Based on Deadline, Jez Butterworth (Ford v Ferrari), Peter Straughan (Conclave), and Jack Thorne (Adolescence) have been tapped to put in writing The Beatles — A 4 Movie Cinematic Occasion, directed by Sam Mendes. It stays unclear whether or not every author might be liable for a separate movie or if they’ll collaborate throughout all 4 installments.
Sam Mendes’ manufacturing firm, Neal Road Productions, has partnered with Sony Photos Leisure for the flicks. That is the primary time Apple Corps Ltd. and the members of the Beatles—Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the households of John Lennon and George Harrison—have granted the total life story and music rights for a scripted film. Mendes will direct all 4 films, every specializing in a separate band member.
The 4 movies will star Harris Dickinson (Babygirl) as John Lennon, Barry Keoghan (Saltburn) as Ringo Starr, Paul Mescal (Gladiator II) as Paul McCartney and Joseph Quinn (The Implausible 4: First Steps) as George Harrison.
Mendes formally unveiled the solid at CinemaCon final month. He’d been “attempting to do a [Beatles] movie for years” however in the end gave up as a result of “the story was too massive for one movie.” He didn’t assume a TV collection would work both. “There needed to be a strategy to inform the epic story for a brand new technology,” Mendes stated. “I can guarantee you there may be nonetheless a lot left to discover and I believe we discovered a approach to try this.“
Neal Road Manufacturing companion Pippa Harris stated, “This venture springs from an concept of Sam’s which he had over a yr in the past, and it’s a testomony to his inventive brilliance and powers of persuasion that Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sean Lennon and Olivia Harrison responded with such heat and enthusiasm as quickly as he spoke with them. […] To have The Beatles’ and Apple Corps’ blessing to do that is an immense privilege. From our first assembly with Tom Rothman and Elizabeth Gabler, it was clear that they shared each our ardour and ambition for this venture, and we will’t consider a extra excellent house than Sony Photos.“
The Beatles — A 4 Movie Cinematic Occasion might be launched in April 2028.