Sam Mendes’ Beatles movies have found their George Harrison. Deadline confirms that Joseph Quinn is being eyed to star in the upcoming series of movies about the iconic band.
Deadline’s report notes Quinn is set to play Harrison in one of the four movies that Mendes is making based on the band. The report also comes just a day after director Ridley Scott let it slip that Paul Mescal — who co-starred alongside Quinn in his Gladiator II — would be playing Paul McCartney in the upcoming projects.
The report also echoes reports from The InSneider‘s Jeff Sneider that Quinn was being eyed for the films. Sneider also mentioned that Mescal, Barry Keoghan (who Ringo Starr said was set to play him in the film) and Harris Dickinson were all eyed for roles, which Deadline echoes in their report about Quinn.
Should the reports remain true, that will leave Mescal as Paul McCartney, Quinn as George Harrison, Keoghan as Ringo Starr, and Harry Dickinson as John Lennon in Mendes’ planned four films.
What do we know about Sam Mendes’ Beatles movies?
In February 2024, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that Mendes is collaborating with Neal Street Productions to create four separate movies about The Beatles. Mendes will direct all four movies, with each one following a specific band member’s point of view.
“I’m honored to be telling the story of the greatest rock band of all time, and excited to challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies,” Mendes said at the time of the announcement.
Mendes — known for directing 1999’s American Beauty, 2012’s Skyfall, 2019’s 1917, and more — is producing the films alongside Pippa Harris and Julie Pastor, while Jeff Jones serves as an executive producer. Filming is expected to begin in 2025 in the United Kingdom, while all four movies will be released in 2027.
(Source: Deadline)
