Ringo Starr Shares Why He Asked Sam Mendes to Make Changes to Beatles Biopic

Ringo Starr demanded script changes in Sam Mendes’ Beatles biopic: ‘That’s not how we were’

Ringo Starr opened up about the four-part biopic about The Beatles and how he spent two days offering "extensive notes" to director Sam Mendes.

Ringo Starr Shares Why He Asked Sam Mendes to Make Changes to Beatles Biopic

Ringo Starr had strong opinions about how he’ll be portrayed in the four upcoming Beatles biopics. The musician, 84, told The New York Times on Wednesday, July 2 that he spent two days with the director, Sam Mendes, and offered “extensive notes” on the script. Starr noted that he had feedback surrounding his first wife, Maureen Starkey Tigrett, explaining that the original script didn’t necessarily showcase how they acted in reality. “He had a w…

Ringo Starr Helped Rewrite Scenes for the Beatles Biopics: I ‘Would Never Do That’

Don’t worry, Beatles fan: Ringo Starr is involved in that upcoming four-part Beatles biopic. The iconic drummer recently told The New York Times that he met with director Sam Mendes to go through one of the scripts line-by-line. The duo collaborated together for two days in April 2025. While Starr did not cite which out of the assumed four scripts he reviewed, Jez Butterworth (“Ford v Ferrari”), Peter Straughan (“Conclave”) and Jack Thorne (“Ado…

Ringo Starr Had Some Notes for Sam Mendes on His Beatles Biopic Script

We’re three years away from Sam Mendes’ Beatles movie project, a massive undertaking in which he’ll direct four different films from each of the Fab Four’s perspective. As expected, it doesn’t come easy: Ringo Starr recently revealed he gave extensive notes to the director on his script, where he’s portrayed by Barry Keoghan. In an interview with The New York Times, Starr said that he flew to London to meet Mendes and spent two days going over…

Ringo Starr Helped Rewrite His Beatles Movie Script

Ringo Starr helped rewrite his upcoming Beatles film with Sam Mendes, after feeling dissatisfied with the biopic’s direction: ‘That’s not how we were.’