Overview
- Deadline reports Ronan has inked a deal to portray Linda McCartney in The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event, though Sony declined to comment.
- Ronan is expected to feature in the Paul McCartney-focused installment opposite Paul Mescal, according to the report.
- Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn and Harris Dickinson are lined up to play Ringo Starr, George Harrison and John Lennon.
- Sam Mendes will direct all four films from scripts by Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan and Jack Thorne, with specific writer assignments not yet disclosed.
- Sony is financing and distributing the Neal Street production in association with Apple Corps, marking the first authorized scripted use of the band members’ life stories and music.