Paul McCartney on the bugbear from upcoming Beatles biopics that made him text Sam Mendes “don’t do this!”

Paul McCartney deu todo o seu apoio aos biopics dos Beatles que estão por vir, mas disse que há um pequeno problema que o fez entrar em contato com o diretor e o instar a “don’t do this”.

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The films in question are the four-movie biopic series currently being worked on by Sam Mendes, slated for a simultaneous release in April 2028. They will star Paul Mescal as McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr.

Each of the four films will tell the story of the band from a different member’s point of view, and mark the first scripted Beatles movies made with the full approval of Apple Corps and the surviving band members, as well as access to the group’s music rights.

The supporting cast also includes Saoirse Ronan as Linda McCartney, Anna Sawai as Yoko Ono, Aimee Lou Wood as Pattie Boyd and Mia McKenna-Bruce as Maureen Starkey, and Paul McCartney has already given the project his seal of approval.

Ele também disse que estava satisfeito que Mescal o interpretaria, descrevendo o ator como “very cute” antes que os dois se sentassem juntos para uma entrevista no início deste ano.

In a recent interview, however, he has said that there is one issue he has with the biopics, and it even led to him sending a text to Mendez which read “don’t do this!”.

Speaking to Amy Poehler as part of her Good Hang podcast, McCartney said that he saw a still from the films, taken as the cast were spotted filming the creation of the iconic ‘Abbey Road‘ album cover in London, and noticed that the actor playing him is shorter than the actor portraying John Lennon.

He insisted that all four members are about the same height, but “Guess what? [Mescal looks] smaller than the guy who plays John!”.

While Poehler suggested it could be simply because Macca chose to go barefooted when photographed for the ‘Abbey Road’ cover, McCartney went on to share that he texted Mendes in frustration and wrote: “Don’t do this!”, to which the director reassured him: “It’s OK, it’s just the stride pattern”.

Ele também revelou que o diretor continuou compartilhando outra foto do elenco “onde eles eram iguais” em altura para tranquilizar o músico, e que ele teve o mesmo problema com sua representação no drama de 2009 Nowhere Boy.

Only time will tell if the four actors are the same height in the films, and McCartney’s comments come after Mescal recently said that filming would occupy him for much of 2026.

Jane Asher, who dated McCartney from 1963 until 1968, has revealed that she has no plans to watch the films, and earlier this year Pattie Boyd said nobody involved with the films had contacted her about her portrayal, saying: “I could have really told them great stories.”.

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