Sam Mendes to direct the Beatles Cinematic Universe

[Mister Mets]

Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall, Road to Perdition, 1917) announced the most ambitious biopic ever: a series of four films about the Beatles, which each movie spotlighting a different member.

Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison have all granted permission and music rights for the four films.

The Oscar-winning director said he was "honoured to be telling the story of the greatest rock band of all time".

He added that he was "excited to challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies".

The films, made by Sony Pictures and Sir Sam's Neal Street Productions, will be released in cinemas in 2027.

It is not clear whether the four films will be released at once or have a staggered rollout, but Sony said they would have an "innovative release cadence" which would be announced at a later date.

The project marks the first time that The Beatles and their company Apple Corps have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film, according to a statement.

It's an interesting project, although I agree with one view that it might be better to have different directors telling the stories of the different Beatles than one man.

Young white actors who think they can sing and pull off Liverpool accents are calling their agents.

[James Cameron]

[Tuck]

Young white actors who think they can sing and pull off Liverpool accents are calling their agents.

They'd better refer to it as a Scouse accent if they want the job.

[Angilasman]

Will the Traveling Wilburys stuff be phase 2 or 3?

[Frobisher]

The Paul film had better reproduce this seminal moment in cringe.



Also, Ringo obviously needs to start with him at the mic about to narrate Thomas The Tank Engine for the first time, and then go into flashbacks of his life leading up to that point. “It’s about an Octopus! Who lives in a garden, la!”.

[James Cameron]

The Billy Shears reveal at the end of Paul's movie is gonna have the whole theater in shambles

[Noodle]

Paul: "You took everything from me!"
Yoko: "I don't even know who you are."

[JBatmanFan05]

I don't know what film I'm more excited for: Stuart Sutcliffe, Tommy Moore, or Pete Best

[Alan2099]

I saw "Beatles Cinematic Universe" and was expecting something else, like maybe a series of movies that tied together Yellow Submarine and Sgt. Pepper.

[Tofali]

this gave me a chuckle and i can actually see the logic of making a mix between a Rocketman kind of biopic and Bohemian Rhapsody



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[choptop]

Why does this need to be more than 1 movie?

[choptop]

I saw "Beatles Cinematic Universe" and was expecting something else, like maybe a series of movies that tied together Yellow Submarine and Sgt. Pepper.

That would be great!

[Nods]

Why does this need to be more than 1 movie?

I mean it really should be like The Crown with each season covering a different time period and different actors in each movement.



The laserdisc documentary series is 10 hours long and it's fantastic so they've got a great blueprint

[krazijoe]

Sadly, nothing about a Clarence Walker movie as the 5th Beatle...

[AnthonyO'Brien]

Will the blue meanies wield the Infinity gauntlet?