Earlier this 12 months, the big-deal British movie director Sam Mendes introduced an completely bonkers plan. Mendes’ previous works embody American Magnificence, Skyfall, and 1917, and he’s clearly earned a whole lot of religion from the movie trade. He’s going to spend all that capital by constructing a Beatles cinematic universe. Mendes isn’t simply making one Beatles biopic. He’s making 4 of them — one for every Beatle. Just a few months in the past, there have been experiences {that a} quartet of scorching younger actors had signed on to play the Beatles. Immediately, there’s information of 1 change that makes the entire enterprise really feel even greater.
Deadline experiences that the 30-year-old British actor Joseph Quinn will play George Harrison in Mendes’ upcoming Beatles motion pictures. Quinn broke out by taking part in unhinged metalhead Eddie Munson on Stranger Issues. He was the male lead in A Quiet Place: Day One earlier this 12 months, and he’ll play Johnny Storm, the Human Torch, in Marvel’s upcoming Unbelievable 4 movie. (The final two makes an attempt at Unbelievable 4 motion pictures had been ass, however the final two Johnny Storms had been Chris Evans and Michael B. Jordan, in order that’s good firm.) Proper now, Quinn might be seen onscreen doing superbly ridiculous issues as one of many twin emperors in Gladiator II.
Quinn doesn’t have many scenes with Gladiator II star Paul Mescal, however every time they’re onscreen collectively, Quinn just about chews Mescal up and spits him out. It’ll be attention-grabbing to see if the identical issues occurs in these Beatles motion pictures, since Mescal, as beforehand reported, will play Paul McCartney. We’ve additionally received Harris Dickinson as John Lennon and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr. There have been leaks round these Beatles movies for months, and former experiences claimed that the lesser-known Charlie Rowe would play Harrison. A minimum of when it comes to title recognition, Quinn is an improve.
The these casting experiences are all unconfirmed. The entire concept for these motion pictures appears absurd, however in case you’re going to undertake this quest, it in all probability helps to have a solid like that.