Hughes has said he is "writing and performing the music" for a "possible" film about Lennon.
Tom Hughes may be best known for his roles in series such as Victoria, A Discovery of Witches and The English, but it seems that we almost saw him as an absolutely iconic figure from the world of music - John Lennon.
Not only that, but it seems that Hughes is still involved in a "possible" film about Lennon, which he would be writing and performing the music for.
The news was revealed in an interview Hughes did with this week's Radio Times magazine, when the interviewer suggested that Hughes would make a good Lennon, based on his appearances as Chaz Jankel in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll.
Hughes responded: "John Lennon has been dangled as a carrot a couple of times, but I’m not 21 any more! Although I’ve played guitar since I was about five and I still play and write songs every day. There’s actually a possible film in the works where I’m writing and performing the music."
Lennon has been portrayed in multiple films over the year, including in 2009's Nowhere Boy, where he was played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and 2019's rom-com fantasy film Yesterday, where he was played by Robert Carlyle.
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Archive footage of Lennon was most recently seen in 2019 docuseries The Beatles: Get Back, which was directed by Peter Jackson and is available to stream on Disney Plus.
Meanwhile, Hughes will next be seen in Those About To Die, a drama based on the book of the same name by Daniel Mannix, which is set in the complex and corrupt world of ancient Rome’s spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition.
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Hughes will star in that series alongside the likes of Sir Anthony Hopkins, Lorenzo Richelmy, Sara Martins, Jojo Macari, Gabriella Pession, Dimitri Leonidas and Moe Hashim.
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James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
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