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Mia McKenna-Bruce Says She Couldn’t Name The Beatles Before Joining Sam Mendes’ Biopics

The Tatler interview previews her role in Sam Mendes’s planned four-film Beatles project set for an April 2028 release.

Overview

  • McKenna-Bruce, 28, will portray Maureen Starkey, Ringo Starr’s first wife, in The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event.
  • She told Tatler she once couldn’t name the band members but now calls their music underrated and says she listens to it regularly.
  • The actor said she had known about her casting for nearly a year but was unable to tell her family until recently.
  • The Mendes-directed project comprises four interlocking films that collectively chart the group’s rise, relationships and cultural impact.
  • Casting already announced includes Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, with the full Tatler feature out January 8 and filming reportedly beginning in November 2025.