Director defends Lennon film

FILM director Andrew Piddington came to Liverpool last night to defend his new film The Killing of John Lennon.

The movie, which concentrates on Lennon’s killer Mark Chapman, was given its regional premiere at FACT prior to a national release on December 7.

Piddington admitted he had been nervous about showing the film in Lennon’s birthplace.

“I thought a lot about playing the film in Liverpool.

“Then I thought Liverpool had a history of confronting issues and debates, and it seemed the right thing to do in the end to stand up with the film and say, ‘This has been made, let’s talk about it’.”

Piddington spent four years making the film with a cast of unknowns including lead actor Jonas Ball as Chapman.

Piddington said last night: “The film does not condone or exonerate Mark Chapman and while it is a human film it is in no way sympathetic to him.”

ANDREW PIDDINGTON talks about the making of the film in Box Office, in Friday’s Daily Post.

Source: Liverpool Daily