Director Sam Mendes has formally revealed the actors who will painting The Beatles in his bold four-part biopic challenge, with every movie specializing in a unique member of the legendary band. Harris Dickinson will play John Lennon, Paul Mescal will painting Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan is forged as Ringo Starr, and Joseph Quinn will tackle the position of George Harrison.
The casting was confirmed Monday night time throughout CinemaCon in Las Vegas, the place Mendes stunned attendees by showing on stage with the 4 actors. All 4 movies are scheduled for simultaneous launch in April 2028. “We’re not simply making one movie about The Beatles – we’re making 4,” Mendes introduced. “Maybe it is a probability to grasp them slightly extra deeply.”
Mendes described the Fab 4 as “essentially the most vital band of all time,” saying their affect has endured throughout generations. He defined he had lengthy wished to make a Beatles movie, however the story was too giant for a single characteristic and didn’t really feel suited to a tv collection. “I can guarantee you there may be nonetheless loads left to discover, and I feel we discovered a approach to do this,” he instructed the group.
The challenge has secured unprecedented entry to the band’s life tales and music, marking the primary time all rights holders — together with McCartney, Starr, and the households of Lennon and Harrison — have granted full approval for a scripted movie. Mendes is collaborating with Apple Corps for the manufacturing.
The actors took the stage collectively at CinemaCon, quoting lyrics from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Membership Band: “It’s great to be right here, it’s definitely a thrill, you’re such a beautiful viewers, we’d prefer to take you residence with us.”
Some casting rumors had already circulated. Ridley Scott beforehand let slip that Mescal, who stars in Gladiator II, had been forged, and Ringo Starr joked in an earlier interview that Keoghan was taking drum classes in preparation for the position.
The Beatles, fashioned in 1960, redefined trendy music and tradition earlier than disbanding in 1970. Whereas documentaries and dramatizations concerning the band are quite a few, Mendes’ quartet of biopics would be the first scripted movies to inform their tales with full entry to non-public and musical archives.