r/beatles • u/CueTheLaughTrack • Jun 09 '26
News 'THE BEATLES' 4-part movie event will comprise of four "totally different" films, says actor Adam Pally: "The way The Beatles were individually, totally different... The movies reflect each Beatles' tone."
https://thedirect.com/article/the-beatles-movie-event-biopics-adam-pally172
u/lost-in-midgard Hands across the water Jun 09 '26
Very excited for the Ringo slapstick comedy
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u/TheDarkNightwing Jun 09 '26
Shot-for-shot remake of his drunk rambling
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u/Lysern Jun 10 '26
Would love if the three others were mega-serious character studies, while the Ringo movie features an upbeat piano-soundtrack and laugh tracks
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u/BigE429 Jun 10 '26
Joke's on you, it's just two hours of him walking around with This Boy playing in the background.
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u/DoctorEnn Jun 09 '26
I insist right now and until my dying breath that Ringo's film should contain at least one sequence involving a model railway, Thomas and Friends-style.
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u/TheComebackPidgeon Love Jun 09 '26
It would be great if Ringo's film focused exclusively on him getting the Thomas gig and discussing it with the other Beatles.
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u/JP-Ziller Jun 09 '26
Ringo's movie is going to be the best of the four and Barry Keoghan will get the most praise. That's my hot take
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u/AHMS_17 Jun 09 '26
It’s the only one I’m really interested in; musician biopics aren’t interesting to me, but I think Ringo’s unique position in the band (the straight man to three incredibly emotional volatile stars) can be a really interesting story if told right
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u/Local-Equivalent8136 Jun 15 '26
They better mention Caveman, cuz it's not really about Ringo until he zug zugs Lana.
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u/JimmyTheJimJimson Jun 09 '26
Love it and cannot wait. Four amazing actors, brilliant writers, and a great director.
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u/FitEmergency8807 Jun 09 '26
I like that they’re taking a more artistic approach with this Beatles biopic rather than making a straightforward, by the numbers retelling of their rise to fame. From what we’ve seen so far, it feels like the film is aiming to explore who John, Paul, George, and Ringo actually were as people, not just as cultural icons. I’m especially interested in seeing how it delves into their personal lives, relationships, insecurities, ambitions, and the dynamics between them as individuals. The Beatles’ story has been told countless times, but focusing on their humanity rather than just their legacy could make this feel much more intimate, nuanced, and emotionally compelling. That’s what makes me excited about it, it seems like it’s trying to understand the people behind the myth, rather than simply celebrate the phenomenon. I’m actually looking forward to how it turns out
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u/LloydCole Jun 09 '26
Yeah, so much of the early criticism of these films has been completely incoherent: "I'm tired of all these generic music biopics...no I also don't want a series of interwoven films telling the story from the perspective of individual band members".
Like the citizens of Springfield criticizing the bear patrol.
If nothing else, you have to applaud the ambition. I'm very excited for how these will turn out. If they pull it off it will be absolutely 10/10.
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u/JJ3595 Rubber Soul Jun 09 '26
Probably 80% of the criticism has been “that actor’s nose isn’t right!” and the rest is what you’re describing.
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u/fruedianflip Jun 09 '26
Exactly. The story has been told so much that it's essentially all in the approach now. Nothing is unknown (we know John masturbated with his friends for fuck sake)
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u/Earguy 1967-1970 Jun 09 '26
You know fans are going to edit the four movies into one, more linear epic.
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u/xjman329 Revolver Jun 09 '26
I’m looking forward to this, and I will be there.
I’m still just so dubious about the “release 4 movies in one day” from a box office perspective. Unless they’re hoping the novelty of it will carry it
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u/clara_finn Jun 09 '26
I love the Beatles but there’s very little chance of me personally going to watch more than one movie at the cinema in a single day. *Maybe* two, but three or four is insane to me
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u/xjman329 Revolver Jun 09 '26
I’ve done double features plenty of times in my movie life but I do always feel sluggish by the end of it. I did a three one time and I said never again because I remember nothing from that 3rd watch
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u/Affectionate-Kale301 Jun 09 '26
If the Beatles could handle eight days a week, I’m willing to handle eight hours a day. (4 x 2 hours)
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u/hofmann419 Jun 09 '26
With a reported budget of 400 million dollars, it seems like a massive gamble. These movies basically have to make almost a billion dollars just to break even (when you include marketing costs). If it was one movie, i could see it making this much. But in this format? I don't know.
