“American Beauty” Oscar winner and “Skyfall” director Sam Mendes is taking on the most ambitious project of his career thus far. The “1917” filmmaker is setting up a quartet of Beatles biopics with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Deadline first reported.
The project will feature four theatrically released films, with one told from each member of the Fab Four’s point of view. It will be the first time the Beatles’ company, Apple Corps Ltd., and the members of the Beatles or their estates have granted full life and music rights for a scripted film, according to Deadline.
Mendes will direct all four interconnected films, which are slated for a 2027 release. Writers are in the process of being hired, and a release schedule will be announced at a later date. Mendes will produce through his Neal Street Productions banner alongside his partner Pippa Harris and Julie Pastor. Jeff Jones will executive produce for Apple Corps Ltd.
The project will feature four theatrically released films, with one told from each member of the Fab Four’s point of view. It will be the first time the Beatles’ company, Apple Corps Ltd., and the members of the Beatles or their estates have granted full life and music rights for a scripted film, according to Deadline.
Mendes will direct all four interconnected films, which are slated for a 2027 release. Writers are in the process of being hired, and a release schedule will be announced at a later date. Mendes will produce through his Neal Street Productions banner alongside his partner Pippa Harris and Julie Pastor. Jeff Jones will executive produce for Apple Corps Ltd.
- 2/20/2024
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
Sam Mendes has been given the mammoth task of tackling four separate documentaries on each legendary member of The Beatles.
Sony Pictures Entertainment (Spe), Sam Mendes, and Neal Street Productions announced a groundbreaking creative endeavour to tell the story of The Beatles with four distinct theatrical feature films. The project marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles – Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison – have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film.
Conceived by Mendes, who will direct, the four theatrical feature films – one from each band member’s point-of-view – will intersect to tell the astonishing story of the greatest band in history.
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The dating cadence of the films, the details of which will be shared closer to release, will be innovative and groundbreaking. Mendes...
Sony Pictures Entertainment (Spe), Sam Mendes, and Neal Street Productions announced a groundbreaking creative endeavour to tell the story of The Beatles with four distinct theatrical feature films. The project marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles – Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison – have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film.
Conceived by Mendes, who will direct, the four theatrical feature films – one from each band member’s point-of-view – will intersect to tell the astonishing story of the greatest band in history.
Also in news – Gerard Butler & Morena Baccarin return for sequel ‘Greenland: Migration’
The dating cadence of the films, the details of which will be shared closer to release, will be innovative and groundbreaking. Mendes...
- 2/20/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Like a chimera of any intelligent person’s least-favorite storytelling models, we are (in the sense of a diagnosis) finally seeing the cinematic universe intersect with musical biopics. And where to start but the very biggest? Today brings the rather momentous news that Sam Mendes will direct a four-film Beatles epic that tells their story from each member’s perspective, arriving in 2027 via “an innovative [and groundbreaking] release cadence.” If that seems an odd term for movies, you’re correct; I’ve only ever seen it used for software, which is to say: an engineered product.
Though let’s not be too cynical just yet. The Beatles’ Apple Corps Ltd. are fully behind the project, which guarantees more of their music than any narrative feature yet. Mendes has certain ill instincts but, per his Bond pictures, can be a great keep-the-trains-running-on-time craftsman who hires the right people––imagine the Ed Sullivan Show...
Though let’s not be too cynical just yet. The Beatles’ Apple Corps Ltd. are fully behind the project, which guarantees more of their music than any narrative feature yet. Mendes has certain ill instincts but, per his Bond pictures, can be a great keep-the-trains-running-on-time craftsman who hires the right people––imagine the Ed Sullivan Show...
- 2/20/2024
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
For the first time, an official scripted biopic of The Beatles: in fact, four of them, all due in 2027 from director Sam Mendes.
A project that almost felt like a case of when, not if, there’s now an official feature film biopic of The Beatles on the way. Scrub that: they’ve gone all James Cameron.
There are four official biopics of The Beatles on the way.
