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Sir Paul McCartney has pulled out a rare performance of ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ to kick off the festive season – watch fan-shot footage of the performance below.On Saturday (December 14) Macca brought his ‘Got Back’ tour to Manchester’s Co-Op Live, where he surprised those in attendance by performing his 1979 single ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ for the first time in six years.Accompanied by several children from the You Should Be Dancing Theatre Academy, it marked the first time the song has been performed live since a trio of December gigs across England in 2018.Watch Paul McCartney perform ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ below.It is one of the very few times that Macca has performed the beloved song during his lengthy and esteemed career. Prior to the 2018 gigs, he had only performed ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ in December 2016 on the Tonight Show, marking the only times he’s played it over the last decade.‘Wonderful Christmastime’ was recorded for Paul McCartney’s sophomore solo album, 1980’s ‘McCartney II’, but was released in November 1979 ahead of that year’s holiday season.

Gladiator 2, Stranger Things) is reportedly playing George Harrison in the upcoming Beatles biopic by director Sam Mendes.A report by Deadline on Thursday (December 12) claimed that, according to industry sources, Quinn is the main choice for the role.This follows recent reports where Gladiator 2 director Ridley Scott claimed that Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney in the film, and that Ringo Starr himself seemed to confirm that Barry Keoghan is casted as the drummer.In June, it was reported that Mendes had cast the two actors, along with Harris Dickinson as John Lennon and Charlie Rowe for the role of Harrison. However, Deadline outlined that no deals for the roles have been made official by the studio yet.Dickinson previously responded to the casting rumours by saying that “it would be amazing to do that”.He continued: “I think the idea of Sam teaming up to do something like that would be incredibly exciting.

It looks like Joseph Quinn might be the latest actor linked to one of the roles in Sam Mendes‘ Beatles movies!

Gladiator II star Paul Mescal is to star as Sir Paul McCartney in four new Beatles biopics about The Beatles.

Alex Ritman Paul Mescal‘s next major project looks set to be Sam Mendes‘ much-discussed four-part biopic film series about The Beatles for Sony Pictures. The casting — which was first rumoured in the summer — was brought up by Mescal’s “Gladiator 2” director Ridley Scott in a conversation with Christopher Nolan on Tuesday at the Directors Guild of America, in which he said “Paul is actually stacked up, doing the Beatles next.” Sources close the production have since confirmed to Variety that Scott wasn’t speaking out of turn and Mescal — while not officially signed up as yet — is indeed attached to the project.

Paul Mescal might be joining The Beatles movies as Paul McCartney!

Ridley Scott appears to have confirmed that Paul Mescal will be playing Paul McCartney in Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles film series.The four biopic projects were announced in February, with each film to tell the story of the Fab Four from a different band member’s perspective. They will be the first time the Beatles’ estates will have granted full life story and music rights for scripted films and will intersect to “tell the story of the greatest band in history”.The films are set to have a global release in 2027, with producers saying in a statement: “The dating cadence of the films, the details of which will be shared closer to release, will be innovative and groundbreaking”.Although all casting for the films remains unconfirmed, a report in June suggested that Mescal would portray McCartney, while Harris Dickinson would play John Lennon, Barry Keoghan would play Ringo Starr and Charlie Rowe would play George Harrison.Now, Scott, who recently directed Mescal in Gladiator 2, appears to have confirmed the actor’s involvement in the project in a conversation with Christopher Nolan at the Directors Guild Of America on Tuesday (December 10).Nolan asked Scott whether he wanted to work with Mescal again on his upcoming film The Dog Stars.

The original Scots member of The Beatles fails to feature in a new film about the Fab Four because filmmakers thought his presence would confuse viewers.

Beatles Christmas jumper and knitwear collection has been launched to celebrate the release of Beatles ’64, a new documentary about the band.Following Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back, another documentary about the influential band landed on Disney+ recently.Directed by David Tedeschi and produced by Martin Scorsese, Beatles ’64 charts the band’s impact on the United States following their first visit to the country in February 1964, when they filmed their first performances on The Ed Sullivan Show.The documentary explores the dynamics between band members Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr during the period, and includes archival footage from the wider Beatlemania era.Now, a new Christmas collection of clothing has been launched by NotJust clothing and EarthMerch to celebrate the release. Inspired by famous Beatles images, the range includes an ethically made Beatles Abbey Road Christmas jumper, a new scarf and a blanket.Designed and manufactured ethically in the UK, the knitted jumper (£44.99) features John, Paul, George and Ringo each wearing a red Christmas hat as they stride across the iconic Abbey Road crossing.