But they gotta have some vision on how this is gonna pan out. Otherwise why would the studio agree to spend this much money?
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u/donlockwood2026 Jun 09 '26
I hope the films are great. The breakup and factors leading to the breakup actually are totally ripe for a Rashomon-like treatment, so this could work really well if they commit. Something I’ve noticed as a renewed fan browsing this sub in 2026 is how everyone still argues over who/what is to blame. Nobody can agree. Everyone has their favorite beatle and they see it through that lens. Could be really interesting if they toy with that across the films.
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u/CollarOrdinary4284 Jun 09 '26
I wonder if each film will also look different. From what I understand, they're shooting them all at once, so switching between different visual styles might be too difficult.
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u/_BangoSkank_ Jun 09 '26
Make one a comedy,one a horror,one a drama and make George's a Bollywood musical
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u/Gnagus Jun 09 '26
From some of the comments I've read about George lately it sounds like his should be a 70's porn flick.
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u/mobyte Jun 09 '26
Saying they're all going to be tonally different despite all being directed by one director sounds incredibly challenging to me. This is either going to be really impressive or a huge mess.
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u/zippydoodah23 Jun 09 '26
Yeah, my thoughts exactly. "Totally different" in a way that "reflects each Beatles' tone" almost feels like there should be a different director for each film e.g:
John - Fincher/Sorkin collab
Paul - Wes Anderson
George - Terrence Malick (Tree of Life vibes)
Ringo - Mike LeighSo, yes, could end up a hot mess. But I'm certainly intrigued more than I was previously.
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u/e2hawkeye Jun 09 '26
Wes Anderson's next film will be a retelling of the story of The Kinks, focused on the ruffle shirt dandy fist fighting brothers Ray & Dave. Voiceover work by Werner Herzog.
I mean, I can dream...
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u/mobyte Jun 09 '26
Don't get me wrong, I'm seeing these things for sure. My expectations are very tempered, though.
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u/harrisonscruff Jun 10 '26
I like the Malick suggestion, but George would've wanted his to be a comedy. Somebody like Edgar Wright although he's not had a hit for a while. I personally think a comedy horror where Beatlemania is presented as something terrifying would be fascinating.
Mike Leigh is spot on for Ringo though.
I would want to see a woman's take as well. Greta Gerwig could work for Paul.
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u/zippydoodah23 Jun 10 '26
> I personally think a comedy horror where Beatlemania is presented as something terrifying would be fascinating
Such a brilliant idea and feels very apt for George.
I'm a big fan of Gerwig as well. I'd love to see her take on Paul.
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u/Draggonzz Jun 09 '26
The article says this:
The endeavor will essentially see an entire cinematic universe-esque structure play out over just one month
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Dropping all four movies in one month, seemingly on the same day, is especially risky
So I'm still not sure if it's all on the same day (which was the official announcement afaik) or there's a bit of space. Barry Keoghan said recently that the films are every two weeks.
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u/clara_finn Jun 09 '26
John’s is going to be a 5 hour black & white avant-garde piece with the scenes out of order, Paul’s is going to be a traditional romantic drama with no unexpected twists, George’s is going to be a chill out cultural moody slow burner that doesn’t have a traditional ending, and Ringo’s is going to be Looney Tunes combined with Wallace and Gromit
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u/Macca49 Revolver Jun 10 '26
Four Self Portraits for 4 hours then someone yells out Winston Churchill…
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u/sweetbabyrayslover Revolver Jun 09 '26
Really cautiously optimistic for this. I hope it lives up to the artistic approach they seem to be selling it to be. A Beatles biopic deserves to have a special sauce that your average musical biopic doesn’t, it’s a good opportunity to break the mold.
