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/EPASir Paul McCartney is being portrayed by Paul Mescal in Sam Mendes' upcoming filmsSir Paul McCartney has recalled how he made a personal plea to the director of upcoming films about the Beatles to not portray him smaller than John Lennon as they were similar heights in real life. The 84-year-old is set to be portrayed by the Gladiator II star Paul Mescal in The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event, which is being directed by Sir Sam Mendes. But after being sent a recreation of the famous Abbey Road crossing, McCartney joked that he complained that Mescal was "markedly shorter" than the Lennon actor. He told the Good Hang with Amy Poehler podcast that Mendes sought to reassure him by saying they were all the same size, and it was "just the stride pattern". As well as Mescal, Barry Keoghan will play Sir Ringo Starr, Harris Dickinson has been cast as John Lennon, and Joseph Quinn will play George Harrison. Each film, due to be released in 2028, will focus on a different member of the legendary group.

McCartney spotted a problem when he saw Paul Mescal and the other actors recreating the Abbey Road cover for Sam Mendes’ upcoming films