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The Beatles: 4 members, 4 stories, but only one Fab Four

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You’ll get to watch the rise of The Beatles through each member’s perspective as work on four biographical films gets underway.

 

Earlier this week, the casting for the film was announced, which will see actor Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison and Harris Dickinson as John Lennon.

 

 

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This another big role for 29-year-old Mescal, who recently starred in the Gladiator sequel and was nominated for an Oscar in 2023 for Aftersun. It is also another big career move for Barry Keoghan, whose got an Oscar nod for The Banshees of Inisherin. Joseph Quinn is taking a new leap, having starred as long-haired Eddie Munson in the fourth series of Stranger Things. Dickinson is best known for starring in 2024 movie “Babygirl”.

 

In February 2024, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that the films would be told from each band member’s point of view and collectively “intersect to tell the astonishing story of the greatest band in history.”

 

The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event will be in theaters April 2028. The exact release dates and the order in which each Beatle’s film will be released has not yet been disclosed.

 

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Sam Mendes, best known for his work on the film “American Beauty”,  is set to direct the films, working with Sony Pictures and Neal Street Productions to bring it to life.

 

It also marks the first time The Beatles and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film.

 

This article was compiled with information sourced from CNN, Sky News, Vanity Fair & IGN Africa.

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