The Beatles Movies: Everything To Know About Sony's Fab Four Biopics
While many musicians — from Queen to Johnny Cash — have gotten the biopic treatment, doing a movie about The Beatles was once believed to be a near impossibility. The life and music rights have long been considered far too expensive for any filmmaker to attempt a Beatles biography onscreen. But in 2028 the Beatles are getting not one but four feature films planned via Sony Pictures.
Sam Mendes (Skyfall, 1917) is directing the movies, each one focused on a different band member, that will star Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr. Said Mendes of the ambitious project at Sony’s 2025 CinemaCon presentation, “We need big cinematic events to get people out of the house.”
Here is what we know so far about the Beatles movies. When Will the ‘Beatles’ Movies Be Released?
All four Beatles films are set for theatrical release in April 2028. “You have to match the boldness of the idea with a bold release strategy,” Sony Pictures CEO Tom Rothman told The Hollywood Reporter in 2024 about the films. “There hasn’t been an enterprise like this before, and you can’t think about it in traditional releasing terms.” He told Mendes the films would be “the first binge-able theatrical experience.”
It is unclear what the exact dates for release are and in what order the films will hit theaters. Who Is Playing Paul, John, George and Ringo?
Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney. Mescal broke out in Hulu’s Sally Rooney series Normal People before going on to an Oscar-nominated role in the drama feature Aftersun and blockbuster Gladiator II. Harris Dickinson, a film festival favorite whose credits include the A24 movie Babygirl, will play John Lennon. Joseph Quinn has been cast as George Harrison after landing roles in the Netflix series Stranger Things and Marvel Cinematic Universe as The Fantastic Four character Johnny Storm. Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan, known for features like Saltburn and The Banshees of Inisherin, will play Ringo Starr.
Source: hollywoodreporter.com/Mia Galuppo
