Nine Movies That Almost Starred the Beatles
The Beatles starred in three full-length movies, a made-for-television special and an authorized cartoon. There were a lot more films that didn't get made, however, and we're looking at them in the list below.
As had been the case with popular singers from Bing Crosby to Frank Sinatra through to Elvis Presley, the opportunity to branch out into acting seemed to be a natural step for the group as Beatlemania took a hold of Britain in 1963. Many films were offered, but having seen earlier movies starring Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard and many other rock stars, the Beatles wanted something different.
“We’d loved The Girl Can’t Help It, and we knew that you could make a rock n’ roll film,” Paul McCartney later said. “We’d seen these little American productions and, although they were low budget and not very good, they did have music and we always went to see them.”
Source: ultimateclassicrock.com
