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Ringo Starr Shares Why He Asked Sam Mendes to Make Changes to Beatles Biopic
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Ringo Starr Shares Why He Asked Sam Mendes to Make Changes to Beatles Biopic
Ringo Starr has strong opinions about how he’ll be portrayed in the four upcoming Beatles biopics. The musician, 84, told The New York Times on Wednesday, July 2, that he spent two days with the director, Sam Mendes, and offered “extensive notes” on the script. Starr noted that he had feedback surrounding his first wife, Maureen Starkey Tigrett, explaining that the original script didn’t necessarily showcase how they acted in reality. “He had a …
"That's Not How We Were": 4-Part Beatles Movies Received One Key Script Note From Original Band Member
Sam Mendes may be attempting the world’s most ambitious musical biopic project with The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event, but one original Beatle is ensuring it stays to true to the band’s history. Originally announced in February 2024, Mendes’ four-part exploration of the Fab Four will feature a movie told from the perspective of each band member.
Mendes is producing four biographical films about the band, one from the perspective of each member, which would be released in 2028.
The quadruple biopic of the Beatles signed Sam Mendes didn't really appeal to Ringo Starr, who asked to make changes. The musical biopic has the coast: from Bohemian Rhapsody to Respect, from Rocketman to A perfect stranger, the biggest stars of the last century have all the rights to their full cinematic epic [...]
A new film universe on the history of the Beatles' trajectory is on the way to Sam Mendes. The project of the director, “The Beatles: A Film Event in Four Movies”, will take a film for each of the band’s members, with a launch in April of 2028. And Ringo Starr said he was personally involved in the project. For The New York Times, the batteryist has been sitting with Sam Mendes for two days in April to review the road to production about his lif…
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