At Sony Pictures’ presentation at CinemaCon on Monday, director Sam Mendes revealed the release strategy for his upcoming quartet of movies about The Beatles – dubbed The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event – and officially announced the actors playing the Fab Four.
Harris Dickinson (Babygirl) plays John Lennon, Paul Mescal (Gladiator II) plays Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan (The Batman) plays Ringo Starr, and Joseph Quinn (The Fantastic Four: First Steps) plays George Harrison.
The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event will be in theaters April 2028. The exact release dates and the order in which each Beatle’s film will be released wasn’t disclosed. Mendes said he envisions the movies being seen in a particular order, but won’t reveal that yet.
The official logline declares: “Each man has his own story, but together they are legendary.”
Mendes said each film is told from the perspective of one of the Beatles but that each intersects in their own way, and that seeing all four films in proximity tells the full story in a totally unique way.
“We need big cinematic events to get people out of the house,” said Mendes, who also produces along with Pippa Harris, Julie Pastor, and Alexandra Derbyshire.
Mendes said they will be in principal photography for just over a year.
The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event is a Neal Street production in association with Apple Corps for Sony Pictures.
