Filming for the four-film Beatles biographical project directed by Sam Mendes has included a recreation of the famous Abbey Road album cover photograph. The scene, captured on video and shared on social media, depicted the actors walking across a pedestrian crossing near Abbey Road studios in London. Harris Dickinson portrayed John Lennon leading the group, followed by Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison in the sequence matching the original photograph.
The original Abbey Road album cover was photographed on 8 August during the summer of 1969 after the band decided against traveling to Nepal for the shoot. Photographer Iain Macmillan captured six images from a stepladder positioned in the middle of the road, with one selected for the album cover. The album’s working title had been Everest, named after a cigarette brand favored by engineer Geoff Emerick.
Mendes unveiled the biopic project in February 2024 as a four-film series examining each Beatle individually, with financial backing from Sony Pictures. The production has secured approval from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr as well as the estates of John Lennon and George Harrison. The cast includes Saoirse Ronan as Linda McCartney, James Norton as Brian Epstein, and Lucy Boynton as Jane Asher, among other established actors. The films are scheduled for release in April 2028.
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