Sony Pictures has announced the four actresses who will be playing the love interests of the band members in the upcoming four-film series The Beatles.
Saoirse Ronan, Anna Sawai, Aimee Lou Wood, and Mia McKenna-Bruce are confirmed to play the female lead roles in Oscar winner Sam Mendes‘ upcoming cinematic event.
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“Maureen, Linda, Yoko and Pattie are four fascinating and unique figures in their own right – and I’m thrilled that we’ve managed to persuade four of the most talented women working in film today to join this amazing adventure,” Mendes said in a statement.
Saoirse will be playing Linda Eastman, who was a celebrated photographer when she met Paul McCartney in 1967. There was an instant attraction and McCartney later said, ‘The first time I saw her, I just knew’.
Anna will play Yoko Ono. John Lennon first met the Japanese artist her at a London exhibition of her work. Although Lennon was married at the time, he was immediately intrigued by Yoko, and the two eventually became inseparable creative partners for the rest of his life.
Aimee is playing Pattie Boyd, who was a successful model when in 1964 she met George Harrison on the set of the Beatles movie ‘A Hard Day’s Night’. The two began dating and later married, with Boyd sharing Harrison’s growing interest in Eastern mysticism.
Mia will play Maureen Cox, who was an early fan of The Beatles who met Ringo Starr at the Cavern Club in 1962. Their romance blossomed quickly, they married in 1965 and had three children together.
The announcement of actors portraying Cynthia Lennon, Brian Epstein, George Martin, Ravi Shankar and other key roles will be forthcoming. A report has already revealed one of those casting details though!
Harris Dickinson (John Lennon), Paul Mescal (Paul McCartney), Barry Keoghan (Ringo Starr) and Joseph Quinn (George Harrison) will be starring in the film and a photo of them together was released earlier this year.
Source: justjared.com
