Hollywood stars including Paul Mescal have been spotted filming what is believed to be the new series of The Beatles biopics.

Cameras were seen outside the former home of John Lennon, on Menlove Avenue, in Woolton, Liverpool, as the street was taken back in time for the series.

Crews are expected to remain in Woolton for the duration of the week, where screens had been erected to block passers by getting a peak at what was being filmed.  More commonly known as Mendips, John lived at the address with his aunt Mimi until 1963.The series of films, which are currently in production, are slated to be released in 2028 and will star Paul Mescal as Sir Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan as Sir Ringo Starr, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison.Paul Mescal could be seen as Sir Paul McCartney on set, with Leanne Best playing Aunt Mimi as she hung out the window of Mendips.  

A road sign states City Road will also be closed until 1am on 28 February.

A notice has also been distributed to residents of several streets in Dingle informing them that filming for the new Fab Four series will take place there too.

Source: ITV News

Nowadays, no one can deny that George Harrison is one of the best songwriters of his generation. But it wasn't always like that. While Harrison was always a talented musician, it took him a while to get comfortable enough in his writing abilities to actually bring his songs to The Beatles. He was the youngest in the band, not by much, but the Fab Four had met when they were teenagers, and two years could be a big difference at those ages.

In The Beatles: Get Back, they can be seen joking about Harrison being "the baby" of the band, and this put him at a disadvantage when it came to getting his songs included in Beatles albums. His first solo album is the clearest example of that. A lot of the songs included, many of which turned out to be huge hits, were songs that the band had previously rejected. Here's how George Harrison became one of the greatest songwriters in history.   George Harrison Wasn't Initially a Songwriter.

In The Beatles Anthology, he opened up about how difficult it was for him to assert himself as a songwriter, and that Paul McCartney and John Lennon had written all of their "bad songs" long before the band had a record contract, so they were already experts by the time they had to record. Moreover, they had each other. Lennon-McCartney wasn't just a songwriting duo, it was a legal partnership they had set up when they were very young. In the Anthology, McCartney admitted that a conversation between him and Lennon took place when they discussed setting up the partnership, and briefly discussed making it Lennon-McCartney-Harrison, but ultimately made the choice to keep it just the two of them.

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There’s something so interesting about learning what food celebrities enjoy after a long day filming a movie, performing a concert for thousands on stage, or on the road and away from home. And it seems like a lot of them can’t get enough of sandwiches. Julia Roberts loves a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with sour cream and onion chips, George Clooney’s favorite is a ham, lettuce, tomato, and mustard toasted on potato bread, and Kate Winslet loves a classic grilled cheese.

Everyone has their go-to, but the lead guitarist for The Beatles, George Harrison, loved a sandwich so much that it's forever memorialized in a studio recording.

George Harrison's Favorite Sandwich

The Beatles have many iconic albums, but one of the most celebrated is "The Beatles," aka the White Album. And on one studio recording, Harrison can be heard placing a lunch request before counting into the legendary song, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."

He asks for a cheese, lettuce, and Marmite sandwich, as well as a cup of coffee. If this sounds appealing to you, it's pretty easy to make. All you need is your choice of cheese, two slices of bread, lettuce, and Marmite, a thick, dark brown food spread that’s basically a very concentrated yeast extract that was first established in the U.K. in the early 1900s.

The Marmite and cheese create a salty, savory taste—with a slight crunch thanks to the lettuce. You can toast your bread to help the Marmite melt, play around with the flavors and textures of different types of cheeses, or even add in your other preferred sandwich toppings.

While the sandwich is not on the official cut version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," food has definitely appeared in several Beatles' hits, from "marmalade skies" in "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" to "Savoy Truffle." And Harrison’s fellow bandmate, Paul McCartney, more recently wrote a riff about soup. McCartney and his wife, Linda, made a cameo on "The Simpsons" in the episode "Lisa the Vegetarian," where they were supporting Lisa Simpson’s decision to stop eating meat.

As a vegetarian himself, McCartney’s character said "Linda and I both feel strongly about animal rights. In fact, if you play 'Maybe I’m Amazed' backwards, you’ll hear a recipe for a really ripping lentil soup!" While this isn’t true, McCartney decided to record himself reading a lentil soup recipe, which was then dubbed over "Maybe I’m Amazed” backwards," and played at the end of the episode.

So, if you can’t resist a soup and sandwich combo, Harrison's Marmite sandwich and McCartney’s lentil soup would make quite the pair.

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1969 was a year full of change for Paul McCartney. In January, he recorded the Let It Be album and movie with The Beatles, and did his last live performance with them. In March of that year, he married his first wife, Linda Eastman, and adopted her daughter, Heather. Months later, the couple had their first child together, Mary McCartney. By all means, McCartney lived in domestic bliss. And then, his world turned upside down when John Lennon announced he was leaving The Beatles.

