Ringo Starr Reveals What He Really Thinks About Upcoming Beatles Biopics
Ringo Starr is ready to see his past play out on the silver screen.
Director Sam Mendes announced last year that he’s set to direct four intersecting feature films that tell the stories of each of the four Beatles members — Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison — from their point of view.
Now, Starr, 84, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue that he’s looking forward to his film. “I’m excited that [Mendes] has taken the madness of making four movies at the same time," he says.
"My life as a lad, John's life, Paul's life, George's life, I mean, it must interact in some way," adds Starr. "There’ll be Beatles in mine around when I joined, and there’ll be Beatles in Paul’s. We’ll all be there. So I’m excited to see what he does with it.”
While no official casting announcements have been made, Starr seemingly confirmed that Barry Keoghan will pick up a set of drumsticks to portray him, saying in an interview last year that he thought the rumors of the Saltburn actor playing him were “great.”
“The only thing, I heard the guy who’s playing me was taking drum lessons, and I asked someone to tell him not to take too many,” Starr now jokes to PEOPLE.
Other casting rumors suggest that Paul Mescal will play McCartney, 82, and Harris Dickinson will take on the role of Lennon, while either Joseph Quinn or Charlie Rowe will play Harrison.
Source: people.com/Rachel DeSantis
