The four actors were spotted in full costume while filming in London on Sunday, where they lined up to recreate the famous Abbey Road crossing photograph.
The shoot took place outside Abbey Road Studios in St John’s Wood, where the Beatles recorded much of their music.
The location is particularly fitting for Sam Mendes’ ambitious project, with the director preparing four separate films telling the story of the band from the perspective of each member.
The movies, which are all scheduled to be released in cinemas in April 2028, will star Dickinson as John Lennon, Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Mescal as Paul McCartney and Quinn as George Harrison.
And the production appeared to have gone to considerable lengths to recreate the original image.
Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr.
Dickinson was seen leading the group across the road as Lennon, wearing a replica cream suit, canvas trainers and a bushy beard.
Keoghan followed as Starr in a black suit, boots and a patterned tie, while Mescal appeared as McCartney in a white shirt and dark blue suit.
Perhaps most notably, the "Normal People" star was barefoot, just like McCartney in the original photograph.
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Quinn brought up the rear as Harrison, wearing a denim shirt and flared jeans while sporting the guitarist’s longer hair and beard.
The original photograph was taken by Scottish photographer Iain Macmillan in 1969 and became the cover of the Beatles’ 11th studio album, Abbey Road.
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McCartney had sketched out the idea for the image, with Macmillan given just 10 minutes to capture the shot while standing on a stepladder in the middle of the road.
A policeman reportedly stopped traffic while the photograph was being taken.
Mendes’ production appeared to have considerably more time and manpower at its disposal, with footage shared online showing more than 20 crew members working around the crossing.
The filming also caused an unexpected disruption for TV presenter Vanessa Feltz, who lives nearby.
The 64-year-old shared a video showing classic cars parked along the street and the road cordoned off for filming.
"So Saskia (her daughter) and the children have come for lunch, but they couldn’t get into the road at all," she said.
"We weren’t really sure why, we thought, 'What, more roadworks?' I was just about to start objecting – no, not really – and it turns out they’re making the Beatles movie in Abbey Road.
"And can you see the cars? And we’ve just passed John Lennon’s iconic Rolls-Royce, they’re recreating the crossing of Abbey Road moment, and so therefore it’s been a bit of a thing to get both in to and out of my road.
"But anyway, how exciting!"
Abbey Road was the final album the Beatles recorded together, although Let It Be was released later after production delays.
Mendes’ "The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event" will chart the band’s rise from their early days in Liverpool to becoming one of the biggest musical acts in history.
It marks the first time that McCartney and Starr, alongside the families of Lennon and Harrison, have agreed to allow their story and music to be used across a series of feature films.
The star-studded cast also includes James Norton as Beatles manager Brian Epstein, Aimee Lou Wood as Pattie Boyd, Saoirse Ronan as Linda McCartney, Anna Sawai as Yoko Ono and Mia McKenna-Bruce as Ringo’s first wife, Maureen Starkey.
Harry Lloyd will play producer George Martin, who was famously dubbed the "fifth Beatle".
"The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event" is scheduled for release in cinemas in April 2028.
* This article was originally published on Extra.ie.
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