Lennon Film Due

A new film titled "Nowhere Man" based on the early life of John Lennon is set to be made after writer Michael Greenhalgh recieved UK Film Council funding.

Greenhalgh is most famous for directing last year's celebrated Ian Curtis biopic "Control" - based on the the autobiography of the singer's wife, "Touching From A Distance".

The new film will concentrate on Lennon's early life in Liverpool, where he was brought up by his Aunt Mimi after his mother Julia died following an accident with a police car. The film will be based on the controversial book "Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon" written by Lennon's sister, Julia.

According to a report in the Guardian, Greenhalgh was reluctant to make another film about a musician, but relented when he learned it was on the legendary Beatle saying:

"He is beyond music; above it even. And his early life as told in Julia's book took me into a world that illuminated so much about this legendary genius. I could see the drama and film immediately."

There is no release date for "Nowhere Man".