Barry Keoghan will play Ringo Starr in Sam Mendes’ ‘BEATLES’ biopics. Ringo Starr has confirmed the casting news. (Source: @etonline) - ThreadSky

discussingfilm.bsky.social • 99 days ago

Barry Keoghan will play Ringo Starr in Sam Mendes’ ‘BEATLES’ biopics.

Ringo Starr has confirmed the casting news.

(Source: @etonline)

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technoiruk.bsky.social•99 days ago

Are they still doing that four movie thing? I know the Beatles are popular (for a certain demographic, at least) but four theatrical feature films is a huge investment

jfmonahan.bsky.social•99 days ago

All music, bands and artists are only popular to a certain demographic.

jonsternfeld.bsky.social•99 days ago

Yes, and they're all coming out in '27. Just overkill...

anoneysnufftan.bsky.social•99 days ago

That's actually preferable to the possibility of the others not being made at all if the first one is unsuccessful, though.

jonsternfeld.bsky.social•99 days ago

Maybe. I just think it feels gimmicky and not at all necessary. I love the Beatles but this feels like IP mining

technoiruk.bsky.social•99 days ago

I want a four film Guns N Roses biopic

jonsternfeld.bsky.social•98 days ago

now you're talking

jacklikesfilms.bsky.social•98 days ago

Bit harsh on the pointless 5th member* who doesn’t get their own film.

*Axl

fakehappy.monster•98 days ago

Idea: they’re all exactly the same movie except a different Beatle is narrating each one

jonsternfeld.bsky.social•98 days ago

You’re onto something. It won’t be exactly the same but the key events will be. The only way Mendes can make four movies at once is to do some version of this idea.

fakehappy.monster•98 days ago

No idea why this is what popped into my head, but now I’m imagining like “Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Wheeljack’s Version)” and fifty others all rereleased at once

anoneysnufftan.bsky.social•99 days ago

I rather like the idea of multiple history-based films using the same actors for overlapping real characters while otherwise being independent visions, and would be interested to know a list of any other examples out there.