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Ringo Starr Stated Barry Keoghan Is Set To Play Him In New Beatles Biopic Films 

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According to Ringo Starr himself, Barry Keoghan is set to star as the famous drummer in Sam Mendes’s new set of biopics about the Beatles. 

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Starr was recently interviewed by Entertainment Tonight where he confirmed that the Oscar-nominated star of Saltburn will be playing him in Sam Mendes’s new set of films about the Beatles. 

“I think it’s great. I believe he’s somewhere taking drum lessons, and I hope not too many,” Starr said when he was asked about Keoghan’s alleged casting. 

Sam Mendes’s project is set to be four films, each of which will be from the perspective of each band member. 

“I’m honored to be telling the story of the greatest rock band of all time and excited to challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies,” Mendes said.

The project received the life and music rights from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, as well as the estates of John Lennon and George Harrison. 

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“Nothing is off limits and no sense of the band wanting him [Sam] to tell a particular ‘authorized’ version of their rise to success,” said producer Pippa Harrison. 

Keoghan is one of Hollywood’s most talked about actors currently after his acclaimed performances in The Killing of a Sacred Deer and American Animals, as well as an Oscar-nominated performance in The Banshees of Inisherin. 

He also starred in the hit diverse thriller Saltburn and is set to star in psychological thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow with singer The Weeknd.

Paul Mescal is another rumored actor for the series of biopics as Paul McCartney. “I would love to be involved, but there’s nothing set in stone,” Mescal recently told GQ.

Actor Harris Dickinson is rumored to be in talks to be playing John Lennon. “There’s nothing I can say about that. It might not be true, it might be, I don’t know … there’s a speculation culture,” he told Dazed. 

The films are all set to be released in 2027.

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The Beatles Next Generation: John Lennon And Paul McCartney’s Sons Collaborate On New Song

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The songwriting stylings of John Lennon and Paul McCartney defined a whole generation of music, and is one of the reasons The Beatles became such an iconic band in the history of music. Now, the sons of Lennon and McCartney, Sean Ono and James, have teamed up to bring back the Lennon-McCartney songwriting credit in a new song called “Primrose Hill.”

“Primrose Hill” is a single by James McCartney and was co-written by Sean Ono Lennon. The Guardian described the song as an “acoustic ballad with a shuffling backbeat and ruminative guitar soloing.”

“I had a vision as a child in Scotland, on what was a lovely summer’s day. Letting go, I saw my true love and savior in my mind’s eye. Primrose Hill is about getting the ball rolling with me & finding this person,” said James McCartney in an Instagram post. 

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Paul and Linda McCartney had James in 1977. He released two solo albums in 2013 and 2016, and stated recently that he was now “really getting the ball rolling” and he was “excited to continue to share music.”

Paul and James McCartney have previously co-written songs together, and James played with his father on his albums such as Flaming Pie in 1997. 

In a 2013 interview with the Daily Mail, James said “It’s hard to live up to the Beatles.”

“When Wings toured they got slated. Even Dad found it hard living up to the Beatles. I started out playing under an alias because I wanted to start quietly. I had to serve my time as a musician and wait until I had a good body of songs and for a time when both myself and my music were ready. I don’t want to sit around. I want to earn my own living,” he said.

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Sean Ono Lennon has also had his own musical career. In his early life he appeared on his mother’s, Yoko Ono, albums, and eventually joined the alt-rock band Cibo Matto. The other members of Cibo Matto and Zak Starkey, the son of Ringo Starr, backed up Ono Lennon on his debut album Into the Sun, in 1998.

The Beatles as an entity continue to be a major part of the music industry and where it’s at today. Additionally, new projects about The Beatles are still in the works. What is being referred to as the final new Beatles song, “Now & Then,” was released in the fall. 

Peter Jackson also directed and released the three-part documentary “Get Back,” and a reissue of the 1970 film “Let It Be” will air on Disney + in May. 

“I’m absolutely thrilled that … Let It Be has been restored and is finally being rereleased after being unavailable for decades. I’ve always thought that Let It Be is needed to complete the Get Back story,”  Jackson said.

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Four Films About Each Member Of The Beatles Are Coming From Director Sam Mendes

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Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes has announced that he will be making four separate fiction films about one of the most famous bands in music history, The Beatles.

Each film will cover the story of one of the members of the band, meaning John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison will have their own films. 

The project has received the blessing of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, as well as the families of both John Lennon and George Harrison.

This officially marks the first time that the remaining members of The Beatles, Lennon and Harrison’s families, and Apple (who owns the rights to the band’s music), have agreed to give the members life stories and their music rights over for a scripted film. 

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Mendes revealed that all four films will be released in 2027, and will tell stories that are interconnected. Each movie will be told from the perspective of the given band member. 

“I’m honored to be telling the story of the greatest rock band of all time, and excited to challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies.”

Pippa Harris is Mendes’ producer, and explained to Deadline Magazine that the director initially had this idea a year ago: 

“It’s a testament to his creative brilliance and powers of persuasion that Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sean Lennon and Olivia Harrison responded with such warmth and enthusiasm as soon as he spoke with them,” she stated. 

“What is truly exciting is for Sam to have the freedom to delve into the lives of each of the Beatles, with nothing off limits and no sense of the band wanting him to tell a particular ‘authorized’ version of their rise to success.”

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Sony Pictures chairman and CEO Tom Rothman discussed how when it comes to movies today, directors need large scale ideas, which is exactly what he believes Mendes is doing. 

“Theatrical movie events today must be culturally seismic. Sam’s daring, large-scale idea is that and then some. Pairing his premiere film-making team, with the music and the stories of four young men who changed the world, will rock audiences all over the globe. We are deeply grateful to all parties and look forward to breaking some rules with Sam’s uniquely artistic vision,” Robinson stated. 

Mendes’ debut film, ‘American Beauty’, won five Oscars in 2000. The two James Bond films he directed, ‘Skyfall’ (2012) and ‘Spectre’ (2015), are still the highest grossing films in the franchise. 

‘1917,’ his single-shot war film won three out of the 10 Oscars it was nominated for. 

While there have been more than 15 biopics on The Beatles, both TV and movie, this fresh approach with approval from all four members’ respective parties will be a fresh take on one of the world’s most famous bands.