Taking its title from Rubber Soul’s “Nowhere Man,” Nowhere Boy takes place in 1950s Liverpool and centers around the teenage years of John Lennon’s life, played by Aaron Johnson, who also played the young Ed Norton in The Illusionist.

It’s the latest in a long line of films reflecting on the Beatles and their music in different lights. There was also Backbeat, the TV movie Two of Us, Across the Universe, I Am Sam, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, A Hard Day’s Night and Help!.

The film is based on the memoir written by Julia Baird, Lennon’s half-sister. “The story of John Lennon’s childhood has never been told, and now Beatles fans will be able to gain insight into his fascinating life,” Weinstein Company president of theatrical films Tom Ortenberg said in a press release. The company plans to release the movie in time for consideration for awards season, with a wider release to follow in January 2010. Directed by Sam Taylor-Wood.

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