Video: Yoko Approves of Lennon Biopic 'Nowhere Boy'

By PopEater Staff Posted Sep 28th 2010 11:13AM

Yoko Ono has long been a mercurial figure when it comes to deceased husband John Lennon and the Beatles. She has disapproved of all sorts of tributes and spins on John's work and life (she even cut down a Purple Magazine photo of her son, Sean Lennon, imitating the famous Yoko and John cover of Rolling Stone, reportedly calling it "a farce and a spoof"), but has given her blessing to sometimes random projects like 'The Beatles: Rock Band' video game in 2009.

Fortunately, the new biopic 'Nowhere Boy,' depicting the troubled youth of a pre-Beatles Lennon, nabbed Yoko's stamp of approval. At a screening last week in New York, Ono (seen at right with 20-year-old Aaron Johnson, who portrays Lennon) was announced by director Sam Taylor-Wood for a brief introduction to the film.

"I'm so glad you guys are here to watch this film. The first time I saw this film, I was choked up. It's an incredibly, incredibly real film. That's what I like about it; [Sam] is telling the truth," Yoko said.

See the full clip after the jump and learn what Yoko thinks John would have thought of 'Nowhere Boy.'

"John would have loved it, because he would have loved that you know the pain he went through in his childhood," Yoko said. "That pain really created all the songs and statements he made. It made him a very wise person. You might think it's terrible John went through all this, but it was a blessing."

Watch the video:

And while she approves of the film's treatment of her husband, Yoko also boasted about the director herself, saying, "Sam Taylor-Wood is really changing our vision of what a film director can be."

"I'm so happy you're here because you're such a powerful driving force," Taylor-Wood said to Yoko in her opening remarks, before getting tongue tied; her appreciation of her subject's widow's enthusiasm was clear.

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By Pam

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Yoko is a nobody and has always ridden on the coattails of her dead husband. Can't stand this untalented, foolish woman.

By MAGOOS

This woman has but one talent. Exploiting the life and death of the late John Lennon. I suspect many Beatles fans were mystified when he married this gremlin; she has lived well and feasted on his greatness.

By Amanda

lol I notice it doesn't say Sam Taylor Wood is engaged to Aaron Johnson...

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