{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6272b1bf938765001125fc93/67edae85d4b40d7b3007864e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sam Mendes' four-film Beatles cinematic event: cast announcement","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6272b1bf938765001125fc93/1743748353931-064e6f83-4d1e-4122-b7ed-eafa2d9b54e5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Sam Mendes has his cast, then: Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison. What do we think of the official cast announcement? Can fans get past the idea that not every actor looks exactly like the Beatle he's playing? What do these actors' other performances suggest they could do with the Beatles story? Plus we discuss the release strategy, now it's seemingly confirmed that all four films will be released in the same month. How will this work?</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Some of the other films we mention here if you want to check out the actors include Dickinson in Triangle of Sadness, currently on BBC iPlayer: <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002645p/triangle-of-sadness\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002645p/triangle-of-sadness</a></li><li>The Banshees of Inisherin, with Barry Keoghan, on Disney+: <a href=\"https://www.disneyplus.com/en-nz/movies/the-banshees-of-inisherin/7Cj38ALjonSC\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.disneyplus.com/en-nz/movies/the-banshees-of-inisherin/7Cj38ALjonSC</a></li><li>The wonderful All Of Us Strangers, with the double McCartney impact of Paul Mescal and Lennon Naked's Andrew Scott, on Disney+: <a href=\"https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/movies/all-of-us-strangers/3J3PiHRIdy65\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/movies/all-of-us-strangers/3J3PiHRIdy65</a></li><li>Mescal's Oscar-nominated turn in Aftersun, on BBC iPlayer: <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001w9pm/aftersun\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001w9pm/aftersun</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h2>Meet the Beatles Films Podcast</h2><p><br></p><p>The Beatles Films Podcast is hosted by <a href=\"https://twitter.com/mrmattlooker\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Looker</a> and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/MrEdWilliamson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ed Williamson</a>. We're both film writers and Beatles fans. Between us we've written for <a href=\"https://theshiznit.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TheShiznit.co.uk</a>, Total Film, Den of Geek and Virgin Media.</p><p><br></p><p>But tomorrow may rain, so you'll follow us on:</p><ul><li>Instagram <a href=\"https://instagram.com/beatlesfilmspod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://instagram.com/beatlesfilmspod</a></li><li>Bluesky <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bsky.app/profile/beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social</a></li><li>YouTube <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@BeatlesFilmsPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@BeatlesFilmsPodcast</a></li><li>Threads <a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@beatlesfilmspod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.threads.net/@beatlesfilmspod</a></li><li>X <a href=\"https://x.com/beatlesfilmpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/beatlesfilmpod</a></li><li>Facebook <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/304654901827622/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/groups/304654901827622</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Ed Williamson and Matt Looker"}