Updated
Updated · Deadline · Aug 16
Sam Mendes Recreates Beatles' Abbey Road Cover for 4-Film Biopic
Updated
Updated · Deadline · Aug 16

Sam Mendes Recreates Beatles' Abbey Road Cover for 4-Film Biopic

3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Aug 16

Summary

  • Drone footage from London showed Sam Mendes filming a recreation of the Beatles' 1969 Abbey Road crossing for his upcoming four-part biopic.
  • Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, Barry Keoghan and Harris Dickinson were seen repeatedly crossing outside Abbey Road Studios, with Deadline previously reporting a scene using about 80 extras and vintage vehicles.
  • The project, produced by Mendes' Neal Street and Sony Pictures, tells the band's story across four connected films from each member's point of view.
  • Mescal plays Paul McCartney, Quinn George Harrison, Keoghan Ringo Starr and Dickinson John Lennon in what Sony plans as an April 2028 release.

Insights

With full music rights finally secured, which controversial behind-the-scenes Beatles moments will make it to the big screen?
Will audiences embrace a four-part theatrical binge, or is this ambitious Beatles project a massive box office risk?
How will the director handle conflicting memories when telling the exact same Beatles story from four totally different perspectives?