Nowhere Boy

My faith in Sam Taylor Wood‘s Nowhere Boy, the young John Lennon biopic that begins shooting sometimes between March and June, is all about Matt Greenhalgh‘s script. It has more or less the same concise, straight-from-the-shoulder British scruffiness that Greenhalgh’s script for Control had. Take out the Lennon-born-during-the-German-blitz scene in 1940, and the story spans from 1955 to 1960 — years of creative ferment and coming into one’s own.


Aaron Johnson; John Lennon at age 17

19 year-old Aaron Johnson (The Greatest) will obviously play Lennon from age 15 to 20 — not much of a stretch. They’d better get the hair color right — light reddish brown. If they screw this part up they’re dead.

The great Kristin Scott Thomas will play Lennon’s Aunt Mimi, which is a larger, more expressive role than the part of Lennon’s mother Julia, which is being played by Anne Marie Duff. Paul McCartney arrives during the last 20-odd pages, so they’d better get somebody damn good to play him.

The story ends with Lennon and McCartney heading off to play an open-ended gig in Hamburg.

I’ll consider sending the script to anyone who’s really eager to read it. Just let me know.

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  2. I’m not really a fan of biopic films about self-destructive, nihilistic, narcisstic musicians… but John Lennon was nothing like that and he was a great musician, very socially and politically conscious. This film might be good.

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  3. Obviously any Beatles fan instantly gets the title, but I wonder if it plays?

    Also why do we continue to dance around different aspects and time periods (BACKBEAT, TWO OF US, now this), but why have we still not gotten out definitive Beatles film?

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  4. Last year, the only person who wowed me with her performance more than KST in Seagull was Anne-Marie Duff in St Joan. Both truly exceptional actors, both highly underrated.

    Very excited about this film. Would love to see the script.

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  5. I would love to get a copy of that Nowhere Boy script for my Dad. He is one of those uber Beatles fans whose collection of Beatles memorabilia includes production cells from the Yellow Submarine movie. I consider myself a pretty rapid fan as well. While I was at school at the University of Iowa I was able to take a class solely on The Beatles. So if you could I’d love a copy of the script. Thanks again for the time.

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  6. I’m not really a fan of biopic films about self-destructive, nihilistic, narcisstic musicians… but John Lennon was nothing like that and he was a great musician, very socially and politically conscious. This film might be good.

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  16. ‘Backbeat’ had a great soundtrack, but the movie didnt make a dime.

    I dont see how this movie can make any money either. Not that I wouldnt rent it if it got good reviews. I’m just thinking of potential problems getting financing for a true Beatles biopic in the future.

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  33. I consider myself a pretty rapid fan as well. While I was at school at the University of Iowa I was able to take a class solely on The Beatles. So if you could I’d love a copy of the script. Thanks again for the time.

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