Sean Ono Lennon approves of Sam Mendes‘ Beatles biopic course of. The musician, who’s the son of late Beatle John Lennon and artist Yoko Ono, confirmed to Self-importance Honest that he has “each confidence” in Harris Dickinson‘s capability to painting John Lennon within the buzzy four-part biopic. The complete casting for all 4 Beatles was introduced at CinemaCon 2025, with Paul Mescal portraying Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, along with Dickinson’s John Lennon.
Every of the 4 movies will heart on a special Beatle’s perspective about their rise to fame. Mendes teased that the challenge would be the first “bingeable” moviegoing expertise, with all 4 movies hitting theaters concurrently in April 2028.
“We’re all in contact with Sam,” Lennon instructed Self-importance Honest whereas selling documentary “One to One,” including, “I instructed him I’m not concerned with second-guessing his casting selections as a director. Would anybody have anticipated Christian Bale to be a great Dick Cheney [in ‘Vice’]? I believe that’s the filmmaker’s alternative.”
Lennon continued, “My curiosity has extra to do with the scripts, and the way they intertwine. I’ve each confidence in Sam and Harris and the remainder of the staff.” Ringo Starr beforehand stated that he authorized of Keoghan portraying him, as effectively.
As for the legacy of the Ono and Lennon household, Lennon stated that he’s a “custodian” of his dad and mom’ artwork. Ono’s casting has but to be introduced for the biopic movies.
“I don’t actually wish to be a spokesperson. I don’t suppose you’ll be able to actually converse for different individuals, particularly John and Yoko,” Lennon stated. “I really feel that I’m talking for me, and I’m their child. I do know loads about them. I do know loads about their work and their intentions and the place they had been coming from — in all probability higher than possibly anyone. However I don’t wish to be thought-about a spokesperson. To be sincere, my father’s not right here, so it’s unfair to signify what he would suppose. And my mom actually shouldn’t be the sort of one who needs me to talk for her. I wouldn’t say that I’m a spokesperson. I might say I’m a custodian, possibly.”
Lennon continued, “I believe it’s nearly more durable than ever to maintain an artist like my dad within the consciousness. There’s a lot extra artwork. There’s a lot extra music. There’s tons of of 1000’s of albums popping out yearly, they usually’re all primarily free. After which on prime of it, society is altering a lot. So I do fear about individuals forgetting about John Lennon, as a result of I don’t suppose society ought to — or can afford to — overlook about individuals like my dad or my mother. She’s nonetheless current on the planet and individuals are seeing her work on a regular basis, whereas my dad hasn’t been round for some time. […] I don’t suppose we will afford to overlook them, particularly within the case of John and Yoko, as a result of in that case, we’re speaking about peace and love. And I believe that message is unfortunately as vital, if no more vital than it’s ever been.”
“Once I went to school, there was a core curriculum the place it’s important to be taught a sure variety of masterpieces of music, a sure variety of masterpieces of literature,” he continued. “I really feel like society has shifted away from even believing in that sort of custom, which I believe could be very harmful. I actually suppose that not solely will we owe it to future generations to maintain Shakespeare and Socrates alive, we additionally owe it to them to maintain Jimi Hendrix and John Lennon alive.”