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Sam Mendes Will Tell the Story of the Beatles Across Four Films From Each Member’s Point of View
Sam Mendes will direct four Beatles biopic films about each member — Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, and George Harrison — for Sony Pictures.
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and John Lennon will each be the subject of their own solo films directed by Sam Mendes, who is taking a microscopic approach to the usually overarching music biopic narrative. Mendes — whose previous credits include American Beauty, Revolutionary Road, Skyfall, and more — will be the first to have full access to both the life stories of each member and the band’s music rights for a scripted film. “We intend this to be a uniquely thrilling, and epic cinematic experience: four films, told from four different perspectives which tell a single story about the most celebrated band of all time,” Harris shared.
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