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Eccleston to star in Lennon biopic
Saturday 28 November 2009
'Lennon Naked' covers the period from 1967 to 1971 when tensions within the band reached a peak and the star slipped into hard drug use.
Eccleston has already begun filming the 90-minute drama for BBC4. At 45, the actor is a good 18 years older than the real Lennon would have been in 1967 and five years older than the musician at the time of his death in 1980.
Artist Sam Taylor Wood recently interpreted the early life of the former Beatles star in her forthcoming film 'Nowhere Boy' which is released next month.
In 'Lennon Naked', writer Robert Jones examines the effect of his troubled childhood on Lennon's later life, and the impact of re-establishing contact with his estranged father Freddie.
Torchwood actress Naoko Mori will play Yoko Ono, while Irish actor Andrew Scott stars as Paul McCartney.
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