Killing Bono
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| Directed by | Nick Hamm |
| Screenplay by | Dick Clement Ian La Frenais Simon Maxwell Ben Bond (additional material) |
| Story by | Neil McCormick (novel) |
| Produced by | Ian Flooks Mark Huffam Piers Tempest |
| Starring | Ben Barnes Robert Sheehan Martin McCann |
| Cinematography | Kieran McGuigan |
| Edited by | Billy Sneddon |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures (UK) Arc Entertainment (US) |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Ireland |
| Language | English |
Killing Bono is a 2011 British-Irish comedy film directed by Nick Hamm, based on Neil McCormick's 2003 memoir Killing Bono: I Was Bono's Doppelgänger.[1]
The film loosely recreates the story of young Irish rocker McCormick and his younger brother, Ivan, who attempt to become rock stars but can only look on as their secondary school friends form U2 and become the biggest band in the world. The film stars Ben Barnes as Neil McCormick, Robert Sheehan as Ivan McCormick and Martin McCann as Irish singer Bono.[2] It marked the final film role of Pete Postlethwaite, who died two months before its release. In the movie the 3rd Croke Park concert 1987 is referenced when on the morning of 27 June 1987, Bono asks Neil McCormick to support the gig on The Joshua Tree Tour.
Cast
- Ben Barnes as Neil
- Robert Sheehan as Ivan
- Martin McCann as Bono
- Stanley Townsend as Danny
- Pete Postlethwaite as Karl
- Krysten Ritter as Gloria
- Peter Serafinowicz as Hammond
- Hugh O'Conor as Gary
- Aidan McArdle as Bill
- Luke Treadaway as Nick
- Justine Waddell as Danielle
- Ralph Brown as Leo
Production
The film was shot in Northern Ireland,[3] was funded by Northern Ireland Screen[4] and was released by Paramount Pictures (the distributor of U2's film Rattle and Hum) in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2011. Sony Music Entertainment released the movie's soundtrack worldwide.[5] The European premiere was held in the Savoy Cinema in Dublin.[6]
References
- ^ McCormick, Neil (11 March 2011). "Neil McCormick on 'Killing Bono'". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ IMDb - Killing Bono
- ^ "'Killing Bono' shooting to begin". BBC News. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ^ "Filming of Killing Bono underway in Belfast - News, Film & TV". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ^ "Paramount Takes UK rights to Killing Bono from Salt". Screendaily.com. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ Killing Bono premiere | meg
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