BEATLES MAGAZINE: SAM MENDES ADDS CAST TO THE BEATLES

Friday, 5 December 2025

SAM MENDES ADDS CAST TO THE BEATLES

David Morrissey will star as Jim McCartney

Leanne Best will star as John Lennon’s Aunt Mimi

James Norton will star as Brian Epstein

Harry Lloyd will star as George Martin

Bobby Schofield will star as Neil Aspinall

Daniel Hoffmann-Gill will star as Mal Evans

Arthur Darvill will star as Derek Taylor

Adam Pally will star as Allen Klein

David Morrissey (The Walking Dead) is joining as Paul McCartney’s father Jim McCartney, Leanne Best (Walk-In) as John Lennon’s Aunt Mimi, James Norton (Happy Valley) as influential manager Brian Epstein, Harry Lloyd (The Theory of Everything) as long-time music producer George Martin, Bobby Schofield (The Covenant) as road manager and trusted confidant Neil Aspinall, Daniel Hoffmann-Gill (Sherwood) as roadie Mal Evans, Arthur Darvill (Broadchurch) as press officer and friend Derek Taylor, and Adam Pally (Happy Endings) as controversial music manager Allen Klein.

Casting of other central characters including Cynthia Lennon and Ravi Shankar will be announced in due course.

The films mark the first time Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr – have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film.

Mendes conceived four theatrical feature films—one from each band member’s distinct point of view—that will intersect to tell the astonishing story of the greatest band in history. Mendes will direct all four films and produce alongside his Neal Street Productions partner Pippa Harris and Neal Street’s Julie Pastor. Alexandra Derbyshire is also producing.

Sony Pictures will finance and distribute worldwide with full theatrical windows in April 2028.

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