The plan is to have four movies about the Beatles, each from the viewpoint of one Beatle at a time. Only guessing, but the films will probably be named John, Paul, George and Ringo. The movies are being developed by well-known director Sam Mendez, who is working with the full music rights and approval from all The Beatles’ representatives. All four movies are now expected to be released in February of 2028.
The lead actors have been cast.
Update (10/08/24): It was reported today that Stranger Things actor Joseph Quinn (he was Eddie Munson) will be portraying George Harrison. The original story said the casting was not necessarily finalized. The cast was confirmed in March of 2025. Paul Mescal said the actors will be doing their own singing.
As of 2026, here are the actors & actresses in other key roles:
Normally the announcement of a new Beatle project is exciting, and has me looking forward to its release. Ever since this one was announced, I’ve been more wondering than excited.
What made The Beatles so special was having John Paul George & Ringo together. Trying to look at the same important events from four different viewpoints could be amazingly repetitious. Were their viewpoints so different? It could also seem exceedingly long since it’s four movies. Honestly, this seems better suited for a limited series.
The films are not the life stories of the individual Beatles. They’re only going up to the 1970 breakup of the band when all four members were still in their 20’s. The breakup also seems like a downer of an ending that we’ll get four times.
There’s a problem with the ages of the actors. As of May, 2025, well before filming begins, the actors are all about a decade older than when The Beatles first came to America in January of 1964. By the time filming starts, all four of the actors will be older than when The Beatles broke up, and three of them are already past that. That’s the “Don’t Let Me Down” view.
The “Here Comes The Sun” view is that Sam Mendez knows what he’s doing. That each story will be interesting and entertaining, and that the films will become a treasured history of the world’s greatest band.
Here’s hoping younger fans find the films fascinating, and we older fans are still around in 2028 to enjoy them too!
Update: On January 28th, 2026 there was a very early publicity stunt with the release of four cards showing how the actors look as The Beatles. The McCartney photo shows him at the Cavern Club in the early 60s. The John, George and Ringo photos show them in the latter half of the 60s.
I hope the 2 surviving Beatles are OK with a movie about them.. I think if Paul and Ringo approve then it would be OK and I’d watch it..
Good luck
Editor: Your thinking is right, Paul & Ringo gave their approval, and so did the families of John & George.