EXCLUSIVE: The final piece ofSam Mendes The Beatles puzzle is falling in place.The DishhearsJoseph Quinnis the choice to playGeorge Harrisonin one of the quartet of movies that Sam Mendes will direct on each iconic Mop Topper.
Sources out of Europe said that Quinn has been seen lugging around a guitar as he shootsFantastic Fourin the Human Torch role.
Quinn also memorably had a turn playing rock star with the Metallica tune Master of Puppets, quite a death scene in the Season 4 finale ofStranger Things.
(L-R) Joseph Quinn and George HarrisonPip/Getty Images
Hes coming off a turn as the Roman Emperor Geta inGladiator II, meaning that half of Mendes Beatles cast will be made up ofGladiator IIstars.
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We put this out there because these castings have been impossible to keep the lid on.
Ridley Scott let slip in hisGladiator IIawards conversation with Christopher Nolan that Mescal will be Paul McCartney, a possibility we had been hearing since shortly afterDeadline broke the storyof Mendes ambitious series of films forSony Picturesfor months.
Ringo Starr himself leaked that Barry Keoghan will be pounding the skins as The Beatles drummer, and it has been widely expected that Harris Dickinson (BabygirlandA Murder at the End of the World) is the frontrunner to play John Lennon.
This a sharp young cast and we imagine theyll be co-mingling in each one of the separate Beatles films on the journeys of each band member.
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None of the deals are closed, but this is how we hear it is going to go.
Stay tuned.
