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Screenwriters For Sam Mendes’ Four Beatles Biopics Revealed
The three award-winning screenwriters for director Sam Mendes' four-part Beatles biopic series have been announced.
The acclaimed crew of screenwriters lined up to pen the scripts for director Sam Mendes’ four Beatles films has been revealed. The names, first reported by Deadline, and confirmed by the official Beatles website, include Tony Award-winning writer Jez Butterworth ( Ford v Ferrari, Spectre) Oscar winner Peter Straughan ( Conclave, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and BAFTA- and Tony Award-winner Jack Thorne ( Adolescence, Enola Holmes). The casting for the films was recently revealed, with Harris Dickinson ( Triangle of Sadness, The Iron Claw) slated to play John Lennon, Barry Keoghan ( Saltburn, Hurry Up Tomorrow) taking on Ringo Starr, Paul Mescal ( Gladiator II, Aftersun) playing Paul McCartney and Joseph Quinn ( Gladiator II, The Fantastic Four: First Steps) suiting up as George Harrison.
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