Kick-Ass star Aaron Johnson is only 19.  Sam Taylor-Wood, who directed him in the John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy, is 42.  But that didn’t stop him from knocking her up.  It’s kinda weird, but kinda impressive, considering the only thing I could’ve knocked up when I was 19 was my roommate’s socks.  She must have really strong kegels.

Young film star Aaron Johnson and divorced director Sam Taylor-Wood yesterday [in January] announced they are expecting their first child. The couple, who met when Sam, 42, cast Aaron, 19, as John Lennon in her feature film Nowhere Boy, have been engaged since October.
A spokesman for the pair said: “We can confirm that Sam is pregnant with her and Aaron’s first child. Both are very, very happy.”
Artist-turned-director Sam has daughters Angelica, 12, and Jessie, three, from her 11-year marriage to Jay Jopling, which ended in 2008.  Art dealer Jay, 46, has been linked with Lily Allen, 24. [MirrorUK - thanks to Zak for the tip]

Jeez, I would’ve thought one of the advantages of banging a 42-year-old was that at least she couldn’t get pregnant.  She must have a very youthful womb.  Which is what I look for in a woman (they complain about the speculum being cold, but it’s worth it).  In any case, I hope the baby doesn’t mind breast feeding from two white flags that say “Bang.”

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This is the first trailer for Nowhere Boy, based on the memoir by John Lennon’s half sister, Julia Baird.  I’m sure everyone’s sick of slick music biopics by now, but Lennon seems like an obvious subject, even if Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, et. al. flicks got made first.  It’s got a few other factors going for it as well that give me hope it won’t be the usual hokey tear/penis jerker.

• It narrows its focus on John’s early schoolboy days when he met Paul, rather than all the later stuff that’s already been written about ad nauseum
• No big-name actors trying to win an Oscar
• No Beatles songs in the trailer, so at least you know it’s not a cheap ploy to sell more Beatles records
• Made by British people, and British people are smarter. Sorry, it’s true.  That’s why God made them uglier to even things out.

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