Director Sam Mendes to launch four 'Beatles' movies in 2028

The Fab Four just got a whole new level of talent. This cast is about to redefine legendary."

Contrasting this viewpoint, someone on platform X enthused

Of course acting matters more than looks, but my brain cannot comprehend any of these guys as the Beatles they're supposed to be playing."

A Reddit user expressed skepticism

Joseph Quinn is going from Fantastic 4 to Fab 4".

Another humorously noted

Excellent work by Joe Quinn's agent since Stranger Things tbh".

On Reddit, fans have been praising his career trajectory, with one user commenting

Pattie Boydfirst wife

I wonder who will be cast to play me? That's assuming that I get to feature in any of the movies..."

Boyd wrote

You will be in those movies queen you’re way too important."

One user wrote

I would love to have a film of my life, I think that would be a really lovely thing to be a part of. Taylor Swift. That should do it."

She said

I hope Barry Keoghan has improved his scouse accent since Saltburn."

Posting to X/Twitter, one fan said

Say what you want about the other 3 guys resembling the Beatles, but people are being wilfully obtuse about Barry Keoghan. He looks more like Ringo than Ringo does."

However, others thought

We’re not just making one film about the Beatles—we’re making four,

Mendes announced

Tom Rothmanceo

You have to match the boldness of the idea with a bold release strategy,

Sony film head Tom Rothman told The Hollywood Reporter last year

I'm crying, they look nothing like The Beatles." ... They don't even look like The Beatles at all, oh this is going to flop."

One fan lamented ... Another decried

The Beatles biopics will star Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan and Joseph Quinn."

The casting news exploded online after Pop Base shared a photo of the actors tasked with bringing The Beatles back to life, captioned

Sam Mendesdirector

Frankly, we need big cinematic events to get people out of the house,

said Mendes, reports Reuters

I’ve been trying to make a story about The Beatles for years,

Mendes said

We are going to dominate the culture that month,

he added

I’m honored to be telling the story of the greatest rock band of all time, and excited to challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies,

the filmmaker shared back in 2024, as per People

We went out to Los Angeles just before Christmas to pitch the project, and it's fair to say we were met with universal enthusiasm.

The Skyfall filmmaker told Deadline earlier this year

While the ... I can assure you that there is still plenty to explore”,

Mendes, who won an Oscar for American Beauty, said

I believe he’s somewhere taking drum lessons, and I hope not too many.”

And Starr had previously