The Beatles: (L-R) George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.Photo:gettySam Mendesis bringing the Fab Four to the big screen — one note at a time.On Tuesday, the1917director, Sony Pictures and Neal Street Productions announced that Mendes, 58, will direct four intersecting feature films that tell the story of each of the four members ofThe Beatles—Paul McCartney,John Lennon,George HarrisonandRingo Starr— through each band member’s perspective.The movies are expected to release worldwide in 2027, with a press release noting that the project is the first time Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles have granted the rights to their life stories and music for a feature length film.“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," Mendes said in a statement Tuesday.The Beatles.Bettmann/Getty“We intend this to be a uniquely thrilling, and epic cinematic experience: four films, told from four different perspectives which tell a single story about the most celebrated band of all time,” Pippa Harris, Mendes' production partner at Neal Street, added in a statement. “To have The Beatles’ and Apple Corps’ blessing to do this is an immense privilege.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Aspects of The Beatles' story have been put to screen before, with movies like 2009’sNowhere Boybringing Lennon and the band’s teenage years in Liverpool, England to life.Aaron Taylor-Johnsonportrayed Lennon, whodied in 1980at age 40, in that film, whileThomas Brodie-Sangsterportrayed McCartney, 81.The Beatles in 1964.Michael Ochs Archives/GettyAudiences received a long-awaited inside glimpse at the iconic rock band in its final years withPeter Jackson’s 2021 Disney+ documentaryGet Back, which utilized archival footage to depict the weeks that Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr spent writing, recording and rehearsing songs for the group’s 1970 albumLet It Be.No casting announcements have yet been made for any of the four films now in development.
The Beatles: (L-R) George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.Photo:getty
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Sam Mendesis bringing the Fab Four to the big screen — one note at a time.On Tuesday, the1917director, Sony Pictures and Neal Street Productions announced that Mendes, 58, will direct four intersecting feature films that tell the story of each of the four members ofThe Beatles—Paul McCartney,John Lennon,George HarrisonandRingo Starr— through each band member’s perspective.The movies are expected to release worldwide in 2027, with a press release noting that the project is the first time Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles have granted the rights to their life stories and music for a feature length film.“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,” Mendes said in a statement Tuesday.The Beatles.Bettmann/Getty“We intend this to be a uniquely thrilling, and epic cinematic experience: four films, told from four different perspectives which tell a single story about the most celebrated band of all time,” Pippa Harris, Mendes' production partner at Neal Street, added in a statement. “To have The Beatles’ and Apple Corps’ blessing to do this is an immense privilege.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Aspects of The Beatles' story have been put to screen before, with movies like 2009’sNowhere Boybringing Lennon and the band’s teenage years in Liverpool, England to life.Aaron Taylor-Johnsonportrayed Lennon, whodied in 1980at age 40, in that film, whileThomas Brodie-Sangsterportrayed McCartney, 81.The Beatles in 1964.Michael Ochs Archives/GettyAudiences received a long-awaited inside glimpse at the iconic rock band in its final years withPeter Jackson’s 2021 Disney+ documentaryGet Back, which utilized archival footage to depict the weeks that Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr spent writing, recording and rehearsing songs for the group’s 1970 albumLet It Be.No casting announcements have yet been made for any of the four films now in development.
Sam Mendesis bringing the Fab Four to the big screen — one note at a time.
On Tuesday, the1917director, Sony Pictures and Neal Street Productions announced that Mendes, 58, will direct four intersecting feature films that tell the story of each of the four members ofThe Beatles—Paul McCartney,John Lennon,George HarrisonandRingo Starr— through each band member’s perspective.
The movies are expected to release worldwide in 2027, with a press release noting that the project is the first time Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles have granted the rights to their life stories and music for a feature length film.
“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,” Mendes said in a statement Tuesday.
The Beatles.Bettmann/Getty
Bettmann/Getty
“We intend this to be a uniquely thrilling, and epic cinematic experience: four films, told from four different perspectives which tell a single story about the most celebrated band of all time,” Pippa Harris, Mendes' production partner at Neal Street, added in a statement. “To have The Beatles’ and Apple Corps’ blessing to do this is an immense privilege."
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Aspects of The Beatles' story have been put to screen before, with movies like 2009’sNowhere Boybringing Lennon and the band’s teenage years in Liverpool, England to life.Aaron Taylor-Johnsonportrayed Lennon, whodied in 1980at age 40, in that film, whileThomas Brodie-Sangsterportrayed McCartney, 81.
The Beatles in 1964.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty
Audiences received a long-awaited inside glimpse at the iconic rock band in its final years withPeter Jackson’s 2021 Disney+ documentaryGet Back, which utilized archival footage to depict the weeks that Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr spent writing, recording and rehearsing songs for the group’s 1970 albumLet It Be.
No casting announcements have yet been made for any of the four films now in development.
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