Ian Curtis Film Writer Plans John Lennon Movie

Matt Greenhalgh - who recently wrote the new Ian Curtis biopic Control - has now told how he plans to make a film about former Beatles songwriter, John Lennon.

In an interview with the Manchester Evening News, Greenhalgh says: "The film is called 'Lennon' and details John's adolescent years, pre-Beatlemania."

"It came to me off the back of 'Control' - the producers of Lennon saw 'Control' and then asked me if I'd consider doing their script for them. It wasn't a particularly hard decision for me to say yes."

Control focuses on the late singer Ian Curtis, who was the front man with influential post-punk band Joy Division. The film will be released nationwide in October and has already been subject to great reviews.