The short film was inspired by and featured John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).” He joined filmmakers Dave Mullins and Brad Booker on stage at the Dolby Theatre, paying tribute to his mother, Ono, by commemorating the UK edition of Mother’s Day.
Sean Ono Lennon gave his thoughts on Sam Mendes‘ upcoming Beatles movies while chatting with Variety’s Marc Malkin at the Oscars during Variety On the Carpet presented by DIRECTV.
Mendes plans to make four films, with each one told from a different member’s point of view. “That’s the minimum you need to cover the epic story of The Beatles. You need four films,” Ono Lennon said.
As for who he hopes will play John Lennon, Ono Lennon had a very specific (and surprising) actor in mind.
“I’m hoping that Emma Stone might consider it because she did such a good job in ‘Poor Things.’ I think if you’re gonna reach that as an actor, the next obvious step is to really go for it and be John Lennon,” he quipped.
On a more serious note, Ono Lennon reflected on the difficulty of pulling off a film about a public figure as well known as his father.
“I do think with someone as famous as my dad, it’s very hard to cast a film like that. There have been some very successful biopics about music people. ‘La Vie en Rose’ was incredible. ‘Ray’ was amazing. You can pull it off, and I think we’re gonna do a good job, so I’m excited,” he said.
