No, it’s not an April Fool’s Day joke—the long-running rumors have finally been confirmed, and we now know that four different films about the rise of The Beatles are officially on their way. The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event will be directed by Oscar winner Sam Mendes, and star four of the most in-demand young British and Irish actors working today: none other than Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Saltburn’s Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Babygirl’s Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, and Gladiator II’s Joseph Quinn as George Harrison.
The auteur confirmed the news on March 31 at CinemaCon, showing up towards the end of the Sony Pictures presentation to reveal further details. The logline for all four projects reads: “Each man has his own story, but together they are legendary.” To that end, these will be four interconnected biopics, one from each band member’s point of view. The exact order in which the films will be released is not yet known, though all four will hit the big screen in April 2028, in what the director describes as the first “bingeable moment in cinema.” (Think of it as Barbenheimer times two.)
Calling The Beatles “the most significant band of all time,” one which “redefined the culture and stayed with you for a lifetime,” Mendes added that he had “been trying to do a film for years, but I finally gave up” because he felt the “story was too big for one film” and a TV series didn’t seem quite right. “There had to be a way to tell the epic story for a new generation,” he continued. “I can assure you there is still plenty left to explore and I think we found a way to do that.” We certainly can’t wait to see what he comes up with.
