing of the band’s music for a new TV series based on the memoir of his former bandmate Steve Jones.

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Danny Boyle’s much-anticipated FX Sex Pistols biopic Pistol has run into the moshpit of a band at war, as it has emerged that John Lydon (better known by his stage name Johnny Rotten) wants to block use of the band’s music in the series.

The Sex Pistols may have been a band who thrived on anarchy, but Johnny Rotten has been left furious after being blanked for Danny Boyle's new series about the musicians.

Chris Evans, 55, has recalled the time he rejected a role in Danny Boyle’s iconic movie Trainspotting back in 1996.The Virgin Radio host admitted the reason for his somewhat surprising career decision, came as he was enjoying glasses of champagne down the pub with singer Sir Tom Jones, 80.Chris explained the film scene he was meant to be in while presenting his Virgin Radio Breakfast show alongside co-host Vassos Alexander.He said: “Then he [Ewan McGregor’s character Mark Renton] drowns into the toilet, but coming out of the hypodermic syringe there was a game show, an internal game show, taking place in the liquid in the syringe.“It was Dale Winton with this sort of funkadelic, fifth-dimension game show.They asked me to do it, I said,

John Lydon has called Danny Boyle’s forthcoming Sex Pistols biopic series “disrespectful”, and claimed that production was green-lit without his consent.The former Sex Pistols frontman said in a new interview that he is seeking legal advice about taking the filmmakers to court, alleging that neither his consent nor participation was requested.In an interview with The Sunday Times, the singer reacted to recent publicity shots promoting the six-part series Pistol. “I think that’s the most disrespectful shit I’ve ever had to endure.

Line of Duty has returned to our screens after an extended break and already, fans are abuzz with theories about what is going on.

Line of Duty has returned to our screens after an extended break and already, fans are abuzz with theories about what is going on.

Creation Stories, but another Ewan was originally lined up for the role.As McGee revealed in a new interview with NME, Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor was originally touted for the role, before McGee vetoed the suggestion.The upcoming biopic, out next month, was co-written by Trainspotting creator Irvine Welsh, with that film’s director Danny Boyle executive producing.As McGee told NME, the pair initially looked to bring McGregor, another Trainspotting alumni, on board.“They proposed Ewan McGregor to me,” he said. “I went: ‘I don’t look like that!’ I’m not a good looking chap! I’m just a wee guy from Glasgow.“Then they went: ‘What about Spud?’ I was like: ‘Fucking right!’ He’s such a great actor, Ewen Bremner.

Trainpotting celebrates its twenty fifth birthday today and we've managed to uncover some little known facts about the grimy movie that went global after portraying a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh.1. Angeline Jolie hung out during filming with her then boyfriend Jonny Lee Miller.

Claudia Winkleman's actress sister Lady Sophie Winkleman is reportedly suing a driver for £200,000 compensation after breaking her back in a car crash.

It's been 14 years since glitter fell from the ceiling of the Who Wants to be a Millionaire studio, and a very, very clever quizzer was handed that life-changing cheque.

Trainspotting is one of the most famous films to come out of Scotland.The production was directed by Danny Boyle and was the silver screen adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel, which centred on the heroin scene in his home city of Edinburgh.The cult classic catapulted on to screens in 1996 and went on to win multiple awards.In 2017, the sequel T2 Trainspotting also hit cinemas and unsurprisingly, was a real hit.But where are the cast now?Ewan McGregor is a Scottish born actor who is best known for his role as heroin addict Mark Renton in Trainspotting.McGregor rose to worldwide fame in the late 90s when he starred in the Star Wars prequel trilogy as Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi.As well as being an actor he is no stranger to singing as he starred

British filmmaker Danny Boyle (Yesterday, Trainspotting) will direct Michael B. Jordan in a new movie set-up over at Warner Bros. The film in question is titled Methuselah and is undergoing a new rewrite by Simon Beaufoy who teamed with Boyle on two of his most recent big-hitters, the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours.

Oscar-winning names like Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and Manchester's own Danny Boyle might be the first thing movie fans think of when they hear about the next big blockbuster coming to cinemas.

Danny Boyle’s production of Frankenstein is set to stream on YouTube over two nights later this month. The recording of the show at the National Theatre will be presented for free on the video platform for a limited time. The Frankenstein YouTube stream will go out on 30th April and then again on 1st May, but there will be a difference over the two nights. Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller assumed the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creation in 2011. The two versions will be shown across those two nights.

The change in release date was shared on the official "James Bond" Twitter account. The move comes after "King Kong vs.