{"id":3295,"date":"2025-04-01T07:31:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T07:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=3295"},"modified":"2025-04-03T18:18:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:18:56","slug":"the-beatles-biopic-slated-for-being-horribly-miscast-as-fab-four-actors-are-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/the-beatles-biopic-slated-for-being-horribly-miscast-as-fab-four-actors-are-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beatles biopic slated for being \u2018horribly miscast\u2019 as Fab Four actors are revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The actors who will portray Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison have been revealed (Picture: Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fans of The Beatles<\/a> woke up to a surprise announcement this morning. <\/p>\n

After a year of rumours about who will play the Beatles in the upcoming Song Pictures biopic about the Fab Four, the cast has officially been announced. <\/p>\n

Star of Blitz and Where the Crawdads Sing Harris Dickinson will play John Lennon<\/a> in the four-film ‘cinematic event’, while Normal People<\/a> star Paul Mescal<\/a> will take up the role of Sir Paul McCartney<\/a>, Masters of the Air’s Barry Keoghan will portray Sir Ringo Starr<\/a>, and Stranger Things star Joseph Quinn will be George Harrison. <\/p>\n

It’s a star-studded line-up of actors, with Paul and Barry rumoured<\/a> to be playing Sir Paul and Sir Ringo in the Sir Sam Mendes-directed films for months. <\/p>\n

While the four films will not be released until April 2028, many fans have expressed their confusion at the casting,confessing that they can’t see the resemblance between the actors and the Hey Jude hitmakers. <\/p>\n

Reactions to The Beatles biopic casting <\/h2>\n

‘That man is not George Harrison in any way lol,’ wrote @kboldens, while @maculvein said: ‘If these are any good at all the hair and makeup team need to be awarded the nobel prize.’ <\/p>\n

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The cast is as follows: Harris Dickinson (John Lennon), Paul Mescal (Paul McCartney), Barry Keoghan (Ringo Starr), and Joseph Quinn (George Harrison) (Picture: John Russo\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sam Mendes introduced the cast on stage at CinemaCon 2025 (Picture: Eric Charbonneau\/Sony Pictures via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘Even if I squint, I don\u2019t see The Beatles,’ said @Road2Oscars as @LSN_Frantz asked: ‘They don\u2019t look anything like The Beatles. There were no no-name up and coming actors that looked like the band? ‘ <\/p>\n

‘No way it\u2019s real i thought twas April fools post,’ commented @avterhour. <\/p>\n

‘It’s horribly miscast. Only thing in common is they’re both vaguely weird looking,’ said LedOverlord, talking about Ringo’s choice in reply to @maxmax024, who called the it ‘god mode casting’. <\/p>\n

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Saltburn and Masters of the Air star Barry Keoghan will be Sir Ringo Starr (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Gladiator and Normal People heartthrob Paul Mescal will portray Sir Paul McCartney (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘Obviously the studio saw something in the casting room we haven\u2019t\u2026 I\u2019m excited to see what they bring!!!’ commented nolanmcbean on Instagram. <\/p>\n

‘Couldn\u2019t find any actors that at least resemble them slightly?’ asked idpreferyoudead. <\/p>\n

However, others defended the casting. <\/p>\n

‘People moaning about resemblance for the umpteenth time as if they hadn’t been shown time and time again that acting talent is way more important than who looks like who,’ commented @lucashedgess. <\/p>\n

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Stranger Things and A Quiet Place: Day One star Joseph Quinn will be George Harrison (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Where the Crawdads Sing, Babigirl and The Iron Claw star Harris Dickinson is John Lennon (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

@kathypaz felt nothing but excitement, writing, ‘The upcoming four biopics for The Beatles may just be THE cinematic event of the 2020s. I am SO excited for these films,’ while @nikkimeagher said: ‘This is what you call a showstopper.’<\/p>\n

When will The Beatles biopic be released <\/h2>\n

Others were miffed that they will have to wait three whole years to see the films, while some speculated that no one has the time or money to go to the cinema four times in one month. <\/p>\n

‘I love The Beatles, but idk how many people are gonna go to the cinema 4 times in one month for one interconnected project,’ said @Scooped_Mids. <\/p>\n

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