Exploring origins of 'Universe' with Team Todd

The PG-13 "Universe" is a gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical original romantic musical drama springing from Taymor's imagination and comprised entirely of Beatles songs. It's a love story set against a turbulent 1960s backdrop of anti-war protests, mind exploration and rock 'n roll. The film's story moves from the dockyards of Liverpool to the psychedelia of Greenwich Village, the riot-torn streets of Detroit and the killing fields of Vietnam. Guiding its star-crossed lovers (Sturgess and Wood) through the emerging anti-war and counterculture movements of the time are characters played by Bono and Eddie Izzard.

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