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John Niven

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Kill Your Friends review

Based on the 2008 book of the same name by author John Niven, Kill Your Friends aims to be a shocking take on the drug fuelled reality of the British music scene in the 90s.

Breaking News Ireland, 7th November 2015

Review: Kill Your Friends is vulgar

There are no taboos in Kill Your Friends. The script, adapted from his own satirical 2008 novel by John Niven, makes enthusiastic use of paedophilia, Aids, rape, incest and the Holocaust, among other subjects not known for their comedy value, in its relentless drive to shock.

Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 30th October 2015

Nicholas Hoult interview by creator John Niven

Former child star Nicholas Hoult has become one of Britain's most compelling actors. Following key roles in X-Men and Mad Max, he's now ruthlessly eliminating A&R rivals in Kill Your Friends, an adaptation of John Niven's cult novel about the '90s music industry. We sent the only person for the job, bestselling author John Niven himself, to get into Hoult's head.

NME, 29th October 2015

Exclusive interview: Nicholas Hoult, Kill Your Friends

In what is arguably the finest performance of his career to date, Nicholas Hoult shines in Owen Harris and John Niven's Kill Your Friends, playing the savage protagonist, Steven Stelfox.

Stefan Pipe, Hey U Guys, 29th October 2015

Caitlin Moran's "How to Build a Girl" to become film

Alison Owen and Debra Hayward's newly formed Monumental Pictures has acquired the film rights to Caitlin Moran's novel How to Build a Girl. Moran and John Niven are adapting the book. The project is backed by Film4.

Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11th November 2014

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