{"id":2096939,"date":"2026-08-17T08:04:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2096939"},"modified":"2026-08-17T08:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T05:04:46","slug":"watch-actors-in-upcoming-beatles-biopics-recreate-iconic-abbey-road-album-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2096939","title":{"rendered":"Watch actors in upcoming Beatles biopics recreate iconic \u2018Abbey Road\u2019 album cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/beatles-biopic-stills-first.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch actors in upcoming Beatles biopics recreate iconic \u2018Abbey Road\u2019 album cover<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The four-film series &#8216;The Beatles \u2013 A Four-Film Cinematic Event&#8217;, is currently scheduled for a simultaneous release in April 2028<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Damian Jones<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-17T09:04:46+01:00\">17th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/beatles-biopic-stills-first-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"The first stills of Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn and George Harrison and Harris Dickinson as John Lennon in Sam Mendes&apos; upcoming Beatles biopics. Credit: Sony Pictures\" title=\"The first stills of Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn and George Harrison and Harris Dickinson as John Lennon in Sam Mendes&apos; upcoming Beatles biopics. Credit: Sony Pictures\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">The first stills of Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn and George Harrison and Harris Dickinson as John Lennon in Sam Mendes&#8217; upcoming Beatles biopics. Credit: Sony Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The stars of Sam Mendes\u2019 upcoming Beatles biopics have been spotted recreating the iconic \u2018Abbey Road\u2019 album cover.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0The Beatles: every song ranked in order of greatness<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 1969 cover shows John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and George Harrison walking across a pedestrian crossing in single file outside the studio where the album was famously recorded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yesterday (August 16) footage shot by fans was posted on social media showing actors Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan, Paul Mescal and Joseph Quinn dressed identically to how the band appeared on the original cover. You can view footage below.<\/p>\n<p>In another shot Quinn, who plays Harrison, can be seen crossing the road on his own while his co-stars walk past.<\/p>\n<p>The four-film series about the Fab Four, <i>The Beatles \u2013 A Four-Film Cinematic Event<\/i>, is currently scheduled for a simultaneous release on April 7, 2028.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another look at Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn and Barry Keoghan recreating the Abbey Road Album cover \ud83c\udfac #BeatlesBiopics https:\/\/t.co\/S3Oie6cGOE pic.twitter.com\/ALH4YibZRn<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Beatles Biopics Updates (@BeatlesBiopics) August 16, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd34 Joseph Quinn, Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson and Barry Keoghan recreate the iconic Abbey Road album cover for the Beatles biopics pic.twitter.com\/KlGXGaK9PX<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joseph Quinn HQ (@joequinnhq) August 16, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd34 Joseph Quinn behind the scenes of the Beatles biopics recreating the iconic \u2018Abbey Road\u2019 album cover pic.twitter.com\/YS3Mz92fiR<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joseph Quinn HQ (@joequinnhq) August 16, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3042\u3041\u3001\u3001\u3001\u3001<br \/>\u3053\u3093\u306a\u306b\u65e9\u304f\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u3061\u3083\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3088\u3002\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Abbey Road\u3092\u6e21\u308b4\u4eba\u306e\u9752\u5e74\u3092\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The Beatles<br \/>A Four-Film Cinematic Event#\u30d3\u30fc\u30c8\u30eb\u30ba4\u90e8\u4f5c \ud83c\udf4f\ud83c\udfac https:\/\/t.co\/QkO8tQkTjo pic.twitter.com\/duVz2s40kU<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83e\udee7Mihowell \ud83e\udee7\ud83d\udc08\ud83e\udd0d\u262e\ufe0f (@DaisukiFab4) August 16, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mendes will direct all four films, one for each member of the band. Earlier this year, the first official images of the actors in character were released.<\/p>\n<p>They will also be the first-ever movies to be granted music rights to the Beatles\u2019 discography.