In an idea taken to Apple Corps and Sony Pictures, Sam Mendes has hatched on the plan of making four films, one from each band member’s point of view. We’re thus getting Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison’s stories in individual films. McCartney and Starr have agreed full life story and music rights, and the families of Lennon and Harrison have done the same.
All four films look like they’re going to be released in 2027.
Sam Mendes,...
A project that almost felt like a case of when, not if, there’s now an official feature film biopic of The Beatles on the way. Scrub that: they’ve gone all James Cameron.
There are four official biopics of The Beatles on the way.
In an idea taken to Apple Corps and Sony Pictures, Sam Mendes has hatched on the plan of making four films, one from each band member’s point of view. We’re thus getting Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison’s stories in individual films. McCartney and Starr have agreed full life story and music rights, and the families of Lennon and Harrison have done the same.
All four films look like they’re going to be released in 2027.
Sam Mendes,...
- 2/20/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
A quartet of Beatles biopics, one focusing on each member of the band, is currently in the works from director Sam Mendes, with the full approval and the musical rights of the band.
According to Deadline, Mendes will direct all four of the films, which will “tell interconnected stories, one from each band member’s point of view.” Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to the films and plans to release all of them in 2027.
Mendes will produce the films with his Neal Street Productions partner Pippa Harris, Neal Street’s Julie Pastor, and Jeff Jones, who serves as the CEO of The Beatles’ company Apple Corps Ltd.
“Apple Corps is delighted to collaborate with Sam, Pippa and Julie to explore each Beatle’s unique story and to bring them together in a suitably captivating and innovative way,” Jones said in a statement. “Sony Pictures’ enthusiastic support, championing the project...
According to Deadline, Mendes will direct all four of the films, which will “tell interconnected stories, one from each band member’s point of view.” Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to the films and plans to release all of them in 2027.
Mendes will produce the films with his Neal Street Productions partner Pippa Harris, Neal Street’s Julie Pastor, and Jeff Jones, who serves as the CEO of The Beatles’ company Apple Corps Ltd.
“Apple Corps is delighted to collaborate with Sam, Pippa and Julie to explore each Beatle’s unique story and to bring them together in a suitably captivating and innovative way,” Jones said in a statement. “Sony Pictures’ enthusiastic support, championing the project...
- 2/20/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Film News
A quartet of Beatles biopics, one focusing on each member of the band, is currently in the works from director Sam Mendes, with the full approval and the musical rights of the band.
According to Deadline, Mendes will direct all four of the films, which will “tell interconnected stories, one from each band member’s point of view.” Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to the films and plans to release all of them in 2027.
Mendes will produce the films with his Neal Street Productions partner Pippa Harris, Neal Street’s Julie Pastor, and Jeff Jones, who serves as the CEO of The Beatles’ company Apple Corps Ltd.
“Apple Corps is delighted to collaborate with Sam, Pippa and Julie to explore each Beatle’s unique story and to bring them together in a suitably captivating and innovative way,” Jones said in a statement. “Sony Pictures’ enthusiastic support, championing the project...
According to Deadline, Mendes will direct all four of the films, which will “tell interconnected stories, one from each band member’s point of view.” Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to the films and plans to release all of them in 2027.
Mendes will produce the films with his Neal Street Productions partner Pippa Harris, Neal Street’s Julie Pastor, and Jeff Jones, who serves as the CEO of The Beatles’ company Apple Corps Ltd.
“Apple Corps is delighted to collaborate with Sam, Pippa and Julie to explore each Beatle’s unique story and to bring them together in a suitably captivating and innovative way,” Jones said in a statement. “Sony Pictures’ enthusiastic support, championing the project...
- 2/20/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Sam Mendes is going to have to work “Eight Days a Week” to pull this one off.
Backed by Sony, Mendes is going to make “four distinct theatrical feature films,” one from each member of the iconic band’s perspective, a February 20 press release reads. It is the first time that Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles — Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison — have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film. (Note: Apple Corps is not Apple the gigantic iPhone maker. It is the name of the band’s conglomerate.)
