Sam Mendes, an Academy Award-winning director, is set to direct four Beatles biopics, each focusing on a different band member - John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Mendes has been granted full rights to the Beatles' music and life stories for the films, planned for 2027. The project aims to challenge traditional movie narratives and explore individual perspectives within the band.
Academy-award winning director Sam Mendes is set to direct four biopics about the lives of each of the Beatles. https://t.co/1Sh0DUSD9n
Who would you cast as The Beatles in their upcoming biopics? https://t.co/Xrv6LAPtyQ
After Elvis, Elton and Bob Marley, Music Biopics are Hollywood’s Latest Theatrical Trend https://t.co/4MkZ16hpLJ
For the first time, the Beatles are giving full life and music rights to a movie project. https://t.co/kdxt5MWAJS
The story of the Beatles is about to be told on the big screen in a big way. https://t.co/BMDnVt34Ie
Unusually petty and thoughtless piece from Owen. When Did Sam Mendes Earn the Right to Direct Four Beatles Biopics? https://t.co/7hdtbIxZKC via @variety
"My fear is that in signing on to make all four of these films, Mendes seems to have devised a way to turn the lives and the music of the Beatles into a grand form of IP," writes Variety's @OwenGleiberman. Read the full column: https://t.co/0VhnoIhO23
When Did Sam Mendes Earn the Right to Direct Four Beatles Biopics? https://t.co/0VhnoIhO23
Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George and Ringo from director Sam Mendes https://t.co/hs5iWFVprD
Beatles biopics: Sam Mendes to direct 4 films featuring each band member. https://t.co/m4S3zwk2dC Click the image to read more:
“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,” Sam Mendes said in a statement. https://t.co/bGneHBud2s
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Question for you! 🚨 After the announcement of Sam Mendes' Beatles quadrilogy earlier this week, what would you like to see in those movies? Dream casting? Specific songs? Psychedelic yellow submarines? Reply and let us know, and your answer could be in our next issue! https://t.co/51oMTKMgCW
I’m intrigued by Sam Mendes’ plans to make four separate movies about #TheBeatles from the individual perspectives of John, Paul, George and Ringo. But I can’t help thinking it runs counter to the band’s defining unity. They were always the Fab Four, not the Fab Ones. #film https://t.co/ASbVl5BrhY
Sam Mendes was given full rights to the Beatles' music and their life stories for the unusual quartet of films, planned for 2027. https://t.co/bGneHBtFcU
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