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paul-mescal-says-fans-will-benefit-from-knowing-as-little-as-possible-ahead-of-new-beatles-biopics-3922763\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paul-mescal-says-fans-will-benefit-from-knowing-as-little-as-possible-ahead-of-new-beatles-biopics-3922763\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The likes of David Morrissey, Leanne Best, Bobby Schofield and James Norton joined the cast at the end of last year. Other actors set to star in the films include Saoirse Ronan, Anna Sawai, Aimee Lou Wood and Mia McKenna-Bruce, who are playing Linda McCartney,\u00a0Yoko Ono, Pattie Boyd and Maureen Starkey, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mescal, who plays McCartney previously said fans would \u201cbenefit from knowing as little as possible\u201d about the biopics before watching them. The actor explained that he and his co-stars were \u201cpinching ourselves\u201d over being involved in the films.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the endeavour is totally singular,\u201d he added at the time. \u201cOn a personal level, I\u2019m so thrilled to be working on something at this scale, but also rooted in performance with Sam and great writers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mescal went on: \u201cBut also just to be living and working in London and to have some sort of stability in what has been like a kind of mad six, seven years since <em>Normal People<\/em> came out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He previously revealed that he\u2019d be doing his own singing for the role and had spent time with McCartney to prepare.<\/p>\n<p>Keoghan also recently spoke about the biopics adding: \u201cIt\u2019s going to be an event and you know and we knew that coming on board. 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class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Courtney-Love.-CREDIT_-Stuart-C.-Wilson_Getty-Images-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Courtney-Love.-CREDIT_-Stuart-C.-Wilson_Getty-Images-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Courtney Love says her new solo album is \u201cdone\u201d and \u201creally good\u201d, as she shares how she \u201calmost died\u201d and \u201clost all my hair\u201d&#8230;<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The stars of Sam Mendes\u2019 upcoming Beatles biopics have been spotted recreating the iconic \u2018Abbey Road\u2019 album cover.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0The Beatles: every song ranked in order of greatness<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 1969 cover shows John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and George Harrison walking across a pedestrian crossing in single file outside the studio where the album was famously recorded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yesterday (August 16) footage shot by fans was posted on social media showing actors Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan, Paul Mescal and Joseph Quinn dressed identically to how the band appeared on the original cover. You can view footage below.<\/p>\n<p>In another shot Quinn, who plays Harrison, can be seen crossing the road on his own while his co-stars walk past.<\/p>\n<p>The four-film series about the Fab Four, <i>The Beatles \u2013 A Four-Film Cinematic Event<\/i>, is currently scheduled for a simultaneous release on April 7, 2028.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another look at Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn and Barry Keoghan recreating the Abbey Road Album cover \ud83c\udfac #BeatlesBiopics https:\/\/t.co\/S3Oie6cGOE pic.twitter.com\/ALH4YibZRn<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Beatles Biopics Updates (@BeatlesBiopics) August 16, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd34 Joseph Quinn, Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson and Barry Keoghan recreate the iconic Abbey Road album cover for the Beatles biopics pic.twitter.com\/KlGXGaK9PX<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joseph Quinn HQ (@joequinnhq) August 16, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd34 Joseph Quinn behind the scenes of the Beatles biopics recreating the iconic \u2018Abbey Road\u2019 album cover pic.twitter.com\/YS3Mz92fiR<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joseph Quinn HQ (@joequinnhq) August 16, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3042\u3041\u3001\u3001\u3001\u3001<br \/>\u3053\u3093\u306a\u306b\u65e9\u304f\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u3061\u3083\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3088\u3002\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Abbey Road\u3092\u6e21\u308b4\u4eba\u306e\u9752\u5e74\u3092\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The Beatles<br \/>A Four-Film Cinematic Event#\u30d3\u30fc\u30c8\u30eb\u30ba4\u90e8\u4f5c \ud83c\udf4f\ud83c\udfac https:\/\/t.co\/QkO8tQkTjo pic.twitter.com\/duVz2s40kU<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83e\udee7Mihowell \ud83e\udee7\ud83d\udc08\ud83e\udd0d\u262e\ufe0f (@DaisukiFab4) August 16, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mendes will direct all four films, one for each member of the band. Earlier this year, the first official images of the actors in character were released.<\/p>\n<p>They will also be the first-ever movies to be granted music rights to the Beatles\u2019 discography.