Saoirse Ronan has reportedly been cast as Paul McCartney's first wife Linda McCartney in "The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event."
Ronan is set to reunite with her "Foe" co-star and fellow Irish actor Paul Mescal, who has been cast as Paul McCartney.
The ambitious biopic project will tell the story of The Beatles with four distinct theatrical feature films.
Another Irish actor, Dublin native Barry Keoghan, has been cast as Ringo Starr.
Ronan, Mescal, and Keoghan are emblematic of Ireland's next generation of major film stars, each with at least one Oscar nomination to their name.
Ronan's casting was reported on Wednesday by Deadline, which noted that with each of the films telling the perspective of one member of The Beatles, "Ronan is expected to feature prominently in the installment centered on McCartney, though it's unknown to what extent she might appear in the other three."
Sony Pictures Entertainment first announced the "groundbreaking creative endeavor to tell the story of The Beatles with four distinct theatrical feature films" in February 2024.
The project marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles – Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison – have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film, Sony said at the time.
As conceived by Sam Mendes, the four theatrical feature films – one from each band member’s point of view – will intersect to tell "the astonishing story of the greatest band in history."
Sony originally eyed a 2027 release, though that has now been pushed to April 2028.
"The dating cadence of the films, the details of which will be shared closer to release, will be innovative and groundbreaking," Sony said last year.
Mescal and Keoghan were confirmed as one-half of The Beatles at CinemaCon in Las Vegas earlier this year. They're joined by Joseph Quinn, who is playing George Harrison, and Harris Dickinson, who stars as John Lennon.
March 31, 2025: Paul Mescal (L), Joseph Quinn, Barry Keoghan, and Harris Dickinson at CinemaCon 2025 for Sony Pictures. (Photo by Stewart Cook/Sony Pictures via Getty Images)
Co Kildare native Mescal previously starred with Ronan, who was born in New York City and raised in Co Carlow, in the 2023 sci-fi thriller "Foe."
In an interview with Document Journal, Ronan revealed that while she and Mescal had known each other "in passing" before filming together, they are now "genuine friends."
Indeed, the two pals were all smiles in these photos that circulated on social media:
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