The director Sam Mendes (1917 y downpour) will lead an ambitious film project about The Beatlescomposed of four films focused on each of the members of the iconic band. After the rumors of the actors who could give life to the ‘Liverpool Quartet’, he himself Ringo Starr reacted to the possible signing of Barry Keoghan to play him as the group’s legendary drummer.
In recent statements to ET TonightStarr appeared to have confirmed Keoghan’s choice, noting: “I think he’s cool and I think he’s out there taking drum lessons.”. However, a source close to the film cited by Varietypointed out that “there are still no agreements with any member of the cast, so everything could fall apart.”
Rumors about the main cast pointed to four performers, among which two are currently quite well known thanks to their talked-about roles both by critics and on social networks. According to insiders, Harris Dickinson It would be John Lennon, Paul Mescal he would put himself in the shoes of Paul McCartney, Charlie Rowe would appear as George Harrison and the aforementioned Barry Keoghan I would act like Ringo Starr.
These productions, supported by Sony Pictures Entertainment and with the support of Apple Corps Ltd.will tell the story of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr from individual perspectives. According to Mendes, this peculiar initiative seeks to challenge “the notion of what constitutes a visit to the cinema.”
The films, scheduled to be released in 2027will portray the lives and contributions of each member of The Beatleswhile intertwining into a single story. Mendes, who will also produce the feature films along with Pippa Harris and Julie Pastor of Neal Street Productions, underlined his excitement by stating: “I am honored to tell the story of the greatest rock group of all time.”
The project marks a milestone as it is the first time that full rights of the life and music stories of The Beatles are awarded for a fiction film. Producer Harris highlighted that these films will seek to be “a unique, exciting and epic cinematic experience.” In addition, they will feature the collaboration of the surviving Beatles, McCartney and Starr, as well as the families of Lennon and Harrison.
For his part, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group CEO Tom Rothman described the project as a “bold, large-scale” idea that “will thrill audiences around the world.” The films will feature a revolutionary filmmaking approach that Rothman says has the potential to be “culturally seismic” and something never before seen in a project about the lives of the Fab Four.
In parallel, the documentary will be released on November 29 Beatles ‘64 on Disney+, offering a look back at the band’s first visit to the United States in 1964. Directed by David Tedeschi and produced by notable names such as Martin Scorsesethe documentary will include previously unseen footage restored in 4K, recent interviews with Paul and Ringo, and testimonies from fans who lived through the Beatlemania era.
This documentary will delve into the intimate history of the four musicians as they achieved global fame, showing emblematic moments such as their arrival at Kennedy Airport on February 7, 1964, his historic performance in The Ed Sullivan Show and his concert at the Washington, DC Coliseum.
Park Road Post, from New Zealand, was in charge of restoring the recordings that give a new level of detail to these historical images that review some of the most iconic moments of the British quartet in their earliest stages and not as advanced as in the documentary The Beatles: Get Back directed by Peter Jackson.
