Archive · 5 Dec 2025
Sam Mendes Adds Eight to Beatles Film Cast
Sam Mendes is making four movies about The Beatles.
He has added eight new actors to the cast, including David Morrissey and Leanne Best.
The movies will tell the stories of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
Each movie will focus on one member of the band.
The movies will be released in April 2028 and are being made with the help of Sony Pictures and Apple Corps.
This is the first time The Beatles have allowed their life stories and music to be used in scripted films.
Sam Mendes adds eight actors to the cast of The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event.
The films will star Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn, and Harris Dickinson as the band members.
The new cast includes David Morrissey, Leanne Best, James Norton, Harry Lloyd, Bobby Schofield, Daniel Hoffman-Gill, Arthur Darvill, and Adam Pally.
The films will be released theatrically worldwide in April 2028.
This is the first authorized use of The Beatles' life stories and music in scripted films.
- Who
- Sam Mendes, Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn, Harris Dickinson, David Morrissey, Leanne Best, James Norton, Harry Lloyd, Bobby Schofield, Daniel Hoffman-Gill, Arthur Darvill, Adam Pally, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Saoirse Ronan, Anna Sawai, Aimee Lou Wood
- What
- The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event
- When
- April 2028
- Where
- Theatrical release worldwide
- Why
- To tell the story of each member of The Beatles
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Production Company
- Sony Pictures Entertainment and Neal Street Productions
- Release Date
- April 2028
- Screenwriters
- Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan, Jack Thorne
- Producers
- Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Julie Pastor, Alexandra Derbyshire
- Associated Company
- Apple Corps
