Liverpool’s Leanne Best, Bobby Schofield and more join Beatles biopic cast

The epic four-part Beatles biopic will be released in 2028

Sony Pictures’ massive four-part Beatles biopic just got a whole lot bigger as a host of new cast members have been announced.

If you haven’t heard about this already, director Sam Mendes is taking on one of the most ambitious music film experiments ever attempted. Four separate feature films, each told from the perspective of a different Beatle. Instead of squeezing their entire story into one movie, he’s breaking it into four connected chapters that will eventually add up to a huge Beatles universe.

All four films are currently set to land in April 2028, which means fans might end up with the most binge-worthy movie event ever released in cinemas.

The main cast was announced earlier this year and instantly set the internet buzzing. Harris Dickinson is stepping into the shoes of John Lennon, Paul Mescal takes on Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn becomes George Harrison, and Barry Keoghan rounds out the Fab Four as Ringo Starr.

The latest cast additions focus on the people who shaped the band long before the stadiums and the mania.

David Morrissey has signed on to play Jim McCartney, Paul’s father, which suggests we will get a deeper look at Paul’s early life and musical beginnings.

Liverpool actor, Leanne Best joins as Aunt Mimi, the strict but supportive guardian who raised John Lennon and helped guide him through childhood.

We also now know who will be playing some of the most influential figures in the Beatles’ career. James Norton will portray Brian Epstein, the manager who polished the band’s image, championed them before anyone else did, and helped launch them into global stardom. Harry Lloyd will step into the role of George Martin, the producer who became the band’s creative partner in the studio and shaped their sound in ways that changed popular music.

Several key members of the Beatles’ inner circle are joining the cast as well. Liverpool’s Bobby Schofield will play Neil Aspinall, a longtime friend who later ran Apple Corps. Daniel Hoffman Gill will play Mal Evans, the gentle roadie who witnessed more Beatles history up close than almost anyone. Arthur Darvill is set to play Derek Taylor, the group’s press officer and one of the wittiest figures in their orbit. Adam Pally will portray Allen Klein, the tough business manager whose arrival near the end of the band’s run sparked major tensions.

If today’s casting news is any indication, Mendes is building something much bigger than four isolated biopics. He is recreating the entire world that surrounded the Beatles, from family to friends to the complicated business figures who shaped their journey. At this point, the project is starting to feel like one of the most exciting music related film events Hollywood has taken on in years.

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