The first pictures of the cast of Sam Mendes' upcoming four-part Beatles film have been released, offering fans a glimpse of the actors in character. The images were distributed as postcards at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), the school co-founded by Paul McCartney in the building where he and George Harrison once studied.
The postcards show Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, dressed in a suit and sporting the band's early-era haircut, apparently in a recreation of the Cavern Club. Harris Dickinson appears as John Lennon, wearing the round 'granny specs' Lennon adopted while filming Richard Lester's 1967 movie How I Won the War.
Barry Keoghan is pictured as Ringo Starr with a pirate-style beard and polka dot shirt, while Joseph Quinn's George Harrison has the long hair and beard from the band's final years. The limited edition postcards were numbered and hidden around the LIPA campus, with students encouraged to find them.
Mendes announced the project, currently titled The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event, in 2024. All four films are scheduled for release in April 2028.
