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Sam Mendes Begins Filming Beatles Anthology, Recreates 1964 New York Arrival in London

Each installment follows one Beatle’s perspective in a simultaneous 2028 release authorized by Apple Corps with full life‑story plus music rights.

Overview

  • Central London stood in for midtown Manhattan as crews staged the Plaza Hotel scenes tied to the band’s first Ed Sullivan appearance.
  • Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson, Joseph Quinn, and Barry Keoghan were photographed in character as McCartney, Lennon, Harrison, and Starr.
  • Set pieces featured period cars, motorcycles, Sixties tailoring, police barricades, and crowds of extras evoking peak Beatlemania.
  • Westminster Council said it is working with the production to facilitate street closures, including access around Abbey Road.
  • The four linked films are planned for a 2028 theatrical rollout, and early online reaction to the casting and likenesses has been mixed.