Cinema: Director Sam Mendes announces four Beatles films

0

movie theater
Director Sam Mendes announces four Beatles films

The “Fab Four” will get four films, directed by director Sam Mendes. photo

© Richard Shotwell/Invision via AP/dpa

Four films from four perspectives: Director Sam Mendes wants to tell the story of the Beatles. “I feel honored,” says the award-winning film director. But it still takes a while until the cinema release.

Oscar winner Sam Mendes (58) wants to honor the history of the Beatles with four feature films. Sony Pictures Entertainment and the British director’s production company, Neal Street Productions, announced the project. Paul McCartney (81) and Ringo Starr (83) and the families of the deceased band members John Lennon and George Harrison granted the filming rights to the life story and the music, according to the statement. The cinema release is planned for 2027.

Mendes (“American Beauty”, “1917”), who directed the James Bond films “Skyfall” and “Spectre”, among others, wants to tell the different films from the perspective of one of the four musicians. “I’m honored to tell the story of the greatest rock band of all time…” Mendes wrote. The quartet from Liverpool sparked worldwide Beatlemania in the 1960s with hits such as “Let It Be”, “Help” and “Yesterday”. The musicians separated in 1970.

dpa

#Subjects

source site-8