This project marks the historic first for The Beatles because it’s the first scripted film that officially got a green light from Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison, who granted their full life stories and music rights.

Pippa Harris, who’s producing this project alongside Mendes via Neal Street Productions, described it as “a uniquely thrilling, and epic cinematic experience: four films, told from four different perspectives which tell a single story about the most celebrated band of all time.”

Mendes said they decided to go with Sony Pictures due to their passion for the idea and commitment to propelling these films theatrically in an innovative and exciting way. We’re yet to learn what exactly this means, but all four films are eyeing a 2027 release window.

The Beatles made music together between 1960 and 1970, but that was just enough time to change the face of music forever. Their legacy lives on over five decades later and they’re remembered as one of the most influential rock groups of all time.

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“Now and Then” accumulated 78,000 units in its first full week of sales and climbed to No. 1, after initially debuting at No. 42, based on 10 hours of sales. It became the fastest-selling single of the year in the UK, with 48,600 physical and download sales in the first week.

“Now and Then” is The Beatles’ first song to hit No. 1 since their 1969 single “The Ballad of John and Yoko”. It helped The Fab Four set the new record for the longest gap between No. 1 singles by any musical act in the UK, with 54 years.

Martin Talbot, CEO of Official Charts Company, said that the success of “Now and Then” confirms that The Beatles are truly the greatest band of all time.

“The return of John, Paul, George, and Ringo with the last ever Beatles single ‘Now and Then’ has cemented their legend by breaking a catalog of records – and in doing so underlined the extraordinary scope of their enduring appeal, across all the generations,” said Talbot in a press release.

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This unfinished track was gathering dust for five decades after Lennon recorded a demo back in the late 1970s. The surviving members of The Beatles contemplated including it in The Beatles Anthology project back in 1995, but the task of extracting Lennon’s vocals proved impossible at the time.

According to the band’s official press release, this song was brought back to life thanks to a software system developed by Peter Jackson and his team for the documentary series The Beatles: Get Back, which finally uncoupled Lennon’s vocal in the original demo from his piano part.

“The original recording could be brought to life and worked on anew with contributions from all four Beatles. This remarkable story of musical archaeology reflects The Beatles’ endless creative curiosity and shared fascination with technology,” reads the band’s official statement.

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr completed the song five decades later and appeared in the music video directed by Jackson, which also features nostalgic never-before-seen footage from The Beatles’ storied past.

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The director is best renowned for helming all three Lord of the Rings films, as well as the prequel trilogy The Hobbit. Both relied on CGI and other special effects, winning numerous awards.

The last project Jackson worked on was The Beatles documentary series, Get Back, which featured in-studio footage that was shot in early 1969 for the 1970 feature film Let It Be. The Oscar winner also directed a one-hour version of the Fabulous Four’s final rooftop concert that was released for IMAX theatres. 

“It wasn’t as intense as making three Lord of the Rings back to back, but it was four years with a pandemic in the middle of it all,” he said of the series. 

Jackson has now revealed that he is in discussions to develop a new film with the two remaining Beatles members, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. 

“I’m talking to The Beatles about another project, something very, very different than Get Back,” the director told Deadline. “We’re seeing what the possibilities are, but it’s another project with them. It’s not really a documentary… and that’s all I can really say… We are never in a position where we have to do anything, but we’ve got a few things percolating.” 

As for what the film could possibly be, the New Zealander has said, “It’s a live-action movie, but it needs technology that doesn’t quite exist at the moment, so we’re in the middle of developing the technology to allow it to happen.”

We hope it’s able to all come together.

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Created by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson from 50-year-old footage featuring the band’s creative process as they try to write 14 new songs to prep for their first live concert in two years, which ended up being the band’s final live performance.

The trailer shows The Beatles working on the new songs and imagining a concept for the concert, which ended up being one of the most iconic moments in music history They’re faced with a deadline and they struggle to compose some of the most iconic songs in the world. It also shows for the first time The Beatles’ rooftop concert on London’s Savile Row and compositions featured on the band’s final two albums, Abbey Road and Let It Be.