In his new documentary, Man on the Run, McCartney opened up about how hard the breakup hit him. It pulled him into a depression and left him doubting if he could ever write music again. He'd only ever written songs with Lennon and had been in The Beatles since he was 15. But thankfully, he wasn't alone in going through that. He had his wife, Linda, by his side, and she was the one to pull him out of the darkness. In return, McCartney wrote her one of the most beautiful love songs in history. 

When John Lennon told his bandmates that he was leaving The Beatles, McCartney felt his entire world collapse. At Linda McCartney's suggestion, he moved his new family to a run-down farm he owned in Scotland to run away from the chaos of London. After the release of Abbey Road in September 1969, fans came up with an outrageous theory that Paul McCartney was actually dead and had been replaced by a double, finding alleged clues in Beatles songs and artwork. After McCartney ran away to Scotland, the press fueled the rumors, since it was the first time in years that the Beatle had disappeared from the public eye. While the rumors were, of course, ridiculous, McCartney couldn't help but find some irony in them. "In so many ways, I was dead," McCartney wrote in the foreword to the book accompanying the documentary, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run.  At age 27, newly married and unsure about the future, McCartney was "in need of a complete life makeover."

In the documentary, McCartney shared that Lennon was actually excited about the breakup, saying that it was "like a divorce," and it opened so many new opportunities. McCartney wasn't excited in the slightest, and he had trouble finding a way forward. After the breakup, McCartney revealed, he sank into a depression and developed a drinking problem. He admitted that he would be drinking whiskey from the moment he woke up, since he "didn't have anywhere to go." The Beatles had taken over his entire adult life, and without them, he wasn't sure he would ever write another note of music again.

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The Jim Irsay Collection forms a chorus of cultural touchstones and chronicles one of the greatest collections of music, film and sports memorabilia and historic Americana ever assembled. Meticulously compiled over decades by the late philanthropist, passionate music lover and owner and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts, a portion of the proceeds of these sales will be donated to philanthropic causes supported by Jim Irsay during his lifetime.

This unparalleled collection weaves together some of the most significant people, literature and events of recent history: guitars and other instruments once played by all four Beatles, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, David Gilmour, Jerry Garcia, Kurt Cobain, Elton John, Prince, Johnny Cash, Janis Joplin, John Coltrane and Miles Davis; original manuscripts by Jack Kerouac, Jim Morrison and Steve Jobs; legendary sporting artefacts linked to Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson, Wayne Gretzky and Secretariat.

From March 2026, the collection will be offered across four major auctions, giving collectors the rarest of opportunities to become the next custodians of objects that have inspired generations and continue to shine as beacons of our shared creative legacy.

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New York, NY 10020

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6–7 March, 11am – 5pm
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Barry Keoghan has brought his work home as he rocked a Ringo Starr-style ensemble at London's Burberry show after a day filming a new Beatles biopic.  The actor, 33, transforms into legendary drummer Ringo Starr for the upcoming Beatles biopic.

He will star in the flick alongside Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison.

And after a day filming in the capital city, he arrived channelling Ringo with a mariner cap, for the Burberry Autumn/Winter 2026 collection catwalk show. For the outing, he wore a purple and black plaid Burberry coat, which he paired with black trousers.

He completed his ensemble with black leather gloves, which featured an emerald chain, and a pair of black boots. Barry Keoghan, 33, has brought his work home as he rocked a Ringo Starr-style ensemble at London's Burberry show after a day filming a new Beatles biopic

For his Beatles role, Barry has been spotted growing out a beard and styled his hair in Ringo’s classic shaggy cut.

The Daily Mail revealed that the Beatles biopics will be filmed at London's iconic Abbey Road Studios, with production getting underway in November last year despite earlier reports that plans had been blocked.

While it was previously claimed that Westminster Council would not allow filming at the famous zebra crossing, the council has since confirmed to the Daily Mail that production will be going ahead.

Sam Mendes, who is directing the films, had wanted to recreate the Beatles' 1969 album cover on the crossing.  Westminster Council told the Daily Mail that they are, in fact, working closely with production teams to facilitate filming, which will involve closing the road.

Speaking at the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas last April, an event the cast also attended, Mendes described the films as the 'first binge-able theatrical experience'.

The project marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd and The Beatles – Sir Paul, Sir Ringo, and the families of Lennon and Harrison – have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film.

Sir Ringo previously hinted that Saltburn star Barry had taken on the role.  After a day filming in the capital city, he arrived channelling the star with a mariner cap, for the Burberry Autumn/Winter 2026 collection catwalk show.Chloe Louise

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