Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney while fellow Irish actor Barry Keoghan takes on the role of Ringo Starr in a series of new Beatles biopics.
Sony Pictures has confirmed there will be four films, with an April 2028 release date, directed by British filmmaker Sam Mendes.
The ambitious project marks the first time The Beatles, Apple Corps Ltd and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film.
Also joining the cast is Babygirl star Harris Dickinson, who will portray John Lennon, while Mescal's Gladiator II co-star Joseph Quinn will take on the role of George Harrison.
Speaking at the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas, which the cast also attended, Mendes called the films the "first binge-able theatrical experience".
"I’ve been trying to make a story about The Beatles for years," he added.
Mendes will produce the films under his Neal Street Productions banner alongside its co-founder Pippa Harris, the former chairwoman of BAFTA, and Julie Pastor.
Starr previously appeared to let slip that Saltburn star Keoghan had taken on the role.
He told Entertainment Tonight: "I believe he’s somewhere taking drum lessons, and I hope not too many."
When Ridley Scott was promoting his second Roman epic Gladiator II last year, he revealed Mescal was joining the Beatles project, telling an industry event that the actor was "actually stacked up, doing the Beatles next" so he may not be able to join him on his next film.
There have been previous films about the Beatles, including Nowhere Boy, about Lennon growing up in Liverpool, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
BBC drama Lennon Naked starred Doctor Who actor Christopher Eccleston as Lennon, and Chapter 27 depicted the musician's death in New York in 1980 with Dallas Buyers Club actor Jared Leto playing his killer, Mark David Chapman.
Formed in 1960, The Beatles are the best-selling musical act of all time and one of the most influential groups in the world, having achieved 18 UK number one singles and 16 UK number one albums.
Normal People star Mescal and Keoghan are both Oscar nominees, having been nominated for drama Aftersun and black comedy The Banshees Of Inisherin, respectively.
Dickinson has also acted in the comedy Triangle Of Sadness and thriller Where The Crawdads Sing, while Quinn rose to fame in Stranger Things before taking on roles including in A Quiet Place: Day One.
British actor Quinn is also set to play Johnny Storm, known as the superhero Human Torch, in Marvel films The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and Avengers: Doomsday.
Source: Press Association
