The story of The Beatles will be told in four distinct theatrical feature films, the first time Apple Corps and the Fab Four have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film.

Sam Mendes will direct the four films, each told from a single band member’s point-of-view. Sony Pictures Entertainment will finance and distribute worldwide; the expected release dates will be in 2027. Mendes will also produce alongside his Neal Street Productions partner Pippa Harris and Neal Street’s Julie Pastor. Apple Corps Ltd. CEO Jeff Jones will executive produce for Apple Corps.

“Apple Corps is delighted to collaborate with Sam, Pippa and Julie to explore each Beatle’s unique story and to bring them together in a suitably captivating and innovative way,” Jones said. “Sony Pictures’ enthusiastic support, championing the project’s scope and creative vision from the start, has been invaluable for all of us.”

Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group, said, “Theatrical movie events today must be culturally seismic. Sam’s daring, large-scale idea is that and then some. Pairing his premiere filmmaking team, with the music and the stories of four young men who changed the world, will rock audiences all over the globe.”

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