Well... speaking of the upcoming Nowhere Boy where Anne Marie is cast to play John Lennon's mother, Kristin Scott Thomas has been cast to play the aunt, Mimi and Aaron Johnson to play John. From The Guardian:

She's done posh and glacial. She's done mysterious and French. Now Kristin Scott-Thomas is to try tough and Scouse after being cast as John Lennon's formidable aunt Mimi in artist Sam Taylor-Wood's debut feature film.

The film, provisionally titled Nowhere Boy, is to tell the imagined story of Lennon's childhood and the women who helped shape him.

Cast alongside Scott-Thomas are Anne-Marie Duff - best-known for her TV work in Shameless and Elizabeth I. She will play Lennon's mother, Julia, while newcomer Aaron Johnson, who recently starred as the romantic lead in Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging, is to star as the young Lennon. ...




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