Pattie Boyd says no one attached to upcoming Beatles biopics reached out to her: 'I could have really told them great stories'
Pattie Boyd has said no one involved with the upcoming Beatles (https://www.nme.com/artists/the-beatles) biopics has approached her, despite casting an actor to play her.
Sam Mendes’ upcoming four-film series about the Fab Four are slated for a simultaneous release in April 2028. Set to star Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon (https://www.nme.com/artists/john-lennon), Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr (https://www.nme.com/artists/ringo-starr), each film will tell the story of the band from a different member’s point of view.
Other actors set to star in the films include Saoirse Ronan, Anna Sawai, Mia McKenna-Bruce, and Aimee Lou Wood (https://www.nme.com/news/music/saoirse-ronan-and-aimee-lou-wood-among-new-cast-additions-for-beatles-biopics-3904344), who are playing Linda McCartney, Yoko Ono, Maureen Starkey, and Pattie Boyd, respectively, with Mendes calling all four women 'fascinating and unique figures in their own right'.
Boyd first met Harrison on the set of 1964’s A Hard Day’s Night, eventually marrying the guitarist in 1966 and divorcing him in 1977. Earlier this week, she appeared on the inaugural episode of Miss O’Dell: Abbey Road To Tulsa Time, a new podcast hosted by music industry heavyweight Chris O’Dell.
When she asked Boyd about the ambitious Beatles project, she said nobody had reached out. 'Now,' she began, 'I might be completely wrong, but I would have thought it would be polite to mention it to me or let me know that they got someone who’s going to be playing me.' She added that the forthcoming biopics seem to have 'nothing to do with the truth [and] nothing to do with what really happened because they don’t want to talk to anyone who was there.' Instead, she said it was closer to 'the filmmaker’s creation of what they think happened' and joked about Mendes quipping about his fame.
Boyd went on to say she wasn’t going to dwell on it, jokingly saying 'I’m going to be a very good girl and not get grumpy and growly.' She also pointed out that she’d throw a barb at Mendes during a review, quipping about his alleged fame.
Giles Martin, son of legendary Beatles producer George Martin, discussed his work on Mendes’ films. He noted that the scripts were 'really good and brave' and shared that he'd give actors nuances and share insights. After January’s postcards, fans praised Mescal’s resemblance to McCartney when dressed in period costumes. McCartney humorously acknowledged Mescal’s talent before switching off the lights at The Late Show.
