And the band is starting to come together. Following recent news that Paul Mescal is playing Paul McCartney in Sam Mendes’ series of movies about The Beatles, Deadline now confirms that Joseph Quinn is the pick to play George Harrison.
This is the first confirmed casting that wasn’t from somebody with loose lips. The news of Mescal’s casting came from a chatty Ridley Scott, while it was Ringo Starr who revealed that Barry Keoghan would be playing him. That leaves the John Lennon role that many expect to go to Harris Dickinson.
News of Mendes’ ambitious slate of four Beatles movies was reported earlier this year. Each movie is expected to focus on a single member of the iconic band, with Mendes directing all of them.
This will be a reunion for Quinn and Mescal who can be seen right now in Gladiator II together. Quinn also starred in A Quiet Place: Day One earlier this year.
None of the deals are closed yet, but this looks to be shaping up nicely. That cast is simply amazing, with so much red-hot, up ‘n coming talent that it’s sure to be a buzzy awards season title. The bidding war should be blistering.
