Sam Taylor-Wood

Aaron Johnson Interview NOWHERE BOY

by Christina Radish    Posted: October 6th, 2010 at 8:40 am

The drama Nowhere Boy details the crucial formative teenage years of John Lennon (Aaron Johnson), and depicts the events and personal circumstances that led to the later formation of the Beatles. Opening the weekend of Lennon’s birthday (he would have been 70 on October 9^th), the film shows the clash between Julia (Anne-Marie Duff), the free-spirited mother who gave John away in his infancy for personal reasons, and her sister Mimi (Kristin Scott Thomas), the Aunt who stepped in and raised him. When John turns to music as his escape path, he finds a kindred spirit in the teenage Paul McCartney (Thomas Brodie Sangster) and together they form a band that will eventually become the Beatles.

At a roundtable interview for the film’s press day, actor Aaron Johnson, best known for his work in Kick-Ass, talked about the overwhelming prospect of taking on a character as iconic as John Lennon, singing and playing guitar on film for the first time, doing justice to such a beloved individual, and receiving the praise of Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono for the final product. Check out what he had to say after the jump.

Aaron Johnson and Director Sam Taylor Wood Video Interview NOWHERE BOY

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: February 8th, 2010 at 6:37 pm

If you haven’t heard of Aaron Johnson yet…I promise you will very soon.  That’s because in director Sam Taylor Wood’s Nowhere Boy, Johnson gives an amazing performance as a teenage John Lennon.  And in a few months,  Johnson will be everywhere, as he’s one of the leads in director Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass.  Trust me, this guy is going to be huge.

Anyway, at this year’s Sundance Film festival, I was able to speak with Aaron Johnson and Director Sam Taylor Wood about Nowhere Boy and our conversation is after the jump.  We talked about the delicate balancing act of trying to make a movie that’s based on such a famous person.  We also covered being at Sundance, what was it like on set, how did they prepare for the movie, and a lot more.  It’s a great interview so take a look.

Also, while Nowhere Boy has already been released in the UK, it’s still opening around the world.  I saw the film at Sundance and it’s great.  If you’re a Beatles fan, or just curious what Lennon’s life was like as a teenager, it’s really worth your time.

Sundance 2010: First Images from OBSELIDIA, SKATELAND Starring Ashley Greene, THE DRY LAND Starring America Ferrera, Melissa Leo, and Wilmer Valderrama, THE IMPERIALISTS ARE STILL ALIVE! and WINTER’S BONE

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 6th, 2009 at 8:44 pm

As we move closer to the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, we’re getting the first images of the films that will be playing there.  Since there are so many movies, we’ve decided to group them into a single article because the human brain can only handle so many new images before it starts to go mad.  The films we’ve included in this group Obselidia; Skateland starring the unbelievable hotness that is Ashley Greene; The Dry Land starring America Ferrera, Melissa Leo, and Wilmer Valderrama; The Imperialists Are Still Alive!; and Winter’s Bone starring Jennifer Lawrence and John Hawkes. We also have some more images for Nowhere Boy, the young John Lennon biopic starring Kristen Scott Thomas and Aaron Johnson.  Hit the jump for images and synopses for all these films.

The 2010 Sundance Film Festival will run from January 21-31^st.

More AFM Promo Photos and Synopses For 7 More Movies Including HELLRAISER, THE TOURNAMENT, EARTHBOUND

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 12th, 2009 at 8:18 pm

The hits from this year’s American Film Market (AFM)* keep on coming.  The yearly festival where buyers and sellers do business to bring us all the movies we’ll see in the (hopefully) near future offers plenty of photos and full synopses.  You may not have the fat cash to purchase these movies but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy their first images and plot details.  We’ve got the goods for Hellraiser, Earthbound (Starring Kate Hudson and Gael Garcia Bernal), Nowhere Boy, The Concert, The Tournament, and the animated films Escape from Planet Earth, Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs Evil.  Check it all out (plus the digital version of the promo poster for Scream 4) after the jump.  Please note that I have copied down all synopsis exactly as they were originally written.

Copyright ©2005 - 2012. All Rights Reserved. California web design