{"id":40656,"date":"2026-07-26T11:30:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T06:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/blade-runner-2099-star-michelle-yeoh-wants-to-play-japanese-musician-yoko-ono-in-biopic-im-blanking-out\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T11:30:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T06:00:41","slug":"blade-runner-2099-star-michelle-yeoh-wants-to-play-japanese-musician-yoko-ono-in-biopic-im-blanking-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/blade-runner-2099-star-michelle-yeoh-wants-to-play-japanese-musician-yoko-ono-in-biopic-im-blanking-out\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Blade Runner 2099\u2019 star Michelle Yeoh wants to play Japanese musician Yoko Ono in biopic: \u2018I\u2019m blanking out’ |"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Michelle Yeoh wants to play Yoko Ono in a biopic. (Image credits: Instagram)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Michelle Yeoh<\/a>, the \u2018Blade Runner 2099\u2019 star, revealed the person she would like to play in a biopic. Without any hesitation, the 63-year-old actress named the renowned Japanese musician Yoko Ono<\/a>, who was also married to The Beatles star John Lennon. While she humorously blanked out when naming a favourite song by the legendary band, she stood by her choice of playing the avant-garde artist.Here\u2019s a closer look at Michelle Yeoh\u2019s desire to play Yoko Ono in a biopic.<\/p>\n

Michelle Yeoh reveals \u2018Yoko Ono\u2019 without skipping a beat<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

Michelle Yeoh opened up about her one true wish to play a person in a biopic during the San Diego Comic-Con 2026 studio interview with Entertainment Weekly, along with her \u2018Blade Runner 2099\u2019 co-star Hunter Schafer. When asked, \u201cperson you\u2019d like to play in a biopic,\u201d the Academy Award-winning actress said, \u201cYoko Ono,\u201d in a heartbeat.When followed up with the favourite song from \u2018The Beatles,\u2019 in the idea of portraying John Lennon\u2019s widow, she said, \u201cThat\u2019s really hard. I\u2019m blanking out. I know the Beatles! I know the Beatles so well, but right now [mimed her brain blanking out],\u201d while laughing at the situation. \u201cYoko is funny,\u201d she concluded. As for Hunter Schafer, she could not easily come up with an answer. \u201cThat\u2019s really hard,\u201d the \u2018Euphoria\u2019 star said, adding, \u201cIt wouldn\u2019t work, but in a dream world, Bjork.\u201d<\/p>\n

About \u2018Blade Runner 2099\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

At the San Diego Comic-Con, the makers unveiled the teaser for the dystopian futuristic series, \u2018Blade Runner 2099.\u2019 Created by Silka Luisa, the cast includes Hunter Schafer as Cora and Michelle Yeoh as Olwen. In Los Angeles, fugitive-turned-Blade Runner Cora is forced to cooperate with a Replicant, Olwen, to track down the runaway hiding the truth that would bring down the fragile city. The series will stream from November 25, 2026, on Prime Video. <\/div>\n


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Michelle Yeoh wants to play Yoko Ono in a biopic. (Image credits: Instagram) Michelle Yeoh, the \u2018Blade Runner 2099\u2019 star, revealed the person she would like to play in a biopic. Without any hesitation, the 63-year-old actress named the renowned Japanese musician Yoko Ono, who was also married to The Beatles star John Lennon. While […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-latest-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t