Barry Keoghan is about to play play Ringo Starr within the upcoming quartet of Beatles biopics directed by Sam Mendes — at the very least, that’s in accordance with to the Fab 4 drummer himself.
Starr divulged the casting throughout a current interview with Leisure Tonight, saying, “I believe it’s nice. I imagine he’s someplace taking drum classes, and I hope not too many.”
Based on Selection, nonetheless, no offers have formally been closed for the upcoming Beatles biopics, that are being made with the band’s full approval and musical rights. Different actors who’ve been linked to the challenge embrace Harris Dickinson, Joseph Quinn, and Paul Mescal.
Produced by Sony Footage, the 4 separate movies will “inform interconnected tales, one from every band member’s perspective.”
Keoghan not too long ago was a part of the ensemble forged within the Apple TV+ sequence Masters of the Air and made a memorable look in Saltburn final yr. Up subsequent, he’ll star in Netflix’s Peaky Blinders film reverse Cillian Murphy and Rebecca Ferguson.
In the meantime, Starr is returning to nation music together with his upcoming album, Look Up, produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett. Pre-orders are ongoing forward of its launch on January tenth, 2025.