The Beatles: Get Back, another documentary about the influential band has landed on Disney+.Directed by David Tedeschi and produced by Martin Scorsese, Beatles ’64 charts the band’s impact on the United States following their first visit to the country in February 1964, when they filmed their first performances on The Ed Sullivan Show.The documentary explores the dynamics between band members Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr during the period, and includes archival footage from the wider Beatlemania era.As you might expect, the documentary features many tracks by The Beatles, including live recordings from The Ed Sullivan Show.

Ringo Starr has seemingly confirmed that actor Barry Keoghan will play him in the upcoming Sam Mendes biopic about The Beatles.Back in October, Mendes confirmed that he’ll be working on four individual Beatles movies until “some time in the middle of 2028”. Each movie will intersect but will tell The Beatles story from a different band member’s perspective.Speaking on a recent episode of Variety’s Stagecraft podcast, Mendes briefly mentioned how the Fab Four films were his next big movie-making endeavour, saying: “I’ve got this huge Beatles project that I’m working on for the next several years.

It looks like a rumored piece of information about Barry Keoghan might be true!

Brent Lang Executive Editor Barry Keoghan may soon be rocking a mop top, at least if Ringo Starr is to be believed. The legendary drummer confirmed to “Entertainment Tonight” that the “Saltburn” star will play him in Sam Mendes‘ sprawling look at the Beatles. “I think it’s great,” Starr said when asked for his reaction on Keoghan’s casting.

Following months of speculation, The Beatles‘ Ringo Starr has confirmed that Barry Keoghan is being eyed to play him in the forthcoming series of Beatles films that Sam Mendes will direct for Sony.

The Beatles launched their US invasion in 1964 — complete with their historic debut appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” — the mop-topped Brits were under siege by the screaming masses upon their arrival in New York. “It was like being in the eye of a hurricane,” says John Lennon in “Beatles ’64,” the Martin Scorsese-produced documentary that premieres on Disney+ Nov. 29.But as the Fab Four were taking refuge from the hysteria at Manhattan’s Plaza Hotel, the Ronettes came to their rescue.“We were already friends with them from England.

George Harrison in the early days of The Beatles has sold at auction for $1.27million (£1.01million).The Resonet Futurama guitar was purchased by Harrison at a music store in Liverpool in 1959 and he went on to play it at at least 324 Beatles shows.The Nashville auction house Julien’s had listed the expected price between $600,000 and $800,000, but the eventual price tag makes the instrument the most expensive guitar owned by Harrison ever to be sold at auction.The Futurama went on to feature on some of the band’s earliest studio visits, including the 1961 Tony Sheridan single ‘My Bonnie’ that Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney all played on in their first ever commercial recording session. Harrison also used the guitar to write and record ‘Cry For A Shadow’ with Lennon in 1961.The item was sold as part of an auction titled ‘Played, Worn & Torn II’ that ran on November 20 and 21.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic Like a lot of people, I first saw Billy Preston in “Let It Be,” where his luscious electric-keyboard noodlings provided the sweet center to songs like “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Get Back.” But it wasn’t until “The Concert for Bangla Desh,” George Harrison’s trend-setting rock-concert movie from 1972, that I registered who Billy Preston really was. For most of that Madison Square Garden benefit concert, Preston was in the background, tickling those plugged-in ivories.

Beatles ’64 director David Tedeschi has spoken to NME about the upcoming, Martin Scorsese-produced documentary on the Fab Four, which explores the band’s culture-shifting three-week trip to America in the titular year. The new film will be available to stream from November 29, but we can exclusively share the first trailer above.The documentary features rare, newly restored 4K footage of the band originally shot by the filmmakers Albert and David Maysles for the 1964 documentary What’s Happening! The Beatles In The U.S.A.

John Lennon and George Harrison’s omission from The Beatles’ new Grammy nomination for ‘Now And Then’.The 2023 song, dubbed ‘the last Beatles’ song, was released last November and was pieced together using an archive demo recording of Lennon that was recorded around 1977. It also included overdubs of guitar tracks laid down by Harrison in 1995.Earlier today, the song was nominated for Record Of The Year at the 67th Grammy Awards, setting the record for the longest span between nominations for any artist in history.

Veteran DJ Johnnie Walker left his listeners in tears on Sunday 27 October as he hosted his final Sounds of the 70s show on BBC Radio 2. Johnnie had announced earlier this month he was retiring from radio after a 58 year career due to ill health, having previously been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a condition that causes the lungs to become scarred and makes breathing increasingly difficult, according to the NHS.