London,
(ANI):
Brad
Pitt
is
reportedly
in
secret
talks
to
play
John
Lennon
in
a
biopic.
The
47-year-old
actor
is
said
to
be
in
negotiations
to
portray
the
late
Beatle
–
shot
dead
by
Mark
Chapman
in
1980
at
the
age
of
40
in
a
big-screen
version
of
his
life.
Brad
Pitt
is
a
huge
fan
of
the
pop
legend"s
music
and
is
planning
to
produce
the
film
as
well
as
act
in
it.
And
he
has
apparently
won
over
John"s
widow
Yoko
Ono,
whom
he
has
met
to
discuss
the
project.
Having
often
described
himself
as
a
method
actor,
Brad
is
planning
to
throw
himself
into
the
role
of
Lennon
by
mastering
the
Liverpudlian
accent
and
learning
to
sing
so
he
can
perform
John"s
songs
in
the
film.
“Brad
already
has
a
writer
working
on
the
script.
And
Yoko
has
given
the
project
her
blessing
so
long
as
it"s
true
to
John"s
life.
Brad
wants
to
do
all
the
singing
himself
and
plans
to
take
voice
lessons.
If
he
can"t
pull
it
off
they"ll
use
John"s
own
voice," the
Daily
Express
quoted
an
insider
as
telling
Day
&
Night.
“Brad
has
also
been
immersing
himself
in
videos
and
books
so
he
can
get
Lennon"s
mannerisms
down
pat,"
the
insider
added.