The four-part Beatles biopic film series has just announced another round of major casting news, joining Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan, Paul Mescal and Joseph Quinn, who star as the Fab Four.
This time around, we’ve got the confirmation of who will be playing four of the most important women in the lives of the music legends.
First of all, there’s Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground’s Mia McKenna-Bruce as Ringo’s wife Maureen Starkey, and Lady Bird’s Saoirse Ronan as Linda McCartney (previously reported but now confirmed).
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Shōgun actor Anna Sawai will be playing John Lennon’s wife and musical partner Yoko Ono, while Sex Education and The White Lotus season 3 favourite Aimee Lou Wood will be playing George Harrison’s (and later Eric Clapton’s) wife Pattie Boyd.
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“Maureen, Linda, Yoko and Pattie are four fascinating and unique figures in their own right,” said director Sam Mendes, “and I’m thrilled that we’ve managed to persuade four of the most talented women working in film today to join this amazing adventure.”
It has been stated that casting for Cynthia Lennon, Brian Epstein, George Martin, Ravi Shankar and “other key roles” will be announced soon.
Meanwhile, Dickinson is playing John Lennon, Keoghan is playing Ringo Starr, Mescal is playing McCartney, and Quinn is playing George Harrison.
Each of the four films will detail the events of the group’s incredible career through the point of view of each member, with all four of them set to release at the same time in April 2028.
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Touted as the “first binge-able theatrical experience”, Mendes stated: “We need big cinematic events to get people out of the house [and this story] was too huge to fit into a single movie.”
Since the casting for the Beatles was announced, fans have pointed out that most of the lads don’t look all that much like the musicians they are playing.
The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event will be released in April 2028.
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