Timberlake to play Johnny Rotten in official biopic

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http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,12589,1204478,00.html

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:02 (twenty-one years ago)

In brief: Lydon wants Timberlake for Rotten role
Staff and agencies
Tuesday April 27, 2004

John Lydon wants Justin Timberlake to play him in the forthcoming film version of his autobiography. The former Sex Pistol, known as Johnny Rotten in his punk heyday, said Timberlake had agreed to the request provided Lydon stays away from the film set. Lydon's book No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs, is being made into a film by Penelope Spheeris, the Wayne's World director. Spheeris currently working on the Janis Joplin biopic The Gospel According to Janis, starring pop singer Pink.Ë‡

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

provided Lydon stays away from the film set.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Timberlake had agreed to the request provided Lydon stays away from the film set

Switch the last names and there's your situationism.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

This is the most hilarious news I have ever, ever read.

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I really hope the part of Sid Vicious will be played by David Lee Roth

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Elijah Wood as Malcolm McLaren

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:18 (twenty-one years ago)

The Strokes as the Clash

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Lil Jon as Don Letts

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Bill O'Reilly as Bill Grundy

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Chad Michael Murray as Steve Jones

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Uma Thurman as the Queen

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:20 (twenty-one years ago)

matthew perry as sting

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:20 (twenty-one years ago)

And Courtney Love as "No, we're still not letting you be Nancy Spungen".

― Sengai, Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:21 (twenty-one years ago)

jack white as siouxsie sioux

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Brad Pitt as Stiff Little Fingers. All of them.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Nat King Cole as Professor Sam The Shade

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:23 (twenty-one years ago)

bobby brown as iggy pop

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Katie Holmes as Vivienne Westwood

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Junior Senior as Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Steve Buscemi as David Essex.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:24 (twenty-one years ago)

That dude who plays Spike as Billy Idol.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Nothing says "punk pioneer" like an alumnus of a totally fabricated boy band microcontrolled by a mad svengali who's only in it for the money ...
... oh wait, was I talking about N Sync or the Sex Pistols? I forgot.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Phyllis Diller as Lou Reed

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Steve Buscemi as Jimmy Saville.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)

paul and ringo as dee dee and joey ramone

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Phyllis Diller as Lou Reed

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaa

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:29 (twenty-one years ago)

any random King of Leon as Richard Branson

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Minnie Driver as Queen Elizabeth II
Jonny Lee Miller as Prince Philip

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Ruth Buzzy as Nick Kenta

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:32 (twenty-one years ago)

no no no wait, Ted "The Million Dollar Man" DiBiase as Richard Branson

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Elijah Wood as Emerson
Tobey Maguire as Lake
Topher Grace as Palmer

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Several CGI Ashton Kutchers as Slade

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:34 (twenty-one years ago)

any random King of Leon as Richard Branson

You, sir, have scored.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Ryan Seacrest as Richard Hell.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Andre 3000 as Hendrix.

Oh, right.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Lil Jon as Dr. John.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:39 (twenty-one years ago)

no no wait...

Lil Jon as GARFUNKEL

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:40 (twenty-one years ago)

TI as Joan Baez

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem as the Exploited

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

A bellowing Gilbert Gottfried as the Winterland's PA system.

"EVER GET THE FEELING YOU'VE BEEN CHEATED??

― morris pavilion (samjeff), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

a sock puppet as Ronnie Biggs

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:42 (twenty-one years ago)

A bellowing Gilbert Gottfried as the Winterland's PA system.

"EVER GET THE FEELING YOU'VE BEEN CHEATED??

Hahahaa

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Steve Buscemi as Jimmy Saville.

http://staff.washington.edu/gcthomas/Images/buscemi.jpg

"Now then, now then, eeeee-ooooo-urrrhhhh"

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Bushwick Bill as Rodney Bingenheimer.

― Joseph McCombs, Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I WOULD PAY MAJOR CASH TO SEE THAT.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:53 (twenty-one years ago)

And as Malcom McLaren...Carrot Top.

― rumple., Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I would pay major cash to escape from that.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)

This movie needs Elvira. As anyone.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:58 (twenty-one years ago)

elvira as either vivianne westwood... or johnny thunders..

― chris andrews (fraew), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 20:04 (twenty-one years ago)

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Amanda Donohoe as that punkette that Adam Ant used to go round with.

No, wait....

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 09:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Sir Cliff Richard as Charlie Harper

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 09:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Fred Durst as one of the rats Lydon bludgeons in his youth.

