{"id":271681,"date":"2026-02-07T02:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T02:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/271681\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T02:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T02:56:10","slug":"barry-keoghan-paul-mescal-and-harris-dickinson-spark-beatlemania-on-set-of-the-beatles-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/271681\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry Keoghan, Paul Mescal and Harris Dickinson Spark Beatlemania on Set of \u201cThe Beatles\u201d Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson and Barry Keoghan were seen recreating a Beatlemania moment in London while filming the upcoming Beatles movies<\/p>\n

Sony Pictures released the first official images of the actors in character as the Beatles on Jan. 31<\/p>\n

The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event is scheduled to release in theaters April 2028<\/p>\n

Paul Mescal<\/a>, Harris Dickinson<\/a> and Barry Keoghan<\/a> are bringing Beatlemania back for their four-part biopic on the Beatles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Feb. 3, Mescal, 30, Dickinson, 29, and Keoghan, 33, were photographed in London filming a scene for The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event.<\/p>\n

The actors appeared to be recreating a moments from the group’s early career, in which they were greeted by screaming fans every time they stepped out in public.<\/p>\n

Actors dressed as police officers can be seen accompanying the actors in costume throughout the shoot, and each of the actors \u2014 Mescal is Paul McCartney<\/a> and Dickinson is\u00a0John Lennon<\/a>, while Keoghan and\u00a0Joseph Quinn<\/a>\u00a0portray Ringo Starr<\/a> and George Harrison<\/a> \u2014 were wearing the signature mop-top haircuts and dark suits the Beatles commonly wore through the first half of the 1960s.<\/p>\n

\"ExtrasExtras on the set of The Beatles – A Four Film Cinematic Event on Feb. 3, 2026 <\/p>\n

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The new look at the set of director Sam Mendes<\/a>‘ Beatles movies comes after Sony Pictures released the first official images of the lead actors in character<\/a> as McCartney, now 83, Lennon, who died at 40 in 1980, Harrison, who died at 58 in 2001, and Starr, 85.<\/p>\n

Sony first confirmed<\/a>\u00a0Mescal, Dickinson, Keoghan and Quinn’s casting during a presentation at CinemaCon 2025 in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

The images from the movies released on Jan. 31 show Mescal in character as McCartney in the group’s earlier years, while the other three actors were photographed in character with longer hair, facial hair and clothing associated with the end of the band’s run in the late ’60s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"HarrisHarris Dickinson on the set of The Beatles – A Four Film Cinematic Event on Feb. 3, 2026 <\/p>\n

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Oscar-winner Mendes first announced he was working on four intertwining Beatles movies in February 2024.<\/p>\n

At that time, a press release said the project marks the first time The Beatles and Apple Corps Ltd. have granted the rights to their life stories and music for a feature film.<\/p>\n

The four movies will also feature Saorsie Ronan as McCartney’s first wife Linda, Mia McKenna Bruce as Ringo’s wife Maureen Starkey, Aimee Lou Wood as Harrison’s first wife Pattie Boyd, and Anna Sawai as Lennon’s second wife Yoko Ono.<\/p>\n

James Norton will portray the group’s manager Brian Epstein, with Harry Lloyd as their producer George Martin.<\/p>\n

The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event is in theaters in April 2028.<\/p>\n

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