Anna Karenina (2012)
Savages (2012)
Albert Nobbs (2011)
Two sets of candids from Aaron’s previous films, Nowhere Boy and Chatroom, have been added to the gallery. Enjoy!
GALLERY LINKS:
- Nowhere Boy (2009) > On Set – March 11, 2009
- Chatroom (2010) > On Set – July 31, 2009
In an early alert to retailers Sony has made public their plans to bring the 2009 biopic “Nowhere Boy” to Blu-ray Disc on January 25th, 2010. The Sam Taylor-Wood film is about the childhood of “Beatles” front-man John Lennon with Aaron Johnson playing the lead role and Kristin Scott Thomas playing his aunt Mimi. The tech specs and information regarding bonus materials have yet to be announced but stay tuned and we will keep you updated. The title is already available for PRE-ORDER over at Amazon with a $21.49 price tag.
I was walking down the street this morning, and a woman was listening to her headphones and singing, “Love is all you need” over and over again. Do you experience those same sorts of synchronicities?
Big time, big time… There was one moment where we were singing “Hello Little Girl,” and at the time I felt like I was really f*cking it up and not getting it quite right or how I performed it, I dunno, it didn’t feel too good. Anyway, Sam was like, Well, look, — ’cause this was rehearsal, just before setting the camera up — and [she said], Okay, take five minutes off and we’ve got to set up in here anyway and we need to pull the carpet up and I moved the chair just a little bit, the chair that I’m sitting on, and then they pull the carpet up, and right underneath the chair is [a newspaper dated] 1968 or something like this, with John Lennon on the front of this newspaper that’s been preserved this whole time. It was just so insane, because the location that we were at was just this broken-down home… [The newspaper was] under the carpet; it was under that chair I was sitting on. It was insane. So I dunno, it felt like his spirit was in the room. There were moments like that quite a lot. It was incredible.
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Breathing life into John Lennon, one of history’s most iconic figures, would seem like an insurmountable task to some, but Aaron Johnson jumped at the chance. Especially since he would be presenting a portion of Lennon’s life fans had never seen before — his childhood.
But as “Nowhere Boy” plays out, it quickly becomes clear that his pre-Beatles existence was just as fascinating. I caught up with Aaron to talk about the challenges living as Lennon presented, how he quelled those nerves and why you won’t be buying his debut CD on iTunes any time soon!
PopWrap: I was continually surprised by how much I didn’t know about John Lennon while watching this movie — were you?
Aaron Johnson: Hugely. I didn’t know anything about that part of his life that’s never been documented either. To express the most important part of Lennon’s life – the stuff that almost explains who he is as an artist — was exciting. The insecure, vulnerable, defensive Lennon.
Making its debut on October 8th, the eve of what would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday, is the touching biopic, Nowhere Boy. W spoke with lead actor Aaron Johnson about his film role as a young John Lennon, depicting the boyhood heartbreaks and teenage exploits that shaped the man whose music forever changed the world.
Were you a fan of John Lennon or The Beatles growing up?
I’m British, so it’s embedded in our history and culture. I love the Beatles, of course, and the music.How did being a fan affect your portrayal of John?
I never knew the in depth backstory of John Lennon. The script was my first insight into it. I guess not being a Beatles fanatic or from that generation allowed me to look outside the box and study, really observe what went on then. The pressure is on when you are playing anyone who was once alive. It being a true story, I wanted to do as much research as possible.
Aaron Johnson believes it is ”hypocritical” of people to criticise 13-year-old Chloe Moretz for swearing in ‘Kick-Ass’ while allowing them to listen to sexually-charged pop music.
Aaron Johnson has blasted “hypocritical” critics of ‘Kick Ass’.
The 20-year-old actor insists people shouldn’t object to the colourful language used by his 13-year-old co-star Chloe Moretz in the film because the movie came with an adult certification, unlike many raunchy pop songs that are accessible on radio.
He said: “I mean, at least we put a certificate on our film. It’s hypocritical. The same parents that complain then allow their six-year-old kids to listen to Rihanna on the school run. I have nothing against Rihanna but have you heard the lyrics?”
The ‘Nowhere Boy’ star also admitted he wished people would give Chloe more credit for the work she did on the action comedy, in which she played pre-teen superhero Hit Girl.
He added to GQ magazine: “I don’t see why they can’t acknowledge the fact that someone so young can be so mature, have to deal with those circumstances, and pull it off with great brilliance.”
After playing John Lennon in “Nowhere Boy,” Aaron Johnson tore a page from the late Beatle’s life. Just as Lennon became involved with an artist much older than he was and felt artistically liberated by their relationship, the 20-year-old British actor fell in love with his 43-year-old director, Sam Taylor-Wood, a conceptual artist making her first film.
The couple’s engagement and subsequent birth of their daughter has set tongues wagging across the Atlantic. But Johnson has been nonchalant about the age difference, telling People magazine, “I’m an old soul and she’s a young soul.”
8. Nowhere Boy
The film covers the troubled relations between the soon-to-be Beatle John Lennon (Kick-Ass’s Aaron Johnson), the mother who abandoned him, and the aunt who raised him (Kristin Scott Thomas). But the juicier story may be offscreen: Director Sam Taylor-Wood, 43, just gave birth to a daughter with Johnson, 20. Oct. 8.
Added a bunch of new stills from ‘Nowhere Boy’ along with some posters as well. Enjoy!
GALLERY LINKS:
- Nowhere Boy (2009) > Production Stills
- Nowhere Boy (2009) > Artwork & Posters
Here’s the US trailer for ‘Nowhere Boy’. I’ll add caps soon!