The Beatles go to the big screen, with four biopics released in April 2028, each told from the perspective of another band member.
Marketed as The Beatles-a four-movie Filmic EventThe films are directed by Oscar winner Sam Mendes (American beauty” Skyfall), who announced the release date on Monday in Cinemacon in Las Vegas. He also revealed the confirmed cast: Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal such as Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison.
After the announcement, all four actors recorded the stage and bent at the same time.
“We not only make one film about The Beatles – we make four,” said Mendes during the presentation of Sony, according to the Hollywood Reporter. “Maybe this is an opportunity to understand them a little deeper.”
During the presentation, Sony Pictures Chief Tom Rothman described the project as “the first bingable theatrical experience.” Mendes emphasized the need for daring ideas to breathe new life into the cash register: “We need great cinematic events to get people out of the house,” he said.
The log line for the film is: “Every man has his own story, but together they are legendary.” The project is said to mark the first time that McCartney, Starr and the families of Lennon and Harrison have fully approved a dramatized project, which gives access to both their life stories and music rights.
While the expectation is building, this is what we know about the upcoming Beatles -Biopics.
4 films, 4 perspectives, 1 gigantic rollout
Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. (PA images via getty images)
Each film will delve into the life of one member of the Beatles and weave his personal journey into the rise of the band and eventually fall apart in 1970.
Mendes turned to the multi-film approach after he originally considered it one film, realizing that “the story was too great to fit in a single film,” Variety reported. The director also emphasized the importance of seeing each member of the band as an individual artist who wants to reach every film.
Who plays the Beatles?
Before the official announcement on Monday, various actors would be affiliated with the project – including those who were cast.
Keoghan’s involvement was the first to be publicly recognized. In November 2024, Starr hinted himself to the casting and told entertainment tonight: “I believe he is taking drum lessons somewhere, and I don’t hope too much.”
Barry Keoghan plays Ringo Starr in the Beatles Biopics. (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
The following month, director Ridley Scott unintentionally revealed Mescal’s casting as McCartney. During an event of a director Guild of America, he told colleague director Christopher Nolan that Mescal “then did the Beatles”, effectively confirmed the news.
Dickinson was reluctant about playing Lennon and told Variety in December: “I think Sam’s idea [Mendes] Working to do something like that would be incredibly exciting. It is clear that John Lennon is a very complex role, a pretty formidable power to try to do. It would be cool. “
As far as Harrison was officially cast, Rowe Rowe were rough candidates.
Joseph Quinn will play George Harrison in the coming biopics over The Beatles. (Samir Hussein/Wireimage)
When will the films come out?
The four films will be in the cinema in April 2028. According to the Hollywood reporter, the production team is planning to photograph the films in the UK in mid-2025 to make the planned release, and it is expected that Sony Pictures will shoot all four films at the same time.
The most important photography on the four films will take at least a year, Mendes said during the Cinemacon presentation, but he would not confirm the order in which they would roll out.
From April 1, no screenwriter is credited on IMDB for one of the projects, which have been mentioned so far as George, without title John Lennon Biopic, without title Paul McCartney Biopic And Ringo Starr Biopic without title.
It is also a mystery that will cut songs and whether the actors will sing the original recordings or lip synchronization.