The footage comes from a planned 1969 TV special documentary that didn’t happen. It’s nearly 60 hours of unseen footage shot over 21 days by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who previously directed The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. Jackson also had access to over 150 hours of unheard audio.

The Beatles: Get Back was produced by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon, Olivia Harrison, Peter Jackson, Clare Olssen, and Jonathan Clyde. Jeff Jones and Ken Kamins served as executive producers.

The series will be three parts and will air over November 25, 26, and 27, 2021.

Check out the trailer below.

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Fans were devastated when the pop-rock group split up in 1970 after 10 years and 12 albums together. But the Beatles’ drummer Ringo Starr has now revealed that there was almost a chance to see the quartet unite on stage, but that they chose to “let it be.”

Following Lennon and Ono’s brief separation, Paul McCartney flew to Los Angeles to visit his old mate and the pair spent time in the recording studio which naturally prompted rumors of a reunion. 

According to Starr, the “Hey Jude” rockers were offered a substantial sum of money to perform a concert where the opening act was set to be a man wrestling with a shark…

“We called each other and said no,” said the drummer. “We were taking our own roads now.”

Each member of The Beatles went on to have a successful solo career, with no possibility of a reunion following Lennon’s untimely death in 1980.

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Folklore came out on July 24th, and spent consecutive six weeks at the no. 1 spot since its release, as of this week. The number of weeks Swift spent atop the Billboard 200 across all of her seven albums has risen to 46, tying the record previously held by Whitney Houston.

Swift and Houston are currently the only female artists to spend this many weeks atop the chart, and they’re followed by Adele with a total of 34 weeks. The all-time record is nowhere close to being broken, and it’s still held by The Beatles, with 132 weeks at no. 1.

When it comes to the rest of this week’s Billboard 200 chart, Pop Smoke’s Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon and Juice WRLD’s Legends Never Die took the no. 2 and no. 3 spots respectively. Metallica debuted at no. 4 with S&M2, and it was closely followed by Katy Perry’s new album Smile.

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The movie expands on former Beatles documentary Let it Be that used rare footage of the band in the studio, recorded from January 2nd till January 31th, 1969. Jackson restored director Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s footage together with Park Road Post Production.

The remaining members of the original band were thrilled about the new upcoming movie. “I am really happy that Peter has delved into our archives to make a film that shows the truth about the Beatles recording together,” Paul McCartney said. “The friendship and love between us comes over and reminds me of what a crazily beautiful time we had.”

Former drummer Ringo Starr also expressed his approval of the movie. “Peter is great, and it was so cool looking at all this footage. There was hours and hours of us just laughing and playing music, not at all like the version that came out. There was a lot of joy and I think Peter will show that. I think this version will be a lot more peace and loving, like we really were.”

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With that, Starr confirms a recent tape that was discovered by a Beatles expert, Mark Lewisohn, containing Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison discussing how they would break down the songwriting duties for a new record (four songs each from Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison alongside two from Starr). 

The Guardian published the recording that also captures some of the tension that still hung between the band’s members. According to Lewisohn, it rewrites all that was thought about the last days of the band – as it was believed that Lennon wanted to break them up.

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The rapper has surpassed the fav four earlier this summer on the number of top 10 billboard songs and he is now second only to Madonna in this field. The artist chose to celebrate this event in a kind of irreversible manner: a tattoo.

Drake’s forearm is now showing himself stopping the band from crossing Abbey Road, referring, of course, to their famous album cover.

It is not the first time Drake gloats over The Beatles. When he broke their record of the number of songs playing simultaneously in the Hot 100’s top 10 earlier this year, he sang the line “I got more slaps than the Beatles” in his Going Bad collaboration with Meek Mill.

What will he do when he’ll break the next record of the Beatles? Or when he passes Madonna? We’ll have to wait and see.

you can check out the ink on Drake’s official fan account on Twitter.

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This project marks the historic first for The Beatles because it’s the first scripted film that officially got a green light from Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison, who granted their full life stories and music rights.

Pippa Harris, who’s producing this project alongside Mendes via Neal Street Productions, described it as “a uniquely thrilling, and epic cinematic experience: four films, told from four different perspectives which tell a single story about the most celebrated band of all time.”

