Music Starr gave the Beatles film director: ‘We weren’t like that’

Music Starr gave the Beatles film director: ‘We weren’t like that’

Fab Four drummer met with Sam Mendes, who prepares four films made from the perspective of each of the band members

At least three years left for the director Sam Mendes take off your movies on Beatlesa gigantic venture in which he will perform four feature films from the perspective of each of the musicians of the Fab Four. And as expected, the project will not be easy. But Mendes It has an important help: Ringo Starr He recently revealed that he gave the director’s detailed suggestions about the script. In the movies, the drummer will be played by Barry Keoghan.

In an interview with The New York Times, Ringo said he flew to London to find Mendes And spent two days revising the script with him, line by line. The musician asked parties to be rewritten, specifically those involving scenes with his family and his first wife, Maureen Starkey Tigrett. “He had a screenwriter – a great screenwriter, great reputation, and he wrote very well, but it had nothing to do with me and with Maureen“, he said Starr. “We were not like that. I said, ‘We would never do that.'”

The Baerist, who is currently promoting his country album, Look upsaid he is now more satisfied with the script and gave the Mendes His characteristic farewell: “He will continue what he is doing. And I will send you peace and love.”

In addition to Keoghan – who recently met with Ringo Starr in your home – the others Beatles will be interpreted by MESCAL PAUL as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison. Officially entitled The Beatles-Four-Film Cinematic Eventthe cast was revealed at Cinemacon in Las Vegas in April. “It’s wonderful to be here,” they said, reciting verses from “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”. “It is certainly an emotion. You are such a lovely audience, we would like to take them home with us.”

Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, Barry Keoghan and Harris Dickinson, who will play the Beatles in the movies (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

After the announcement of the project, Mendes He said, “I am honored to tell the story of the biggest rock band of all time and excited to challenge the notion of what is a trip to the cinema.” As the development of the biographical film advances, we hope that McCartney Also give some feedback. Who knows, maybe he inserts a totally inaccurate scene, as Bob Dylan made in A complete unknown?

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Source: Rollingstone

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