Paul McCartney on the bugbear from upcoming Beatles biopics that made him text Sam Mendes “don’t do this!”

Paul McCartney has thrown his full support behind the upcoming Beatles biopics, but said that there is one small issue that made him reach out to the director and urge him “don’t do this”. READ MORE: The Beatles: every song ranked in order of greatness The films in question are the four-movie biopic series currently being worked on by Sam Mendes, slated for a simultaneous release in April 2028. They will star Paul Mescal as McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr. Each of the four films will tell the story of the band from a different member’s point of view, and mark the first scripted Beatles movies made with the full approval of Apple Corps and the surviving band members, as well as access to the group’s music rights. The supporting cast also includes Saoirse Ronan as Linda McCartney, Anna Sawai as Yoko Ono, Aimee Lou Wood as Pattie Boyd and Mia McKenna-Bruce as Maureen Starkey, and Paul McCartney has already given the project his seal of approval. He also said he was pleased that Mescal will be portraying him, describing the actor as “very cute” before the pair sat down together for an interview earlier this y...