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paul-mescal-says-fans-will-benefit-from-knowing-as-little-as-possible-ahead-of-new-beatles-biopics-3922763\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paul-mescal-says-fans-will-benefit-from-knowing-as-little-as-possible-ahead-of-new-beatles-biopics-3922763\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The likes of David Morrissey, Leanne Best, Bobby Schofield and James Norton joined the cast at the end of last year. Other actors set to star in the films include Saoirse Ronan, Anna Sawai, Aimee Lou Wood and Mia McKenna-Bruce, who are playing Linda McCartney,\u00a0Yoko Ono, Pattie Boyd and Maureen Starkey, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mescal, who plays McCartney previously said fans would \u201cbenefit from knowing as little as possible\u201d about the biopics before watching them. The actor explained that he and his co-stars were \u201cpinching ourselves\u201d over being involved in the films.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the endeavour is totally singular,\u201d he added at the time. \u201cOn a personal level, I\u2019m so thrilled to be working on something at this scale, but also rooted in performance with Sam and great writers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mescal went on: \u201cBut also just to be living and working in London and to have some sort of stability in what has been like a kind of mad six, seven years since <em>Normal People<\/em> came out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He previously revealed that he\u2019d be doing his own singing for the role and had spent time with McCartney to prepare.<\/p>\n<p>Keoghan also recently spoke about the biopics adding: \u201cIt\u2019s going to be an event and you know and we knew that coming on board. What an exciting event to be part of, and no better filmmaker to do it than Sam, you know, so I\u2019m having an absolute fucking brilliant time and elevating my craft and, you know, making brothers as well on set.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, McCartney recently described his new\u00a0Beatles\u00a0biopic counterpart\u00a0Paul Mescal\u00a0as \u201cvery cute\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paul-mescal-says-fans-will-benefit-from-knowing-as-little-as-possible-ahead-of-new-beatles-biopics-3922763\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paul-mescal-says-fans-will-benefit-from-knowing-as-little-as-possible-ahead-of-new-beatles-biopics-3922763\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The likes of David Morrissey, Leanne Best, Bobby Schofield and James Norton joined the cast at the end of last year. Other actors set to star in the films include Saoirse Ronan, Anna Sawai, Aimee Lou Wood and Mia McKenna-Bruce, who are playing Linda McCartney,\u00a0Yoko Ono, Pattie Boyd and Maureen Starkey, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mescal, who plays McCartney previously said fans would \u201cbenefit from knowing as little as possible\u201d about the biopics before watching them. The actor explained that he and his co-stars were \u201cpinching ourselves\u201d over being involved in the films.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the endeavour is totally singular,\u201d he added at the time. \u201cOn a personal level, I\u2019m so thrilled to be working on something at this scale, but also rooted in performance with Sam and great writers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mescal went on: \u201cBut also just to be living and working in London and to have some sort of stability in what has been like a kind of mad six, seven years since <em>Normal People<\/em> came out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He previously revealed that he\u2019d be doing his own singing for the role and had spent time with McCartney to prepare.<\/p>\n<p>Keoghan also recently spoke about the biopics adding: \u201cIt\u2019s going to be an event and you know and we knew that coming on board. What an exciting event to be part of, and no better filmmaker to do it than Sam, you know, so I\u2019m having an absolute fucking brilliant time and elevating my craft and, you know, making brothers as well on set.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paul-mescal-says-fans-will-benefit-from-knowing-as-little-as-possible-ahead-of-new-beatles-biopics-3922763\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The likes of David Morrissey, Leanne Best, Bobby Schofield and James Norton joined the cast at the end of last year. Other actors set to star in the films include Saoirse Ronan, Anna Sawai, Aimee Lou Wood and Mia McKenna-Bruce, who are playing Linda McCartney,\u00a0Yoko Ono, Pattie Boyd and Maureen Starkey, respectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-actors-in-upcoming-beatles-biopics-recreate-iconic-abbey-road-album-cover-3963079&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/beatles-biopic-stills-first.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch actors in upcoming Beatles biopics recreate iconic \u2018Abbey Road\u2019 album cover The four-film series &#8216;The Beatles \u2013 A Four-Film Cinematic Event&#8217;, is currently scheduled for a simultaneous release in April 2028 By Damian Jones 17th August 2026 The first stills of Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Paul Mescal as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2096939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2096939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096939\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2096939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2096939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2096939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}