The actress chosen to play Linda McCartney in Beatles films

The actress chosen to play Linda McCartney in Beatles films

The four-time Oscar-nominated Irishwoman will star alongside Paul Mescal, who will play Paul McCartney in the project directed by Sam Mendes

The biopic of Beatlesscheduled for April 2028 and divided into four interconnected films — one for each member —, has just had another star confirmed in the cast.

It is about Saoirse Ronan31-year-old Irish and four-time nominee for Oscar. According to exclusive information from the website Deadlineshe will interpret Linda McCartneywife of Paul McCartney passed away in 1998.

Linda McCartney in 1973 (Photo: Hulton Archive / Getty Images)

Ronan joins the actors Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson, Joseph Quinn and Barry Keoghanwhich will interpret Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starrrespectively.

The Irish actress has already competed for an Oscar with the films Desire and Repair (2007), Brooklyn (2015), Lady Bird (2017) and Little Women (2019). Was also in A Glimpse of Paradise (2009) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), among other feature films.

The Beatles biopic

The four films that will make up the ambitious biopic of the Beatles will be directed by Sam MendesOscar winner for American Beauty (1999).

The launch of The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Eventofficial title, is scheduled for April 2028. It is not yet known whether the four works will arrive in theaters on the same day or whether each premiere will be a week apart. Each musician will have their own feature film, but the stories will, of course, have connections between them.

Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the estates of John Lennon and George Harrison support the initiative. The use of the music catalog has been released.

Source: Rollingstone

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