Mendes will direct all four biopics, which promise to “intersect” with each other and “tell the astonishing story of the greatest band in history.”
Sony Pictures Entertainment will finance and distribute the films worldwide; each will have a “full theatrical window” in 2027. “The dating cadence of the films, the...
Backed by Sony, Mendes is going to make “four distinct theatrical feature films,” one from each member of the iconic band’s perspective, a February 20 press release reads. It is the first time that Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles — Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison — have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film. (Note: Apple Corps is not Apple the gigantic iPhone maker. It is the name of the band’s conglomerate.)
Mendes will direct all four biopics, which promise to “intersect” with each other and “tell the astonishing story of the greatest band in history.”
Sony Pictures Entertainment will finance and distribute the films worldwide; each will have a “full theatrical window” in 2027. “The dating cadence of the films, the...
- 2/20/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Sam Mendes has teamed with Sony Pictures Entertainment for The Beatles, four theatrical films about the British supergroup, each from the perspective of a different band member.
The project, coming more than 50 years after The Beatles broke up and 40 years after the death of John Lennon, will see Apple Corps (the company founded by the band members) and The Beatles — Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the families of Lennon and George Harrison — offer up each of the Fab Four’s full life stories and music rights for a scripted film. Mendes will direct the four theatrical feature films to recapture the story of the greatest band in history.
Music films have proven to be resilient at the box office. Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love over-performed last week, while Taylor Swift’s $15 million concert film The Eras Tour outgrossed a number of Hollywood tentpoles, with $261 million globally last year. A...
The project, coming more than 50 years after The Beatles broke up and 40 years after the death of John Lennon, will see Apple Corps (the company founded by the band members) and The Beatles — Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the families of Lennon and George Harrison — offer up each of the Fab Four’s full life stories and music rights for a scripted film. Mendes will direct the four theatrical feature films to recapture the story of the greatest band in history.
Music films have proven to be resilient at the box office. Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love over-performed last week, while Taylor Swift’s $15 million concert film The Eras Tour outgrossed a number of Hollywood tentpoles, with $261 million globally last year. A...
- 2/20/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
John, Paul, George and Ringo will each be the subject of a different upcoming feature film.
Director Sam Mendes plans to make four separate movies, one from each Beatles member’s point of view. They will intersect to “tell the astonishing story of the greatest band in history,” leading up to their 1970 breakup, according to a press release. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of the late John Lennon and George Harrison have granted full life story and music rights for the scripted films.
“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, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker of “American Beauty,” war drama “1917” and James Bond films “Skyfall” and “Spectre,” said in a statement.
Sony Pictures Entertainment will finance and distribute all four films theatrically in 2027. Details about...
Director Sam Mendes plans to make four separate movies, one from each Beatles member’s point of view. They will intersect to “tell the astonishing story of the greatest band in history,” leading up to their 1970 breakup, according to a press release. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of the late John Lennon and George Harrison have granted full life story and music rights for the scripted films.
“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, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker of “American Beauty,” war drama “1917” and James Bond films “Skyfall” and “Spectre,” said in a statement.
Sony Pictures Entertainment will finance and distribute all four films theatrically in 2027. Details about...
- 2/20/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: In a move that ought to make fans of The Beatles twist and shout, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Oscar-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes and his Neal Street Productions have set plans to make four separate theatrical films — one on each of the members of music’s most famous and enduring band.
Mendes will direct all four of the films, and this marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles – Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison – have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film.
Mendes conceived this grand vision. He’ll tell interconnected stories, one from each band member’s point of view. The dating cadence of the films will be revealed closer to the films’ release. I’m told they are locking down writers quickly.
This is perhaps the most ambitious project Deadline has revealed exclusively since...
Mendes will direct all four of the films, and this marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles – Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison – have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film.
Mendes conceived this grand vision. He’ll tell interconnected stories, one from each band member’s point of view. The dating cadence of the films will be revealed closer to the films’ release. I’m told they are locking down writers quickly.
This is perhaps the most ambitious project Deadline has revealed exclusively since...
- 2/20/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
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