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The British director Sam Mendes has signed on to direct not one however 4 biopics concerning the Beatles, every telling the story of the Fab Four from a distinct member’s perspective.
Apple Corps, the guardian of the Beatles’ musical pursuits, and Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the households of John Lennon and George Harrison have granted full life story and music rights for the scripted movies — a primary — which will probably be financed and launched by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The movies are deliberate for launch in 2027.
“I’m honored to be telling the story of the best rock band of all time, and excited to problem the notion of what constitutes a visit to the films,” Mendes mentioned in a press release on Tuesday. The announcement teased that the movies could be launched in an “modern and groundbreaking” method, however didn’t supply particulars.
In current years Mendes, the Oscar-winning director of “American Beauty,” has helped refresh the James Bond franchise with “Skyfall” and instructed the story of two British lance corporals in World War I in “1917.” As a theater director, he confirmed a capability to work with difficult biographical materials over a protracted stretch of time with “The Lehman Trilogy,” a saga concerning the rise and fall of Lehman Brothers that earned him a Tony Award.
Biopics about pop stars have grown fashionable lately: “Bob Marley: One Love” was on observe to earn an estimated $33.2 million final weekend, following on the success of movies together with “Elvis” in 2022 and “Bohemian Rhapsody” in 2018.
The Beatles have proven power with film audiences since they starred in “A Hard Day’s Night” in 1964, taking part in variations of themselves. Their followers proceed to point out an urge for food for expansive tasks: Peter Jackson’s documentary collection “The Beatles: Get Back,” an over-seven-hour challenge, was launched to a lot acclaim in 2021 on Disney+.