Mendes said they decided to go with Sony Pictures due to their passion for the idea and commitment to propelling these films theatrically in an innovative and exciting way. We’re yet to learn what exactly this means, but all four films are eyeing a 2027 release window.

The Beatles made music together between 1960 and 1970, but that was just enough time to change the face of music forever. Their legacy lives on over five decades later and they’re remembered as one of the most influential rock groups of all time.

The post Sam Mendes is Developing Four Films About Each Member of The Beatles appeared first on EverydayKoala.

“Now and Then” accumulated 78,000 units in its first full week of sales and climbed to No. 1, after initially debuting at No. 42, based on 10 hours of sales. It became the fastest-selling single of the year in the UK, with 48,600 physical and download sales in the first week.

“Now and Then” is The Beatles’ first song to hit No. 1 since their 1969 single “The Ballad of John and Yoko”. It helped The Fab Four set the new record for the longest gap between No. 1 singles by any musical act in the UK, with 54 years.

Martin Talbot, CEO of Official Charts Company, said that the success of “Now and Then” confirms that The Beatles are truly the greatest band of all time.

“The return of John, Paul, George, and Ringo with the last ever Beatles single ‘Now and Then’ has cemented their legend by breaking a catalog of records – and in doing so underlined the extraordinary scope of their enduring appeal, across all the generations,” said Talbot in a press release.

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This unfinished track was gathering dust for five decades after Lennon recorded a demo back in the late 1970s. The surviving members of The Beatles contemplated including it in The Beatles Anthology project back in 1995, but the task of extracting Lennon’s vocals proved impossible at the time.

According to the band’s official press release, this song was brought back to life thanks to a software system developed by Peter Jackson and his team for the documentary series The Beatles: Get Back, which finally uncoupled Lennon’s vocal in the original demo from his piano part.

“The original recording could be brought to life and worked on anew with contributions from all four Beatles. This remarkable story of musical archaeology reflects The Beatles’ endless creative curiosity and shared fascination with technology,” reads the band’s official statement.

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr completed the song five decades later and appeared in the music video directed by Jackson, which also features nostalgic never-before-seen footage from The Beatles’ storied past.

The post The Beatles Turn to Modern Technology to Reunite for Their Final Song appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The director is best renowned for helming all three Lord of the Rings films, as well as the prequel trilogy The Hobbit. Both relied on CGI and other special effects, winning numerous awards.

The last project Jackson worked on was The Beatles documentary series, Get Back, which featured in-studio footage that was shot in early 1969 for the 1970 feature film Let It Be. The Oscar winner also directed a one-hour version of the Fabulous Four’s final rooftop concert that was released for IMAX theatres. 

“It wasn’t as intense as making three Lord of the Rings back to back, but it was four years with a pandemic in the middle of it all,” he said of the series. 

Jackson has now revealed that he is in discussions to develop a new film with the two remaining Beatles members, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. 

“I’m talking to The Beatles about another project, something very, very different than Get Back,” the director told Deadline. “We’re seeing what the possibilities are, but it’s another project with them. It’s not really a documentary… and that’s all I can really say… We are never in a position where we have to do anything, but we’ve got a few things percolating.” 

As for what the film could possibly be, the New Zealander has said, “It’s a live-action movie, but it needs technology that doesn’t quite exist at the moment, so we’re in the middle of developing the technology to allow it to happen.”

We hope it’s able to all come together.

The post Peter Jackson is Working on a New Project With The Beatles appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Created by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson from 50-year-old footage featuring the band’s creative process as they try to write 14 new songs to prep for their first live concert in two years, which ended up being the band’s final live performance.

The trailer shows The Beatles working on the new songs and imagining a concept for the concert, which ended up being one of the most iconic moments in music history They’re faced with a deadline and they struggle to compose some of the most iconic songs in the world. It also shows for the first time The Beatles’ rooftop concert on London’s Savile Row and compositions featured on the band’s final two albums, Abbey Road and Let It Be.

The footage comes from a planned 1969 TV special documentary that didn’t happen. It’s nearly 60 hours of unseen footage shot over 21 days by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who previously directed The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. Jackson also had access to over 150 hours of unheard audio.