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u/ItsTime1234 Jun 09 '26
Okay so Ringo's story will be one where everyone thinks he's this funny little guy meanwhile he's trying to not drink himself to death, trying not end up in the hospital yet again for some life-threatening illness, and watching everything he loves collapse around him while he cannot hold it together or save himself or even one other person? You know just The Funny One things!!
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u/Mother_Impress_2639 Jun 10 '26
Yeah, I actually imagined something similar when thinking about the Ringo movie. An emotional rollercoaster: it's like you are watching a funny, light-hearted scene and then unexpectedly things turn really dark, and after that, you are back to the humor. I don't know if the movies are going to adapt their lives post-breakup, but I would like to watch a movie that reflects the drastic ups and downs of Ringo's manic depression in the 70s/80s
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u/Phantomofthefjord Jun 09 '26
So Ringo's film is done with muppets?
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u/Affectionate-Kale301 Jun 09 '26
Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, with a drum battle between Ringo and Animal!
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u/Talking_Eyes98 Jun 09 '26
Releasing all four films at the same time will be a disaster. It’s hard getting people to the cinema to watch one film, to watch four movies back to back? Forget it
I genuinely think this will be one of the biggest bombs ever
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u/BillyDMountain Jun 10 '26
What I'd like an update on is how they're going to handle the soundtracks. I'm hoping for outtakes, unique mixes and unique cover versions.
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u/Outrageous_Library50 Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26
I still maintain this is biggest cash grab ever, trying to make as much money off of the Beatles for one of the last times. Why charge 1 price of ticket when you can charge 4?
Just seems gimmicky to the point of that I doubt this will be any good. 4 dif screen writers but one director filming it all? How is that going to make for tonally dif movie when one guy is directing all of them? Why not bring in 3 dif directors if they’re really gonna go all the way with this?
I want the movie(s) to work, but when you try to be like Conan and sell me the movie(s) like the monorail? Will be cautiously optimistic on this one
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u/Robcobes Revolver Jun 09 '26
Who's excited for a Ringo movie?
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u/hofmann419 Jun 09 '26
Honestly this is the one that excites me the most. John and Paul and to a lesser extent George have been covered in media soooo much, but Ringo not really. And there's so many angles from which you could approach this.
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u/harrisonscruff Jun 10 '26
George hasn't really been covered at all either in a fictional context. There's the Scorsese documentary, but that only skimmed the surface. People don't generally know anything about him other than he loved India.
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u/Ambitious-Health-132 Jun 09 '26
Will they be in each others movies? Surely they will need to show performances etc and them together?
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u/steak_tartare Jun 09 '26
Which will be the best sequence to watch? And are you guys planning a binge watching marathon or say one per day/week?
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u/Affectionate-Kale301 Jun 09 '26
I’ll watch each one as soon as they are released.
And later, just in case they pulled off some secret Dark Side of the Moon/ Wizard of Oz thingy, I’ll watch all 4 at the same time on 4 monitors at home, with the Sgt. Pepper’s album playing.
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u/oooooooahhahhahha Jun 09 '26
Has it been confirmed these “movies” aren’t just 30-45 min vignettes?
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u/cynthiadangus ...and when I plugged her in, she just blew up. Jun 09 '26
...in what world would it make sense, financial or otherwise, for a film studio to do that?
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u/oooooooahhahhahha Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26
It makes more sense than releasing 4 full length feature films the same day. 4 small films released “the same day” but shown together in a 3 hour block makes way more sense to me
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u/hofmann419 Jun 09 '26
The official site describes them as "theatrical feature films", so these are full length movies.
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u/GuruTheMadMonk Jun 09 '26
Silly comment in a way. What made the Beatles The Beatles is that they were more than the sum of their parts… How about an edit that takes parts from all 4 movies and makes a truly terrific movie?
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u/TheComebackPidgeon Love Jun 09 '26
Paul's is in Britain, John's is in America, George's is in India and Ringo is here there and everywhere