Shameless

HBO, Warner Bros. and writer-producer John Wells (The West Wing, Third Watch) are teaming on an American version of the popular British blue-collar TV dramedy, Shameless. In Britain, Shameless is regarded as one of the most innovative TV dramas of the past decade because of its unvarnished and sometimes hilarious take on life in the British underclass. It was created by Paul Abbott and stars David Threlfall, Gerard Kearns, Elliott Tittensor and Rebecca Ryan. It is set on a public housing estate in the northern English city of Manchester, the series’ leading character is incompetent but lovable Frank, an alcohol and drug abuser living on the margins of society who is the head of the chaotic Gallagher clan. Abbot and Wells have been working to get an American version made for a few years. At one point it was set up at NBC starring Woody Harrelson. Abbott was also behind
James Cook

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Kristin Scott Thomas and Anne-Marie Duff are set to play the women in John Lennon's life for Sam Taylor-Wood’s debut biopic Nowhere Boy. Scott Thomas - taking a break from making arty French flicks like Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (I've Loved You So Long) is in line to play the Beatle’s Aunt Mimi. Duff - best known for TV work on both Shameless and in her award winning role as Elizabth I in The Virgin Queen - will play his mother, Julia, during his childhood.Taylor-Wood, who up until recently was considered a photographer and video artist- made her first steps into the world of film with her 2008 short Love You More, which was produced by the late, great Anthony Minghella and was screened in the main Competition for the Palm D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The young Lennon will be played by Aaron Johnson,

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Last summer, word hit that John Lennon's childhood was getting the feature treatment in Nowhere Boy, penned by the impressive Matt Greenhalgh, the writer behind Control. And while just about any biopic written by Greenhalgh would be music to my ears, it all depends on the cast -- which I can now share with you, courtesy of The Daily Mail.
Most important part, of course, is John Lennon, who will be played by the 18-year-old Aaron Johnson. The actor hasn't made a heartthrob name for himself yet, but you might recognize him -- whether it be as Charlie Chaplin in Shanghai Knights, the younger Ed Norton in The Illusionist, or as one of the leads in Gurinder Chadha's latest, Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging. He's a bit too cute for Lennon, but that's just the way of the silver screen. Meanwhile, Anne-Marie Duff will play Lennon's laid back mother,
Monika Bartyzel

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