John Lennon biopic comes together

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Brett Ratner Wants to Make a Guitar Hero Movie
Published 8/29/2008 at Vulture
... biopic of young John Lennon to be written by Matt Greenhalgh (Control) and filmed on the streets of Liverpool. In 1886, Lennon's father, Ilya Nikolaevich Ulyanov, died of a cerebral hemorrhage, and, in May 1887, when Lennon was 17 years old, his eldest brother Alexander was arrested and hanged for participating in a terrorist bomb plot threatening the life of Czar Alexander III. Later, he met Paul McCartney, and history was changed forever. [HR] ...

Nowhere Boy Has A Director
Published 8/29/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News) at Flicks News
Nowhere Boy the film about John Lennon's early life has a director, visual artist Sam Taylor-Wood will helm the film according to The Hollywood Reporter. The choice feels very similar to Anton Corbijn directing Control, so hopefully Nowhere Boy will be as good. Produced by U.K. shingle Ecosse Films, the script from "Control" screenwriter Matt Greenhalgh will focus on the Beatle's childhood and subsequent journey to icon status. Filming is set to take place on location in Lennon's hometown on Liverpool.Greenhalgh's script details the story of Lennon as a lonely teenager growing up ...

John Lennon biopic is a go
Published 8/29/2008 by Franck Tabouring at The Screening Log
... Sam Taylor-Wood is set to direct “Nowhere Boy,” a film about the life and career of John Lennon, according to The Hollywood Reporter. ...

In the works: John Lennon, the movie; "The Strangers 2: Strangerer."
Published 8/29/2008 by Alison Willmore at IFC: Indie Eye
... about his assassin, so it seems to be time to take on the considerable challenge of the man himself -- Turner Prize-nominated artist Sam Taylor-Wood will make her directorial debut with John Lennon biopic "Nowhere Boy," written by "Control" screenwriter Matt Greenhalgh and apparently focusing on his early life. Here's hoping that, like "Control," the film ends up with an unknown playing its subject. [Hollywood Reporter] ...

John Lennon’s Story Headed to Theaters
Published 8/29/2008 by Jane Boursaw at Film Gecko
The thing about biopics — especially if they profile interesting people like John Lennon — is that it’s something different in the movie arena. Even if the same person is profiled in several movies, they’re all bound to be a different take on their life. That’s why I always appreciate seeing biopics in the works, because so many movies are just the same thing over and over. Now the story of John Lennon is headed for the big screen with Nowhere Boy, directed by visual artist Sam ...

John Lennon Biopic is a Go; Now, Who Should Play John?
Published 8/29/2008 by BuzzSugar at BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly.
... John Lennon's life looks like it's heading for the big screen. The Hollywood Reporter writes that a biopic called Nowhere Boy is in the works, to be directed by visual artist Sam Taylor-Wood and written by Matt Greenhalgh, who most recently wrote the Ian Curtis biopic Control. ...

Links for the Week - 8/29
Published 8/29/2008 by Zac at WeAreMovieGeeks.com
... Heroics looks like a fun take on the Superhero genre, to bad it is reserved for British television. -Downey Jr. and Tina Fey are lending their voices to Master Mind, a DreamWorks project, and hopefully they can keep the parodying out like Kung Fu Panda and be original. -The Tropic Thunder fake doc, Rain of Madness is online at iTunes. -Another trailer for Max Payne with Mark Walberg. -Here is a clip from W. -A John Lennon Biopic is being planned and has a director. -Alex Proyas talks a Dracula ...

“Nowhere Boy,” The Young Lennon Biopic Comes Together
Published 8/30/2008 by Nick Plowman at Fataculture
... by Sam Taylor-Wood, the film will focus on Lennon in his lonely teenage years where his music was the only way to escape his unfortunate domestic situation – and somewhere in between all the mayhem that was his growing up, he become a rock legend along with Paul McCarthy and the remainder of “The Beetles.” Casting for a biopic is always tricky but is also crucial that it is done right and with casting currently under way, interest will no doubt be summoned at TIFF this year. [ THR ] Taylor Wood, a visual artist, says, “The women in John’s early life truly shaped who he ...

John Lennon Biopic ‘Nowhere Boy’ Secures Director
Published 8/30/2008 by Dave Parrack at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
... More details have now emerged over the movie, with The Hollywood Reporter claiming that visual artist Sam Taylor-Wood has signed on as director. Casting for the major roles is now said to be under way, and filming is set to take place in Lennon’s home town of Liverpool as soon as all the elements are in place. ...

John Lennon Will Hit the Big Screen Again with 'Nowhere Boy'
Published 8/30/2008 by Monika Bartyzel at Cinematical
... The Hollywood Reporter posts that a new biopic centering on John Lennon is in the works. Titled Nowhere Boy, the film was written by ...