In line with Deadline, Jez Butterworth (Ford v Ferrari), Peter Straughan (Conclave), and Jack Thorne (Adolescence) have been tapped to put in writing The Beatles — A Four Film Cinematic Event, directed by Sam Mendes. It stays unclear whether or not every author can be accountable for a separate movie or if they may collaborate throughout all 4 installments.

Sam Mendes’ manufacturing firm, Neal Avenue Productions, has partnered with Sony Footage Leisure for the movies. That is the first 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 full life story and music rights for a scripted film. Mendes will direct all 4 movies, 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 Improbable Four: 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 finally gave up as a result of “the story was too huge for one movie.” He didn’t assume a TV collection would work both. “There needed to be a technique to inform the epic story for a brand new era,” Mendes mentioned. “I can guarantee you there’s nonetheless lots left to discover and I believe we discovered a means to try this.“

Neal Avenue Manufacturing accomplice Pippa Harris mentioned, “This venture springs from an thought of Sam’s which he had over a 12 months 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 are able to’t consider a extra excellent residence than Sony Footage.“

The Beatles — A Four Film Cinematic Event can be launched in April 2028.