Oh Danny Boyle. The Slumdog Millionaire director’s opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics started with such verve and promise. There were fireworks! There were sheep! There were geese! There ...
1 of 17 — The Olympic Rings are assembled in the 80,000-seat Olympic Stadium. 5 of 17 — A general view of the opening ceremony. The 2012 Olympic Games will see 26 sports contested by 10,500 athletes ...
The Games kicked off with a Shakespeare reading, pastoral scenes and the queen. July 27, 2012 — -- London's Olympic Stadium became a vast meadow in an opening ceremony that at first evoked the ...