Meet Young A-List Cast Of The Beatles Films

Fans will have to wait nearly two and a half years, but the cast of The Beatles’ movies is shaping up with the who’s who of young Hollywood. Find out which actors will be playing the Fab Four and their respective partners. The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic EventDirected by Sam Mendes, each film will tell the story of a different member of the British band known around the world. All four films, written by Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan, and Adolescence’s Jack Thorne, are going to be released in theaters in April 2028.Paul Mescal as Paul McCartneyGladiator 2 and Hamnet star Paul Mescal will be playing 19-time Grammy Award winner Paul McCartney. Calling the singer-songwriter “an extraordinary man,” Mescal revealed that he will be singing in the biopic. He told Indiewire, “It’s a crazy sentence to say that I’ve spent time with that man, let alone play him.”Harris Dickinson as John LennonBaby Girl actor Harris Dickinson is set to play the late music icon John Lennon. The actor-filmmaker shared in an interview with RadioTimes, “It’s such a unique experience to play someone of that calibre. I mean, it’s intimidating, but it’s enriching, it’s like an opportunity to delve into something incredibly complex and challenging, which I’ve loved.”Joseph Quinn as George HarrisonStranger Things and Warfare actor Joseph Quinn will be playing lead guitarist George Harrison. He revealed that he spent enough time in Liverpool as a kid and told Esquire the role was more meaningful because “my mum was singing Beatles songs when I was at primary school.”Barry Keoghan as Ringo StarrSaltburn actor Barry Keoghan is drummer Ringo Starr. Ahead of the casting announcement, the actor met up with Starr. He told Jimmy Kimmel, “I met him at his house and he played the drums for me. He asked me to play, but I wasn’t playing the drums for Ringo.”Saoirse Ronan as Linda McCartneyAfter working together on the 2023 film Foe, Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal will be reuniting as husband and wife again for The Beatles biopics. Saoirse is set to play Linda McCartney, famed photographer and Paul’s late wife. She is also the mother of fashion designer Stella McCartney. Anna Sawai as Yoko OnoShogun star Anna Sawai, who won the Emmy Award for her lead role as Lady Mariko, is playing Japanese artist Yoko Ono. She married John Lennon in 1969; the duo also formed the Plastic Ono Band. Lennon was killed by a deranged fan in New York in 1980. Aimee Lou Wood as Pattie BoydThe White Lotus and Sex Education star Aimee Lou Wood is set to play Pattie Boyd. The model and photographer was a muse for George Harrison and Eric Clapton, who wrote several songs in her honour. She married Harrison and later divorced him. Later, in 1979, she married Clapton.Mia McKenna-Bruce as Maureen StarkeyBAFTA Rising Star Award winner and star of Netflix’s upcoming Agatha Christie series The Seven Dials Mystery, Mia McKenna-Bruce will play Maureen Starkey. The hairdresser married drummer Ringo Starr in 1965 and divorced a decade later; they had three children.