Sony Footage Leisure has revealed extra about its large wager on the Beatles.
The studio will launch 4 movies in regards to the Beatles — every following a distinct member of the band — all in April 2028, director Sam Mendes and Sony movie Chairman Tom Rothman mentioned Monday throughout a presentation on the CinemaCon commerce conference in Las Vegas.
“Maintain on, did I comply with that?” Rothman joked onstage to Mendes.
“You mentioned it will be the primary binge-able theatrical expertise,” Mendes replied.
The Culver Metropolis studio rounded out its presentation by asserting the forged of the movies and introduced all 4 on stage. Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn will play George Harrison, Barry Keoghan will play Ringo Starr and Harris Dickinson will play John Lennon.
The 4 got here onstage in black pants and shirts and took the Beatles bow.
The forged and crew will probably be in principal pictures for simply over a yr, Mendes mentioned.
He nodded to the robust previous few years for theater house owners, who first weathered the pandemic, then the twin writers and actors strikes in 2023, which restricted their choices for movies. They’re additionally nonetheless grappling with the , in addition to an viewers that received used to watching movies from their sofa.
“We want large cinematic occasions to get folks out of the home,” Mendes mentioned to large applause from the viewers, which was largely composed of theater house owners and leisure trade varieties. “I promise will probably be definitely worth the journey.”
