Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English film and stage director, producer and screenwriter. In theatre, he is known for his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret (1994), Oliver! (1994), Company (1995), and Gypsy (2003). He directed an original West End stage musical for the first time with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013).
For directing the play The Ferryman, Mendes was awarded the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2019.
Sam Mendes’ Beatles biopics have reportedly cast the Fab Four
nme.comBeatles biopics has reported come together – find out more below.Per reports via ScreenRant and Vogue, the Fab Four have supposedly been cast for Sam Mendes’ four films.
ScreenRant and Vogue attribute their reportings to The InSneider, who claims that Mendes has found his Fab Four. Paul Mescal will reportedly be portraying Paul McCartney, which had previously been floated around in May.Now, InSneider reports that John Lennon will be played by Harris Dickinson, while Barry Keoghan plays Ringo Starr and Charlie Rowe plays George Harrison.
At the time of writing, these rumours have not been confirmed nor denied by Sony, which will be distributing Sam Mendes’ films.Announced back in February, Mendes will be directing four Beatles biopic projects – one told from the perspective of each band member.
The biopics will be told from each band member’s point-of-view and will intersect to “tell the story of the greatest band in history.”The project marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd.
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