Pistol , the biographical TV series that will tell the story of the legendary Sex Pistols, Steve Jones 's book Lonely Boy: Tales From a Sex Pistol , has released its first images. The production will be directed by the acclaimed Danny Boyle ( Trainspotting, Steve Jobs, Yesterday ) and will consist of six episodes.
“Imagine invading the world of The Crown and Downton Abbey with your friends, screaming your songs and your rage for everything they represent,” Boyle tells Variety . “This was the moment when British society and culture changed forever. It’s the detonating point of British street culture… where ordinary young people had the stage and unleashed their rage and their fashion… and everyone had to watch and listen… and everyone feared them or followed them. The Sex Pistols.”
“At the center was Steve Jones, a charming, illiterate young kleptomaniac – a hero for his time – who became, in his own words, the 94th greatest guitarist of all time. That’s how he got there,” he shares.
The production will feature Sydney Chandler ( Chrissie Hynde – Pretenders ), Emma Appleton ( Nancy Spungen ), and Maisie Williams ( Jordan ) in the cast, and yesterday, the 3rd, it was revealed that Thomas Brodie-Sangster will play the band's iconic manager, Malcolm McLaren , and actress Tallulah Riley will portray the legendary English fashion designer Vivienne Westwood . The Sex Pistols will be brought to life in the production through Anson Boon ( Johnny Rotten ), Toby Wallace (Steve Jones), Louis Partridge ( Sid Vicious ), Jacob Slater ( Paul Cook ), and Fabien Frankel ( Glen Matlock ).
In the new images, you can see the actors bringing the punk idols to life, check it out!
