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01Nov2009

Trailer - Young John Lennon Bio-Pic 'Nowhere Boy'

DateSunday, November 1, 2009 at 7:11PM
There have been Beatle movies before, of course. Backbeat is a pretty good one covering the Fab Four (then five) during their Hamburg days. There was a VH1 movie a few years ago called Two of Us, about the relationship between Lennon and McCartney after John moved to New York in the 1970s.

Nowhere Boy was recently nominated for some British Independent Film Awards, and it's a look at the troubled youth of John Lennon. His music was clearly influenced by his childhood - growing up without his parents, the sudden death of his mother when he was a teenager, the working class environment of Liverpool - and this film explores all of those influences.

Two notes: Yes, that is Thomas Sangster for Love, Actually as Paul McCartney, and it was announced today that the film's 42-year-old director, Sam Taylor Wood, is engaged to her Aaron Johnson, her 19-year-old Lennon in this film.

There's no US release date yet for the film, which just closed the London Film Festival on Thursday. In the UK, however, it will be released on December 25th.

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment2 Comments |

Reader Comments (2)

Wow looks like a publicity stunt...

I mean a 42 year director marries her 19 year old star of the film...sounds not only kinda disguting but he's just a kid, I mean what the hell can you find attractive about a 42 year old woman....

Either a publicity stunt or this kid Aaron Johnson really wants to secure himself in the future of films...either way it's kinda disturbing

Sunday, November 1, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterSEAN

Yeh I wish they had got someone who looked a little more like him to play the part. I love the Beatles but I am kind of turned off by this film just from the trailer.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterAnswer Blip Trivia

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