What are you doing in April 2028? Sure, it’s a way off. But you may want to clear your calendars – because we already know there are four major movies set to drop well over two years away. What’s more, they’re all arriving on the same day. Yes, The Beatles biopics are officially underway with director Sam Mendes at the helm – and rather than try and wrangle the Fab Four’s story into a single movie, he’s directing four interconnected biopics tethered to each member of the band: Paul McCarney, played by Paul Mescal; Ringo Starr, played by Barry Keoghan; George Harrison, played by Joseph Quinn; and John Lennon played by Harris Dickinson.
Now, our first official look at all four actors in characters has arrived – take a look:
The images have now been shared online, but first appeared on 29 January via postcards distributed at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, LIPA. Filming on the project – currently known as The Beatles: A Four-Film Cinematic Event – began in late 2025, and is expected to continue throughout 2026. Beyond the above four, the cast also includes Saoirse Ronan as Linda McCartney, Mia McKenna-Bruce as Maureen Starkey, Ana Sawai as Yoko Ono, and Aimee Lou Wood as Pattie Boyd. James Norton has been cast as band manager Brian Epstein. The films have been penned by Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan, and Jack Thorne.
So there we have it – cinematic Beatlemania begins here. Will they look and sound right once in motion? How accurate will the Scouse accents be? And will we see Linda McCartney invent her famous veggie sausages? We’ll find out on April 7 2028.