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Barry Keoghan Says Ringo Starr Asked Him to Play Drums Ahead of Beatles Biopics, but the Actor Refused: ‘I Wasn’t Playing the Drums for Ringo’
Barry Keoghan is preparing to play Ringo Starr in Sam Mendes' Beatles biopics, but he's not quite ready to show off his drumming skills.
Barry Keoghan is preparing to play Ringo Starr in Sam Mendes’ Beatles biopics, but he’s not quite ready to show off his drumming skills. Keoghan will be playing Starr across four separate Beatles biopics directed by Mendes, which are set for theatrical release in April 2028. Of embodying Starr, Keoghan said he wants “to humanize and bring feelings to it and not just sort of imitate,” adding that their interaction “was absolutely lovely” and they “just sat in the garden chatting away.”
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