Ringo Starr says he asked Sam Mendes for changes to Beatles biopic script
Starr, one of two surviving members of the Fab Four, says he met with the Oscar winning director in April to discuss the four-part film.
Starr, played in the films by Irish actor Barry Keoghan, took particular umbrage with the depiction of his marriage to his first wife Maureen Starkey Tigrett in the script. He told the New York Times that he went over the script for his installment line-by-line and offered Mendes 'extensive notes' in an effort to get the story closer to the real thing.
'He had a writer — very good writer, great reputation, and he wrote it great, but it had nothing to do with Maureen and I,' the 85-year-old explained, without naming the chosen screenwriter. 'That's not how we were. I'd say, 'We would never do that.''
The couple were married in 1965 and had three children before splitting in 1975. She died in 1994 from leukemia.
The star is now 'much more satisfied with how he's depicted in the script' and wishes Mendes 'peace and love.'
Joseph Quinn plays George Harrison, Harris Dickinson portrays John Lennon and Paul Mescal stars as Paul McCartney in the yet-to-be-titled films, currently being referred to as 'The Beatles — A Four Film Cinematic Event.'
Award-winning writers Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan and Jack Thorne are attached to the project, expected to hit theaters in 2028.
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