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\n\tRingo Starr<\/a> is all about peace and love. But the Beatles<\/a> legend who has made mellow vibes his calling card for half a century had to share some tough love with director Sam Mendes when the pair met in London earlier this year to discuss the filmmaker\u2019s ambitious four-part Fab Four biopic project.<\/p>\n \n\tSpeaking to The New York Times<\/a><\/em>, the drummer who will turn 85 on Monday (July 7) described sitting down with Mendes for two days in April to go over the script for the film in which Saltburn<\/em> star Barry Keoghan will play the band\u2019s timekeeper. The paper reported that the pair went over the script for the Ringo film line-by-line, with Starr offering up \u201cextensive notes\u201d to Mendes in an effort to get the story closer to the real thing.<\/p>\n \n\tIn particular, Starr had some pointed suggestions about scenes depicting his family and his first wife, Maureen Starkey Tigrett. \u201cHe had a writer \u2014 very good writer, great reputation, and he wrote it great, but it had nothing to do with Maureen and I,\u201d Starr explained. \u201cThat\u2019s not how we were. I\u2019d say, \u2018We would never do that.\u2019\u201d Starr and Tigrett were married in 1965 and had three children, former Oasis\/Who drummer Zak Starkey, son Jason and and daughter Lee, before splitting in 1975; Starr married actress\/model Barbara Bach in 1981.<\/p>\n \n\tStarr said he\u2019s much happier with how he\u2019s portrayed in the script now, even though he\u2019s not sure how Mendes will manage the monumental task of shooting the four films at the same time. \u201cBut he\u2019ll do what he\u2019s doing,\u201d Starr said, \u201cand I\u2019ll send him peace and love.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIn addition to Keoghan portraying Starr, the cast of the films<\/a> includes Harris Dickinson (Triangle of Sadness<\/em>,\u00a0The Iron Claw<\/em>), who will portray play John Lennon, Paul Mescal (Gladiator II<\/em>,\u00a0Aftersun<\/em>) taking on Paul McCartney and Joseph Quinn (Gladiator II<\/em>,\u00a0The Fantastic Four: First Steps<\/em>) suiting up as George Harrison. No other casting details have been announced so far. The scripts will be written<\/a> by Tony Award-winner Jez Butterworth (Ford v Ferrari<\/em>,\u00a0Spectre<\/em>) Oscar winner Peter Straughan (Conclave<\/em>,\u00a0Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy<\/em>) and BAFTA- and Tony Award-winner Jack Thorne (Adolescence<\/em>,\u00a0Enola Holmes<\/em>).<\/p>\n \n\tAt press time it was still unknown how the workload on the four films will be spread among the writers, or if they will collaborate on all four films that are currently being referred to as The Beatles \u2014 A Four Film Cinematic Event<\/em>. The movies marks the first time that Apple Corps. Ltd. and the Beatles have granted full life story and music rights to a scripted film, with each movie slated to tell the story of one of the members. A press release also revealed that all four movies \u2014 due out in early 2028 \u2014 will intersect to tell \u201cthe astonishing story of the greatest band in history.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n