Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English film and stage director, producer and screenwriter. In theatre, he is known for his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret (1994), Oliver! (1994), Company (1995), and Gypsy (2003). He directed an original West End stage musical for the first time with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013).
For directing the play The Ferryman, Mendes was awarded the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2019.
Sam Mendes says he’ll be working on his Beatles movies until mid-2028
nme.comfour individual Beatles movies until “some time in the middle of 2028”.READ MORE: The Beatles’ iconic ‘Abbey Road’ recording console going up for sale on ReverbSpeaking 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.
So this is the last time you’ll see me until some time in the middle of 2028.”Mendes, whose previous work includes 1917 and James Bond movies Spectre and Skyfall, will direct all four movies.
Each one will intersect, but be told from a different band member’s perspective. These films are the first scripted ones to have been granted full life story and music rights from Apple Corps Ltd.
and The Beatles, as well as the band’s families. They are currently set for release throughout 2027, though it’s unclear what that release strategy will be.
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