To celebrate the 70th anniversary of John Lennon’s birth, Nowhere Boy – the new Lennon biopic directed by Sam Taylor-Wood has opened this weekend! Nowhere Boy tells the story of Lennon’s childhood and the formation of The Beatles and has been endorsed by his closest loved ones.

A brand-new music video for “In Spite Of All The Danger” has also been released! It seems that the recording of “In Spite Of All The Danger” was the first time Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison ever entered a recording studio. (Along with Lennon’s childhood, the film shows how The Quarrymen eventually transformed into The Beatles.) They recorded this particular song at a private Liverpool recording studio in the summer of 1958.

The new version of the song is performed by Aaron Johnson (Kick-Ass, Temple Grandin) who plays John Lennon and Thomas Sangster (Phineas and Ferb) who plays Paul McCartney.

Lastly, be sure to check out video of The Quarrymen saluting Lennon at the Hollywood Bowl and The Quarrymen saluting Lennon at his star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, both taking place last Friday.

Nowhere Boy opened in New York and LA on Friday, October 8, 2010 and will be released nationwide on October 15, 2010.