Sam Mendes to direct Beatles film series
Sam Mendes will direct four biopics told from the perspectives of Beatles members Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
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Sam Mendes will direct four biopics told from the perspectives of Beatles members Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
Culver City, CA (February 20, 2024) -- Today, Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), Sam Mendes, and Neal Street Productions announced a groundbreaking creative endeavor to tell the story of The Beatles with four distinct theatrical feature films. The project marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles – Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison – have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film.
Sam Mendes has set plans to make four separate Beatles movies, one each on John, Paul, George and Ringo.
Sam Mendes will tell the story of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in a series of biopics. Read more at Empire.
British filmmaker Sam Mendes, known for American Beauty, 1917 and Skyfall, conceived the "daring" idea and will direct the four films - telling the story of The Beatles from the perspectives of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, and the late John Lennon and George Harrison.