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The first trailer for Killing Bono has shown up online, courtesy of Paramount Pictures. Follow the thumbnail below to watch! Screencaps are in the gallery.

Source: Paramount Pictures

?MK? said:

what’s not to love in the trailer?!? the accent? the various looks? the funny lines? the comedy element? Ben singing?!?? can’t wait for the film to be released, hopefully world wide since it has an amazing cast and well…it’s about music, the market, a true story more or less and involves Bono. thanks for posting!!!!!!

October 24th, 2010

Vicky said:

OMFG!! This will be EPIC. I’m so happy right now. It’s made my day, no actually made my whole week. Thanks for posting. :)
Ben will be awesome in this. Can’t wait.
Now I’m going to watch at least 10 times more. :P

October 24th, 2010

Rich Johnston said:

Did you by any chance discover this information through Bleeding Cool?

October 24th, 2010

Kimbers said:

Fab trailer! Ben is sooo cute – especially eating chips! – & I lurve the accent!

My fave lines:-

Dude outside U2 gig: “do you want a U2 pin badge?”
Bin Bons (as Neil): “do i, b*ll*cks!”

I think the trailer might benefit from more steamy bits though!!!

October 24th, 2010

Geo said:

Damn! I watched it yesterday and THIS WILL BE F*CKING EPIC! After it, I really got excited for this movie and I watched the trailer… 15 times?? I don’t feel tired, just it. And Ben is pretty cute, this, I guess, I don’t need to say, you all know this. I think this movie will be funny, and… GOD, I CAN’T WAIT.

October 24th, 2010

Vicky said:

THIS MEANS WAR!!

I’m sorry. I had to write this down. :D It’s a funny part.
By the way, I love that song in the end. Ben’s voice is soo good. Is this a real song? Or It was just write for the movie?

October 24th, 2010

kell said:

Loved it such a good trailer Hope it is so world wide , it has to be. I must have watched it a least 10 times already. Hope someone puts it on youtube so I can see a larger trailer. Ben is so cute in it and his singing . Cant wait to hear the rest of the songs. He is really a good singer.

October 24th, 2010

DW said:

I love the part when Ben/Neil gets upset when he hears the U2 song “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” and Neil says “He’s got everything he ever wanted!” So apropos.

His acting seems amazing in this! And his singing OMG! I hope there’s an entire soundtrack!

I also notice they show a millisecond of the infamous groupie scene. Over on IMDb boards there’s been some crazy rumors about that scene!

October 24th, 2010

Nicole L. said:

the trailer is awesome!! it made me laugh…especially the part towards the end where they’re dressed up with makeup and whatnot (glam rock?) and the old dude says “they’re going to be the next U2, only better looking…and gay.” and the look on Rob’s face after the old guy says that is priceless!!

also, did anyone else notice that Ben’s voice seems higher for most of the trailer? lol :)

October 24th, 2010

Alison said:

The song, “we are right here where we wanna be” (just some of the words no idea of the actual title) was what ben was singing the first day I was an extra. I’m fairly certain it was written especially for the film, probably by Joe Echo as he seems to have done most of the soundtrack and was there guiding ben and the extras on how to sing it. It sounded fantastic and was seriously catchy!

The trailer looks amazing, I’m really excited to see Ben doing comedy and his accent sounds really good!

Also, DW what are the crazy groupie rumours? I dont often look at IMDB and am too lazy to go check it out!

October 24th, 2010

Jane said:

Oh my God…
this is epic!
this movie is for oscar…definitely!
and Ben’s role left me speechless… :D
sry for my english…:)

October 24th, 2010

Fedra said:

Well… i loved the trailer.. it is so funny and i believe that with this film Ben is going to be more well known to people around the world! He can kiss his ‘nobody recognizes me’ days gooddbye :)

Is it is me or i think he is a superb comedian? I think that is his field… ( judging from the trailer always. Still looking forward to the Locked In movie to say )

October 24th, 2010

DW said:

Hi Alison,

Remember, it’s only a rumor! I’ll let it speak for itself. I personally am having trouble believing it, but it made for interesting discussions to say the least.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1602660/board/thread/171674389

October 24th, 2010

Nightshade said:

This is so amazing, I have watched it several times since last night!

