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The Traitors to get ‘bold and surprising’ adaptation for stage

Makers of TV series to work with Sam Mendes’ production company on theatre show to open in London in 2027

The Guardian - UK

'I feel that it's a competition between them...' Brian May questions Sam Mendes' plan for four Beatles' films

Queen guitarist Sir Brian May is worried, as a Beatles fan, that the Sam Mendes' four films about the band members will feel "that it's a competition between them".

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Paul Mescal credits Beatles films with giving him 'stability'

Actor Paul Mescal has admitted he's "so thrilled" to be working on Sir Sam Mendes' series of films about the Beatles because working in London on the long-term project has given him "stability" after a "mad six, seven years".

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Beatles biopic star has ‘heard very good things’ about eagerly awaited films

British actress Aimee Lou Wood described her Golden Globes nomination for The White Lotus as "quite surreal". She is preparing to play Pattie Boyd in Sam Mendes's upcoming Beatles biopics, due for release in 2028. Wood has visited the studio and met Harris Dickinson, who is cast as John Lennon.…

The Independent UK

Paul Mescal reveals he will sing as Paul McCartney in Beatles films

The Hamnet actor will appear as the Beatles star in four films directed by Sir Sam Mendes.

Evening Standard

Paul Mescal Gets Real About Why He’s Ready For A Break From The Spotlight: ‘I Hope Nobody Gets To See Me Until 2028’

Paul Mescal is ready to take a break.

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‘Beatlemania wasn’t like Taylor Swift — it came out of nowhere, like a meteorite’

Sean Ono Lennon has a timely festive message in his Oscar-winning film inspired by his parents’ song, Happy Xmas (War is Over) — and a thumbs-up to the actor who’s about to play his dad

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The Viral Nepo Baby Debate Continues As Fans Keep Bringing Up One Big Reason Kate Winslet’s Comments Felt Tone-Deaf

The nepo baby debate continues.

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David Morrissey and James Norton join cast of Beatles biopics

David Morrissey and James Norton are among the stars joining the ensemble cast of Sir Sam Mendes' The Beatles - A Four-Film Cinematic Event.

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The long and winding road: Stuart Maconie on why our opinions about the Beatles keep changing

Fans and historians have spent 60 years debating what the band means – and which member is greatest. Will the returning Anthology project and Sam Mendes’s planned biopics create new arguments?

The Guardian - UK

Doctor Strange 3 Rumor Suggests Benedict Cumberbatch Is Eyeing An Oscar-Winning Director, And This Would Be A Great Pick

Doctor Strange 3 might be on the way, and I love where it's (allegedly) going.

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Alan Cumming: ‘After my rant about trans rights, I was worried I would be deported’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The actor is also a deeply concerned US citizen. He talks to Patrick Smith about the fear gripping the US, JK Rowling, the star-studded mini-festival he’s holding in tiny Pitlochry, and working on Russell T Davies’s new drama

The Independent UK

How The Beatles Finally Opened the Vault: Exclusive Life-Story and Music Rights for the First Time

The biopic marked the first-time all the Beatles' living members and their families approved to use the band's complete music catalog for a scripted film.

International Business Times UK

Saoirse Ronan, Aimee Lou Wood and more cast in Beatles biopics

Saoirse Ronan, Mia McKenna Bruce, Anna Sawai, and Aimee Lou Wood have been cast in Sir Sam Mendes' Beatles biopics as the wives of the Fab Four.

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The Guardian - UK

The Beatles: actors playing the spouses of the Fab Four in Sam Mendes’ films confirmed

Mia McKenna-Bruce, Saoirse Ronan, Anna Sawai and Aimee Lou Wood have been cast in Sam Mendes’ forthcoming four-part film series

Evening Standard

Aimee Lou Wood and Saoirse Ronan confirmed to star in Beatles biopic films

The four films will follow the lives of the Fab Four and are due to be released in April 2028.

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James Norton set for key role in Beatles movies

James Norton is reportedly set to play Beatles manager Brian Epstein in director Sir Sam Mendes' four-movie project.

The Guardian - UK

James Norton set to play Brian Epstein in Sam Mendes’ four-part Beatles film project

The actor is reportedly in line to play the Beatles’ manager in the 1917 director’s ambitious saga about the Fab Four

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The Independent UK

Film festival set to begin with Sir Sam Mendes as new patron

More than 30 venues will show films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.

The Independent UK

Beatles Paul McCartney biopic casts Oscar nominee as Linda McCartney

Saoirse Ronan will reportedly reunite with fellow Irish star Paul Mescal for role

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Saoirse Ronan 'to play Linda McCartney in Sam Mendes' Beatles films'

American-Irish actress Saoirse Ronan has signed up to play Linda McCartney, the late first wife of Sir Paul McCartney, in Sir Sam Mendes' upcoming four Beatles films, The Beatles - A Four-Film Cinematic Event.

The Guardian - US

Saoirse Ronan to reportedly play Linda McCartney in Beatles biopic

Oscar-nominated actor rumoured to play Paul McCartney’s first wife opposite Paul Mescal in Sam Mendes set of movies

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Harris Dickinson humiliated by ‘w*****’ co-star early in his career

Recalling how he was mocked over his working-class background, actor Harris Dickinson has detailed how he was humiliated by a “w*****” co-star early in his career.

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Netflix's movie library includes several riveting and emotionally-charged war movies, from "1917" to "All Quiet on the Western Front."

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Without Hesitation, Paul Mescal Addressed Whether He’ll Be Singing In The Beatles Movies

Will Paul Mescal be laying down a tune for us?

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