Today marks an interesting cosmic date in the universe of the Beatles, as it is the birthday of the late John Lennon. Born in Liverpool in 1940 (in the middle of a German air raid at the height of World War II), Lennon lead a hardscrabble childhood but loved music (especially early American rock and roll) and ended up fronting the most inventive and important bands in the history of pop music. As the recent release of "The Beatles: Rock Band" has proven, the band's influence still runs quite deep, from Pearl Jam to Silversun Pickups to Jack White to TV on the Radio. Lennon was tragically cut down in 1980 by a disturbed guy named Mark David Chapman. Lennon was survived by his wife Yoko Ono (who just released a new album) and his two sons, Sean and Julian.
Strangely, today is also Sean Lennon's birthday (he turns 34 today). He...
Strangely, today is also Sean Lennon's birthday (he turns 34 today). He...
- 10/9/2009
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Lennon to score 'Undead'
NEW YORK -- Sean Lennon will score the indie vampire comedy Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Undead starring Jake Hoffman, Devon Aoki, Jeremy Sisto and Ralph Macchio.
Writer-director Jordan Galland's feature debut stars Hoffman (son of Dustin) as an unemployed actor who gets his big break directing a bizarre off-Broadway version of Hamlet. But there's a catch: The adaptation is written by a Romanian (John Ventimiglia, best known as chef Artie Bucco on The Sopranos) who happens to be undead.
Aoki plays Hoffman's love interest. Macchio will play a mob boss who ends up fighting vampires. Sisto plays a bumbling detective investigating the mysterious deaths surrounding the production. Kris Lemche, Joey Kern and Waris Ahuwalia also star in the C Plus Pictures production.
Lennon scored the fantasy musical he starred in and co-wrote, Friendly Fire, which featured appearances by Aoki, Asia Argento and Lindsay Lohan.
Writer-director Jordan Galland's feature debut stars Hoffman (son of Dustin) as an unemployed actor who gets his big break directing a bizarre off-Broadway version of Hamlet. But there's a catch: The adaptation is written by a Romanian (John Ventimiglia, best known as chef Artie Bucco on The Sopranos) who happens to be undead.
Aoki plays Hoffman's love interest. Macchio will play a mob boss who ends up fighting vampires. Sisto plays a bumbling detective investigating the mysterious deaths surrounding the production. Kris Lemche, Joey Kern and Waris Ahuwalia also star in the C Plus Pictures production.
Lennon scored the fantasy musical he starred in and co-wrote, Friendly Fire, which featured appearances by Aoki, Asia Argento and Lindsay Lohan.
- 2/21/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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