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For the first time, the Beatles, long among the stingiest rights granters, are giving full life and music rights to a movie project. Sony Pictures announced Monday a deal that may dwarf all music biopics that have come before it, with the stories of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr spread out over a quartet of films.
The films, conceived by Mendes, are expected to roll out theatrically in innovative fashion, with the movies potentially coexisting or intersecting in theaters. Precise release plans will be announced at a later date. Sony is targeting 2027 for their release.
McCartney, Starr and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison have all signed off on the project through the band害羞草研究所檚 Apple Corps. Ltd. Sony Music Publishing controls the rights to the majority of Beatles songs.
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Each film will be from the perspective of a Beatle.
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Attempts to dramatize the Beatles害羞草研究所� story have been more sporadic and less impactful. A 1979 biopic, made when Lennon was still alive, called 害羞草研究所淭he Birth of the Beatles害羞草研究所� was produced with Beatles original drummer Pete Best as an adviser. The 1994 indie drama 害羞草研究所淏ackbeat害羞草研究所� chronicled Lennon害羞草研究所檚 relationship with Stuart Sutcliffe before the Beatles were famous. 害羞草研究所淣owhere Boy害羞草研究所� (2009) starred Aaron Taylor-Johnson as a teenage Lennon.
But in the last decade, music biopics have become big business. Box-office hits like and have sent Hollywood executives chasing the next jukebox blockbuster. Over Presidents Day weekend, produced was the A is in production.
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