Finally, The John Lennon Biopic.

So excited about this project. It's Sam Taylor-Wood's young John Lennon biopic "Nowhere Boy". It's the one we've all been waiting for, non?
Interestingly enough, the movie features no Beatles or John Lennon music, although it does have recordings of John Lennon reflecting on his early childhood. The first song we hear is Jay Hawkin's classic "I Put A Spell On You", which is a nice touch for lack of a Beatles song. I assume the title derives from their song "Nowhere Man". Great song. Good title for the movie.

The film is playing the London Film Festival currently, and stars Aaron Johnson (Lennon), Thomas Sangster (Paul), Kristen Scott Thomas (Lennon's Aunt) and it was written by Matt Greenhalgh, who also wrote the Ian Curtis/Joy Division biopic "Control".

There is a noticeable lack of release date at the end of the trailer, which is a pretty good indicator that we can't expect it this Oscar season. I think they're going to push for next year, so...we'll see how this one pans out.

The guy they picked to play Paul looks a bit like a younger Dominic Cooper, non? Also, I've been informed that he is the little kid, Sam, from "Love Actually". That's a woah moment.

-CE
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