Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan and Jack Thorne will write the scripts of the expected biographical films on the Fantastic Fantastics of Liverpool.
Jez Butterworth (winner of the prize Tony by The Ferryman and screenwriter of Ford v Ferrari y Spectre), Peter Straughan (Oscar winner by Conclave and co -writer of El Topo) and Jack Thorne (Awards winner BAFTA y Tonycreator of Adolescence and author of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) will be responsible for writing the scripts of this ambitious cinematographic project produced by Sony Pictures y Neal Street Productions.
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These films mark the first time Apple Corps Ltd. and their own Beatles —John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison y Ringo Starr– They grant the complete rights of their life stories and their music for a fiction film.
Each of the four films will be focused on a different member of the band, with their intertwined stories to tell, from multiple perspectives, the trajectory of the most influential group of popular music.
The main cast is already defined: Harris Dickinson will interpret a John Lennon, Barry Keoghan it will be Ringo Starr, Paul Mescal will give life to Paul McCartneyy Joseph Quinn will embody a George Harrison.
The global launch in cinemas is scheduled for April 2028, with distribution by Sony Pictures and exclusive exhibition windows for rooms.
The project, tentatively The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Eventis a production of Neal Street in association with Apple Corps y Sony Pictures. Sam Mendes will direct and produce with its members in Neal Street Productions, Pippa Harris y Julie Pastorwhile Alexandra Derbyshire (Wonka) It also adds as a producer.
The three chosen scriptwriters have an outstanding career in cinema, television and theater. Jez Butterworth He wrote recently Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny And he is the author of several plays directed by Mendesincluding multipremized The Ferryman. Peter Straughan won the Oscar for Conclave And he was nominated for the same prize for the Topo, in addition to adapted Wolf Hall For television. Jack Thornemeanwhile, is known for The Swimmers, Enola Holmes, Wonderand for their theatrical work in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child y The Motive and the Cuealso directed by Mendes.
