{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6272b1bf938765001125fc93/69657d4c1f21449d6de2106c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sam Mendes' four-film Beatles cinematic event: Beatle wives and other casting discussion","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6272b1bf938765001125fc93/1768258826568-34424ab9-b01a-4beb-8581-39f6a19335f1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Time for some wild speculation, now we've got a lot of the Beatle wives and fifth Beatle candidates' casting confirmed. We look in particular at Saoirse&nbsp;Ronan as Linda McCartney, and discuss the film Foe, in which she and Paul Mescal played a couple living in an isolated setting. A bit like Paul McCartney and Linda's Scottish farmhouse exile? We've been watching lots of films featuring the cast too, and we look at what their performances suggest they'll bring to these roles. Does the casting of high-profile actors to play wives and Beatle family members suggest big roles for them, and does this in turn suggest these films will have a focus on the band's home lives, and how fame affected them?</p><p><br></p><ul><li>We'll do our best to cite all the films we've mentioned. For Mescal and Ronan, watch Foe on Prime Video: <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/FOE-Saoirse-Ronan/dp/B0C9G86K94\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.co.uk/FOE-Saoirse-Ronan/dp/B0C9G86K94</a></li><li>To make sure we've got it right: Ronan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 2008, and for Best Actress in a Leading Role three times: 2016, 2018 and 2020</li><li>The other Mescal films: Hamnet and The History of Sound, both out in UK cinemas in January 2026</li><li>Mescal talking about stepping back from public view while the Beatles films are in production: <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/02/i-dont-want-to-resent-the-thing-i-love-paul-mescal-and-josh-oconnor-on-romance-rationing-and-retirement\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/02/i-dont-want-to-resent-the-thing-i-love-paul-mescal-and-josh-oconnor-on-romance-rationing-and-retirement</a></li><li>You can and should buy and rent Harris Dickinson's Urchin in lots of places: <a href=\"https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/urchin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/urchin</a></li><li>Other Dickinsongs: Where the Crawdads Sing, Blitz, Babygirl</li><li>Joseph Quinn in Hoard: <a href=\"https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/hoard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/hoard</a></li><li>Stranger Things, featuring Quinn from season four: <a href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/80057281\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.netflix.com/title/80057281</a></li><li>The trailer for Andrea Arnold's wonderful Bird, with Barry Keoghan: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y0iJkT97Jc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y0iJkT97Jc</a></li><li>More Keoghanicals: Dunkirk, Bring Them Down, The Batman</li><li>Mia McKenna-Bruce stars in Seven Dials on Netflix: <a href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/81314952\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.netflix.com/title/81314952</a> </li><li>And in How to Have Sex: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWmF8KpxxmA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWmF8KpxxmA</a></li><li>The films' entry on the FDA website, that currently suggests they'll all be released on 7 April 2028, but as we say is likely to change: <a href=\"https://filmdistributorsassociation.com/release-schedule/past-present-and-future-releases/?filmSearch=beatles\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://filmdistributorsassociation.com/release-schedule/past-present-and-future-releases/?filmSearch=beatles</a></li></ul><p><br></p><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>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"}