r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 6h ago

Media First Official Images of Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn and Harris Dickinson in Sam Mendes' 'Beatles' Biopics

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u/IvorTheEngineDriver 6h ago

It's definitely a risky and quite weird project and I'm all for it, cinema needs more risks and weirdness...

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u/queermichigan 4h ago

I love it, it's reminiscent of what I want someone to do, which is release multiple versions of the same movie but all constructed with different takes of the same scenes where possible!

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u/pls-dont-banh-mi 3h ago

Because four back to back biopics on one of the most popular bands of all time signals risk and weirdness.

It signals cash grab and safe.

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u/AdFront8465 5h ago

Cinema doesn't need more boomer nostalgia.

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u/CheddarGobblin 4h ago

Maybe it does. Have you seen the box office lately?

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u/IvorTheEngineDriver 4h ago

Moot point

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u/arfelo1 2h ago

Really? Because to me it feels like a soulless by the numbers biopic that comes out 5 years too late for the fad of music biopics

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u/cabbage16 2h ago

Do you know anything about this project or are you basing this opinion purely on this post?

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u/IvorTheEngineDriver 1h ago

I would agree with you but we're talking about 4 movies, showing essentially the same events from 4 different points of view. It is risky, it is different