We’re still some time away from THE BEATLES: A FOUR-FILM CINEMA EXPERIENCE being released, but the anticipation has already reached extraordinary heights for what promises to be one of the most ambitious projects in cinema history. For the first time, fans have been given a tantalizing glimpse of the transformation that lies ahead, as Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson, Joseph Quinn, and Barry Keoghan step into the shoes of the most legendary band the world has ever known.
The reveal came through an unexpected but fitting source: the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, which received exclusive promotional postcards for the films and scattered them across their campus like musical Easter eggs, later sharing images on Instagram that sent the internet into a frenzy. Each postcard features one of the four leads in character, with stark, simple text announcing their roleβMescal’s reads “Paul Mescal is Paul McCartney,” a declaration that somehow manages to be both matter-of-fact and monumentally significant.
What makes this project so extraordinary is its structure: all four films are being directed by Sam Mendes, each one told from the perspective of a different Beatle, and all four are set to be released simultaneously on April seventh, twenty twenty-eight. Dickinson will inhabit John Lennon, Quinn will bring George Harrison to life, and Keoghan will portray Ringo Starr, each actor charged with carrying an entire film while their characters’ stories inevitably intertwine across the quartet of narratives.
The supporting cast reads like a who’s who of contemporary talent, with Saoirse Ronan as Linda McCartney, James Norton as Brian Epstein, Mia McKenna-Bruce as Maureen Starkey, Anna Sawai as Yoko Ono, Aimee Lou Wood as Pattie Boyd, Harry Lloyd as George Martin, and David Morrissey as Jim McCartney. It’s a constellation of performers that suggests Mendes and his team are approaching this not as mere musical biopic but as a sprawling, multi-perspective epic that honors the complexity and cultural seismic shift the Beatles represented, while those first-look postcards, simple as they are, have ignited imaginations about what’s to come when four films attempt to capture lightning in a bottle all at once.
Tea, reflection, and a very different kind of classroom drama βπ¬
Saoirse Ronan opens up on A MUG OF LIFE about presence, growth, and calm β then goes full dark comedy in BAD APPLES, in UK cinemas from September 18.
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Meet Liam Neeson, the producer!
Enraged by a 2017 New York Times investigation into the Tuam mother and baby home scandal, Neeson has backed THE LOST CHILDREN OF TUAM, in Irish theatres on Sep 25.
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Andrew Scott could make Oscar history π
His performance in ELSINORE β as an actor giving everything to one final role while his body fails him β is the kind you don`t shake off.
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Domhnall told Taylor "I`ll do it for the dance".
THE PAPER star spills the tea on how he ended up starring in Taylor Swift`s "Opalite" video β jumpsuits, a talking cactus, zero-star judges, and a night of panicked dance rehearsals with the one and only Mandy.
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By order of The Peaky Blinders π«π€
Cillian Murphy is heading back to Birmingham β but this time he`s calling the shots from behind the camera.
Netflix and the BBC have just confirmed a two-season PEAKY BLINDERS sequel, with Murphy stepping in as executive producer alongside creator Steven Knight.
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All smiles at the MOBLAND S2 London premiere π
Pierce Brosnan, Tom Hardy and Helen Mirren brought serious star power to Leicester Square as the Harrigans turn on each other from the inside while rival gangs circle their north London empire.
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π IRELAND MEETS THE WEST END π
CiarΓ‘n Hinds and Paul Mescal are joining forces for a landmark co-production of Tom Murphy`s A WHISTLE IN THE DARK, staged jointly by the @abbeytheatredublin and London`s @nationaltheatre!
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Go behind the scenes of PRESSURE!
Veteran Karl Lambert sits down with Andrew Scott, Damian Lewis, writer David Haig and director Anthony Maras to talk making the film β and how history was decided by a weather report. π
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A new trailer has landed for THE LOST CHILDREN OF TUAM β and it`s every bit as devastating as expected π
Directed by @frankberryfilm (MICHAEL INSIDE) and written by @rlenkiewicz1968 (THE SALT PATH), the film is based on @danbarry1958`s New York Times article.
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