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Ringo Starr Signs Off on Script Revisions for Sam Mendes’s Four-Part Beatles Biopic

Following a two-day line-by-line review with Mendes, Starr’s approval clears the path for production to commence ahead of an April 2028 theatrical rollout of the four interconnected films

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Overview

  • Sam Mendes will direct a fully authorized, four-part cinematic event exploring each Beatle’s individual journey
  • Ringo Starr spent two days in London with Mendes reviewing the script and insisted on major revisions to accurately depict his first marriage
  • After offering extensive notes, Starr approved the revised screenplay, commending Mendes’s approach and pledging “peace and love”
  • Barry Keoghan, Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson and Joseph Quinn have been cast as Starr, McCartney, Lennon and Harrison respectively
  • Produced by Neal Street Productions and Sony Pictures, the series secures full life story and music rights and aims for a simultaneous April 2028 release