― Buster (mokey), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Robert Arkins as Joe Strummer

Ewan McGregor as Paul Simonon

Robert Carlyle as Hugh Cornwell

Ardal O'Hanlon as Feargal Sharkey

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Robert Downey Jr. as Stiv Bators

Owen Wilson as Plastic Bertranne

― Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Tom Cruise as Pete Shelley
Dustin Hoffman as Howard Devoto

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Britney Spears as Debbie Harry

David Schwimmer as Chris Stein

― Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Samuel L Jackson as Don Letts
Dale Winton as Andrew Czezowski

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:22 (twenty-one years ago)

and the entire cast of 'cheers' as lou reeds' revolving ensemble of girlfriends / wives during the period..

― chris andrews (fraew), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Brian Dowling as Derek Jarman
Toyah Wilcox as Toyah

― Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Gene Wilder as Malcolm McLaren
Mel Brooks as Bernie Rhodes
Jordan as Jordan

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Colonel Qaddafi as Taco

― NickB (NickB), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Keanu Reeves as Gene October
Elijah Woods as Dee Generate

― Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Pink as Billy Idol

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Russell Crowe as Mensi
Robbie Coltrane as Jet Black
Guy Pearce as Vic Godard

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Ashley from Coronation Street as Genesis P-Orridge

― Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I read this thread title as *Timbaland* to play Johnny Rotten, I'm a confused person today.

― mzui, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 12:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Justin Guarini as Jon Savage

― Sym (shmuel), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 12:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Christopher Walken as Nick Lowe

― Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 12:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Tom Hanks as Mark Perry

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 12:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Hattie Jacques as Julie Burchill
Bernard Breslaw as Odd Bod

― NickB (NickB), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 12:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Quentin Tarantino as Mick Jones
Tim Roth as Topper Headon
Michael Madsen as Kosmo Vinyl

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 12:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Charles Haughtry as Jah Wobble

― NickB (NickB), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 13:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Rik Mayall as Spizz
Ade Edmondson as Pete Petrol

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 13:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Eric Sykes as Knox

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 13:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Bob Dylan as John Cooper Clarke
Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson
Tony Wilson as Paul Morley
Paul Morley as John the Postman

― Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 13:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Ronan Keating as the New York Dolls

― Sym (shmuel), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 13:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Steve Buscemi as Shane McGowan.

― mike a, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Pete Best as Warwick Nightingale.

― mike a, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:22 (twenty-one years ago)

I love how Spheeris is only cited as the director of Wayne's World.

― Prude (Prude), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:26 (twenty-one years ago)

he can't be any worse at it than than andrew schofield.

― piscesboy, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Xtina as Jordan
Simon Cowell as Nick Kent
Jack Black as Jet Black

― briania, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Craig from Degrassi as Nick Cash

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 19:26 (twenty-one years ago)

James Gandolfini as Jobriath.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 19:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I THOUGHT THIS SAID "TIMBALAND".

― NUMBER 1 TERRY RILEY FAN (ex machina), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 19:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Marcello Carlin as Tony Parsons
Luka as Mick Fadden
Tom Ewing as Gary Bushell

― Henry K M (Enrique), Thursday, 29 April 2004 09:15 (twenty-one years ago)

http://digilander.libero.it/fabiopao/toons/hair_bear_bunch.gif
I met Wally Nightingale once. Here he is with the bloke from the New Radicals and him from Little Bob Story...

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 29 April 2004 09:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Britney Spears as Sue Catwoman

― The Rebukes of Hazard (mjt), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Wally Nightingale as Elvis Costello

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

The Brian Jonestown Massacre as The Damned

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 30 April 2004 05:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Peter Jackson as John Peel

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 30 April 2004 05:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Andrea Corr as Gaye Advert.
Natalie Imbruglia as Patti Smith.
Mike Skinner as Mark E. Smith.
Pete Waterman/Louis Walsh as Jake Riviera/Dave Robinson.
Busted as Eddie & The Hot Rods.
McFly as Eater.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Friday, 30 April 2004 11:56 (twenty-one years ago)

seven months pass...

Still a great thread.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 18:53 (twenty years ago)

What is the news with this? Timberlake is perfect to play Lydon. I can't think of anyone else who could play him, unless it's like John Travolta, Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts or Crispin Glover. Those are the only people I think would be right for the role.

― David Allen (David Allen), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 18:58 (twenty years ago)

Martin Freeman (Tim from The Office)

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 19:01 (twenty years ago)

Hahahahah how the hell did I miss this???

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 19:04 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

If only.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 20:52 (nineteen years ago)

Maybe Johnny first needs to see Timberlake in the jesse james hollywood movie .

― Carlos Keith (Buck_Wilde), Thursday, 11 May 2006 00:26 (nineteen years ago)

What ever happened to the Germs movie?

Darby was to be played by the rock 'n' roll doctor from ER.

― Handsome Dan, Thursday, 11 May 2006 00:45 (nineteen years ago)

I laughed again at the Wally Nightingale pic above. I share a sense of humour with me, it seems.

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 11 May 2006 12:12 (nineteen years ago)

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