Actor Farhan Akhtar is set to make his Hollywood debut with Sam Mendes’s upcoming biopics on each member of English rock band The Beatles, the makers announced on Friday. The Indian sitar virtuoso had a lasting influence on The Beatles member George Harrison’s music, with many reports claiming it changed Harrison forever. The upcoming biopics will feature Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr. Sam Mendes, known for helming James Bond films Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015), will be directing the films. He will also produce the biopics alongside his Neal Street Productions partner Pippa Harris and executive producer Julie Pastor.

Source: The Telegraph February 13, 2026 06:05 UTC