I hope the groupie scene is true!

Ben is just so endearing and adorable, as always.

October 24th, 2010

StarryKnight said:

Wow that trailer is so crazy! I can’t wait to see/hear him sing. Hmmm, I looked at that link from IMDB that DW posted…and omg, not good…lol.

Ah well, he’s still sexy. Love his different costumes/hairstyles. It seems like this movie is going to be pretty entertaining! I’m looking forward to seeing more of his funny side. <3

October 25th, 2010

Star said:

Ben looks good here , wat an excellent actor.

October 25th, 2010

Steelsheen said:

is it just me or does the trailer stop halfway? its prompting me to replay when it hasnt even played to the end :(

October 26th, 2010

Helen said:

“And he has got everything he ever wanted!!!”
the best part of the trailer…and Ben’s accent is amazing…can’t wait for the movie… :DD

October 26th, 2010

Kimbers said:

Dammit – just went to have a good watch of the Killing Bono trailer and its bleeding gone! *sigh* I was really fancying a good dose of Irish 80’s Bin Bons after a hard day’s graft too!

Ah well! All good things come to an end (for now at least) & I did get to at least watch it a few 100 times. And of course we’ve still got those delicious screencaps to tide us over (thanx for those guys!)

October 26th, 2010

DW said:

Hurry and catch it here, Kimbers. Although it was pulled from you tube once already! I’d advise everyone to download it as quick as you can! LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0UxXkwk1sA

October 26th, 2010

Kimbers said:

Aw! Thank you so much for the link DW! I will make sure I have a good fix while I still have the chance!

October 26th, 2010

Helaine said:

@DW – Exactly what I did! LOL

@Vicky – “THIS MEANS WAR!!”
I loved that part too! XD

Gosh, I absolutely loved this trailer!!!

October 26th, 2010

DW said:

Hi Helaine!

I also loved the part that you did when he says with frustration: “He’s got everything he’s ever wanted!” while hearing the song “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” I always liked that song, but now I have even more reason to! :)

I think his accent is just lovely in this, especially when he says “We’ll have something that they’ll never have-brotherhood!” Sounds very Irish there! I think his acting is better than ever in this! He seems to be having a great time!!!

One more thing! Why is someone looking like they’re going to shoot him in the head?! Poor darlin!!!

October 26th, 2010

DW said:

Oh, and Kimbers—-you’re very welcome!

October 26th, 2010

Kimbers said:

Oh! Can I stick my oar in too! I love the bits where he’s standing by the takeaway van eating chips out of paper – god, he just looks exasperatingly adorable, I could eat him! Bono says he wants Ivan on rhythm guitar and Bin Bons says “well, yuh can’t have ‘im!” in his pretty Irish accent – I love it!

Oh, and in that bit where someone’s holding a gun to Bin Bons’ lovely head – it looks like one of the guys who were in Neil’s band before they become a duo of just himself & Ivan – so my theory is he’s really bitter about being dropped. And also, the bit where there are guys in a car boot – I reckon that’s Bin Bons & Ivan being kidnapped by the same crazy ex-band-member gunman-guy. I may just have been thinking way too much about this trailer though & I might just need to get out more!

October 27th, 2010

Helen said:

“Who’s gonna go see the Pope?”

Hm…Everybody?!
He is so talented for speaking different accents. In CON he is speaking Spanish accent , in Locked in he is speaking American accent and in Killing Bono he speaks Irish accent… That makes him very good actor with a very successful Hollywood career…:)

October 27th, 2010

Helen said:

and i forgot in Bigga than Ben he spoke russian accent, and here is his quote about accents :
“I’ve actually, very rarely have I worked in my own voice. I’ve played I think Russian, American, Northern from the North of England. All sorts of different accents I’ve worked in. And I’m almost more comfortable in an accent.”

October 28th, 2010

Salidamujer said:

The song from trailer is Joe Echo’s song ,,Where we wanna be”

October 28th, 2010