Take one biopic – and make it four. That will now happen with the latest project about the legendary Beatles. Because how exclusively reported, director Sam Mendes has decided to do so Not just making a movie about the Fab Four, but four, all connected – and all going to the cinema! Each of the films focuses on one of the Beatles.
Biopics about musicians and music groups have become popular again since ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘Back To Black’ about Amy Winehouse will be released in cinemas on April 11, 2024 and Ridley Scott is in discussions about a film about the Bee Gees. . But such a cinematic universe, as Sam Mendes and the producing studio Sony are planning, would have to be truly unique. The films will be made from a single source, as Mendes plans to direct all four “Beatles” films – that is also a huge undertaking.
Biopic ‘Beatles’: stories from four perspectives
The films are not intended as a single biopic about John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Instead, the report states that “interconnected stories are told, each from the perspective of a band member.”
The massive project even has a release window – and that makes it even more exciting: Because all four ‘Beatles’ movies are expected to be published within a year in 2027. The exact intervals between dates will be revealed closer to the start.
Full music rights to Sam Mendes’ film series
There’s something else special about the “Beatles” cinematic universe: It is the first time that the full rights to the music and the full biographies of the four musicians have been released for a fictional feature film. This means that ‘Beatles’ fans can expect many songs in addition to the story.
The Hollywood press is also – so to speak – impressed Sam Mendes’ ‘Beatles’ saga may be the ‘most ambitious project’ since they reported that Tom Cruise and Doug Liman wanted to make a movie in space.
Sony Pictures Entertainment is currently looking to sign screenwriters quickly, they say. Sam Mendes said in a statement: “I’m honored to tell the story of the greatest rock band of all time, and I look forward to challenging the idea of what it means to go to the movies.”