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- Sam Mendes is directing a four-film Beatles biopic backed by Sony Pictures, announced in February 2024 with permission from McCartney, Starr, and the estates of Lennon and Harrison, set for release in April 2028.
- The production team recreated the iconic Abbey Road cover outside the studios — with Harris Dickinson as John Lennon leading the walk, followed by Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison.
- Social media footage posted on Sunday shows the actors lining up on the kerb and walking across the pedestrian crossing, now a popular tourist landmark.
- The original Abbey Road cover was photographed on 8 August 1969 by freelance photographer Iain Macmillan, who took six stills from a stepladder in the middle of the road after an initial plan to travel to Nepal for the shoot was abandoned.
- The album's working title was "Everest," named after a cigarette brand smoked by engineer Geoff Emerick.
- Additional cast joining the films includes Saoirse Ronan as Linda McCartney, James Norton as Brian Epstein, and Lucy Boynton as Jane Asher.
Why it matters: The April 2028 release gives Sony Pictures a four-film Beatles franchise — each focused on a single band member — making it one of the most ambitious music biopics ever attempted and a guaranteed tourism magnet at the Abbey Road crossing for years before release.
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