Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan and Jack Thorne to Write Sam Mendes’ Four Beatles Films

The Beatles biopic is being brought to us by a trio of white men – how boring

As three male writers are announced as the people behind the new, four-part Beatles biopic – along with director Sam Mendes and stars including Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan – Laura Barton asks why women, despite propelling the band to glory, are rarely considered an authority on them

Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan and Jack Thorne to Write Sam Mendes’ Four Beatles Films

Sam Mendes’ four Beatles biopics have found writers. Tony Award winner Jez Butterworth (“Ford v Ferrari,” “Spectre”), Academy Award winner Peter Straughan (“Conclave,” “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”) and BAFTA and Tony Award winner Jack Thorne (“Adolescence,” “Enola Holmes”) are set to write the screenplays for the four theatrical films from Sony Pictures and Neal Street […]

The Beatles story is preparing to reach once again the big screen, in what it expects to be one of the film milestones of the decade. We refer to the four biographical films by director Sam Mendes. Titled The Beatles – A Four Film Cinematic Event, the project will show the life of the members during the stage through a film for each one, and expectations are already set, considering the magnitude of the challenge. The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinem…

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The first of four films of The Beatles, the most iconic and influential band of the 20th century, has already tentative release dates: 2028. In principle, it will be four numbered films. This was confirmed by Sony Pictures CEO Tom Rothman, with The Hollywood Reporter: “There have been no initiatives like this before, and you can’t think about it in terms of traditional premieres.” For the task, Sony Pictures chose prestigious director Sam Mendes…

Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan and Jack Thorne will write the scripts of the expected biographical films about Liverpool's fantastic four.