Key Points
- Stars of the new Beatles biopic recreate the band's iconic Abbey Road album cover for director Sam Mendes.
- Paul Mescal plays Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson plays John Lennon, Barry Keoghan plays Ringo Starr, and Joseph Quinn plays George Harrison.
- The project secured full rights to the Beatles' music catalog from Apple Corps, with four interconnected films set for April 2028.
The Latest:
Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan and Joseph Quinn recreated the Beatles’ iconic Abbey Road album cover while filming scenes for Sam Mendes’s four-part biopic series about the band, with each actor portraying one of its four members.
Details:
- The Original Cover: The original photo was taken Aug. 8, 1969, outside EMI Studios in London, and remains one of the most famous album covers in music history.
- The Cast: Mescal plays Paul McCartney, Dickinson plays John Lennon, Keoghan plays Ringo Starr and Quinn plays George Harrison.
- Music Rights: The project secured full rights to the Beatles’ catalog from Apple Corps, which owns the band’s legacy.
- Supporting Cast: David Morrissey plays McCartney’s father, and James Norton plays band manager Brian Epstein.
What to Watch:
All four films open in theaters starting April 2028, with an exact date still unannounced, each told from a different band member’s perspective.
