The cast for Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles biopics have been announced, with four huge names set to take on the roles of the iconic British band.
At CinemaCon 2025 in Las Vegas on Monday, Sony confirmed the cast for the four Beatles projects following a sea of speculation, with all four films set to be released in April 2028.
Gladiator II hunk Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson will play John Lennon, Barry Keoghan will star as Ringo Starr and Joseph Quinn will play George Harrison in the films about The Fab Four.
Mendes, 59, appeared at the Caesar’s Palace event, revealing that all four films — called The Beatles: A Four-Film Cinematic Event — will come out in April. He also brought his four stars onstage with him.
Each of the movies will focus on one of the members of the band. According to the director, Sony’s film boss Tom Rothman dubbed the films ‘the first binge-able theatrical experience.’
‘We’re not just making one film about the Beatles — we’re making four,’ Mendes announced. ‘Perhaps this is a chance to understand them a little more deeply.’
‘The Beatles changed my understanding of music,’ Mendes added. ‘I’ve been trying to make a movie about them for years.’
‘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,’ the filmmaker shared back in 2024, as per People.
While onstage, the actors recited lyrics from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and concluded with a coordinated bow reminiscent of the Beatles.
It marks the first time ever that The Beatles and their Apple Corps. company have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film.
The movies are being made by Sony Pictures and Sam’s Neal Street Productions company.
Mendes explained that he pitched the idea of making four films about the ‘Hey Jude’ group last year and wowed Sony executives Rothman and Elizabeth Gabler with his plans.
The Skyfall filmmaker told Deadline earlier this year: ‘We went out to Los Angeles just before Christmas to pitch the project, and it’s fair to say we were met with universal enthusiasm.’
‘The reason Sony stood out from competing offers was down to Tom and Elizabeth’s passion for the idea, and commitment to propelling these films theatrically in an innovative and exciting way.’
Barry has risen to huge stardom in the last few years with roles in Saltburn and The Banshees of Inisherin.
While Paul soared to fame in BBC series Normal People and has gone on to be a household name.
Dickinson charmed audiences with his role as Nicole Kidman’s young lover in Babygirl.
Meanwhile Quinn catapulted into fame following his role as Eddie Munson in the fourth season of Stranger Things.
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, comprising Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr.
They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form.
