Beatlemania is back!
Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Harris Dickinson AND Joseph Quinn Officially confirmed to play members of the iconic group The Beatles in a movie quartet directed by Oscar Sam Mendes.
Sony Pictures announced the news on Monday, March 31, in Cinemacon in Las Vegas and shared the first photo of the cast. In the picture, all four stars can all be seen dressed in the signature of black beatles.
Mescal will play Paul McCartneyDickinson will play John LennonKeoghan is set to play Ringo Starr and quinn will play George Harrison. (Lennon was killed at the age of 40 in 1980, while Harrison died of cancer at the age of 58 in 2001.)
Beatles-A cinematic event with four film It is premiered in theaters in April 2028. The four films, each based on one of the Beatles, will come out at the same time.
Mescal throwing like McCartney has long been rumored. In December 2024, Gladiator II director Ridley Scott He said the Irish actor was preparing to play the iconic musician.
When asked during a panel event if Mescal will appear in his next movie Dog starsScott stated: “Yes. Perhaps. Paul is actually accumulated, making the other beatles. So I can have to let go.”
Mescal, 29, previously addressed the speculation of casting in an interview with Fun tonight in November 2024. “It would be an extraordinary story to be attached. The fact that Sam Mendes is attached to lead, as indeed, would be a dream come true,” he told the exit before closing the confirmation of the casting. “No, no, no – we won’t go there.”
Director Sam Mendes has taken over the very ambitious task of making four special Beatles biopics, one for each group member. Mendes, known to American Beauty, Revolutionary Road and film James Bond Skyfall, revealed his plans for films in February 2024. “I am honored to tell the story of the greatest (…)
Meanwhile, Starr, 84, gave Keoghan, 32, his seal of approval to portray him in biopics films. “I think it’s great. I believe he is somewhere taking drum lessons, and I hope not too much,” he said Fun tonight last fall.
Sony Pictures and Mendes announced plans to make four films about each of the Beatles in February 2024.
The portrait of The Beatles. From left to right: Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison, around 1965.
Bettmann / Getty Images“I am honored to be telling the story of the largest rock group of all time, and excited to challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the cinema,” Mendes said at the time.
Mescal is a one -time candidate better for Oscar actor for his role in Incorrect. Keoghan was nominated for the best supportive actor for his role in Banshees of Inishher. Dickinson recently gained a critical acclaim in front of Nicole Kidman WITHIN Loving. Quinn is probably best known for his Breakout role as Eddie Munson on Foreign things But it has also arranged in Gladiator II beside Mescal, A quiet place: the day A and then will be seen in Marvel Studios’ Four fantastic: the first steps.
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