The Beatles: Get Back was produced by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon, Olivia Harrison, Peter Jackson, Clare Olssen, and Jonathan Clyde. Jeff Jones and Ken Kamins served as executive producers.

The series will be three parts and will air over November 25, 26, and 27, 2021.

Check out the trailer below.

The post “The Beatles: Get Back” Trailer Gives Look as Never-Before-Seen Footage appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Fans were devastated when the pop-rock group split up in 1970 after 10 years and 12 albums together. But the Beatles’ drummer Ringo Starr has now revealed that there was almost a chance to see the quartet unite on stage, but that they chose to “let it be.”

Following Lennon and Ono’s brief separation, Paul McCartney flew to Los Angeles to visit his old mate and the pair spent time in the recording studio which naturally prompted rumors of a reunion. 

According to Starr, the “Hey Jude” rockers were offered a substantial sum of money to perform a concert where the opening act was set to be a man wrestling with a shark…

“We called each other and said no,” said the drummer. “We were taking our own roads now.”

Each member of The Beatles went on to have a successful solo career, with no possibility of a reunion following Lennon’s untimely death in 1980.

The post The Beatles Passed on a Reunion Concert in 1973 appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Folklore came out on July 24th, and spent consecutive six weeks at the no. 1 spot since its release, as of this week. The number of weeks Swift spent atop the Billboard 200 across all of her seven albums has risen to 46, tying the record previously held by Whitney Houston.

Swift and Houston are currently the only female artists to spend this many weeks atop the chart, and they’re followed by Adele with a total of 34 weeks. The all-time record is nowhere close to being broken, and it’s still held by The Beatles, with 132 weeks at no. 1.

When it comes to the rest of this week’s Billboard 200 chart, Pop Smoke’s Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon and Juice WRLD’s Legends Never Die took the no. 2 and no. 3 spots respectively. Metallica debuted at no. 4 with S&M2, and it was closely followed by Katy Perry’s new album Smile.

The post Taylor Swift Ties Whitney Houston for Most Weeks Atop Billboard 200 Chart appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The movie expands on former Beatles documentary Let it Be that used rare footage of the band in the studio, recorded from January 2nd till January 31th, 1969. Jackson restored director Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s footage together with Park Road Post Production.

The remaining members of the original band were thrilled about the new upcoming movie. “I am really happy that Peter has delved into our archives to make a film that shows the truth about the Beatles recording together,” Paul McCartney said. “The friendship and love between us comes over and reminds me of what a crazily beautiful time we had.”

Former drummer Ringo Starr also expressed his approval of the movie. “Peter is great, and it was so cool looking at all this footage. There was hours and hours of us just laughing and playing music, not at all like the version that came out. There was a lot of joy and I think Peter will show that. I think this version will be a lot more peace and loving, like we really were.”

The post Peter Jackson’s Beatles Documentary Will be Released in September appeared first on EverydayKoala.

With that, Starr confirms a recent tape that was discovered by a Beatles expert, Mark Lewisohn, containing Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison discussing how they would break down the songwriting duties for a new record (four songs each from Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison alongside two from Starr). 

The Guardian published the recording that also captures some of the tension that still hung between the band’s members. According to Lewisohn, it rewrites all that was thought about the last days of the band – as it was believed that Lennon wanted to break them up.

The post Ringo Starr Confirms Abbey Road Was Not Meant to be The Beatles Last Album appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The rapper has surpassed the fav four earlier this summer on the number of top 10 billboard songs and he is now second only to Madonna in this field. The artist chose to celebrate this event in a kind of irreversible manner: a tattoo.

Drake’s forearm is now showing himself stopping the band from crossing Abbey Road, referring, of course, to their famous album cover.

It is not the first time Drake gloats over The Beatles. When he broke their record of the number of songs playing simultaneously in the Hot 100’s top 10 earlier this year, he sang the line “I got more slaps than the Beatles” in his Going Bad collaboration with Meek Mill.

What will he do when he’ll break the next record of the Beatles? Or when he passes Madonna? We’ll have to wait and see.

you can check out the ink on Drake’s official fan account on Twitter.

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