By Iain Blair

Thanks to the huge success of Slumdog Millionaire — $125 million US domestic take so far — the British film industry is really kicking ass these days. Now The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired Nowhere Boy, the John Lennon coming of age story directed by Sam Taylor-Wood, starring Aaron Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Thomas Sangster, David Morrissey and Anne-Marie Duff. It tells the never before seen story of John Lennon’s (Johnson) childhood on the streets of Liverpool. Principal photography started this month on location in Liverpool and at Ealing Studios. The script was developed with the support of the UK Film Council’s Development Fund and the film will be produced by Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae for Ecosse Films (Brideshead Revisited).

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