"Sam Mendes' ambitious four-part Beatles film has confirmed the casting of four main female roles. Sony Pictures officially announced that Mia McKenna-Bruce will play Maureen Cox, with Saoirse Ronan as Linda Eastman, Anna Sawai as Yoko Ono and Aimee Lou Wood as Pattie Boyd. All four had been strongly rumoured to have been in line for their parts, but only now has their participation been confirmed."
"Cox met drummer Ringo Starr as a 15-year-old trainee hairdresser in 1962, when the band were still regulars at Liverpool's Cavern club; they married in 1965 but were divorced 10 years later. Eastman was a photographer who met Paul McCartney in 1967; they married in 1969 and she joined his post-Beatles band Wings and performed regularly with him until her death in 1998."
"Boyd, a successful fashion model, met George Harrison in 1964 on the set of the Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night; they were married in 1966 and divorced in 1977 after she had become the object of attentions from Harrison's friend Eric Clapton, who co-wrote the 1970 song Layla about her. Mendes said in a statement: Maureen, Linda, Yoko and Pattie are four fascinating and unique figures in their own right and I'm thrilled that we've managed to persuade four of the most talented women working in film today to join this amazing adventure."
Sam Mendes is creating a four-film cinematic event focused on each member of the Beatles. Sony Pictures confirmed Mia McKenna-Bruce as Maureen Cox, Saoirse Ronan as Linda Eastman, Anna Sawai as Yoko Ono and Aimee Lou Wood as Pattie Boyd. Maureen Cox met Ringo Starr as a 15-year-old trainee hairdresser in 1962; they married in 1965 and divorced in 1975. Linda Eastman married Paul McCartney in 1969 and later performed with his band Wings. Yoko Ono married John Lennon in 1969 and remained with him until his death in 1980. Pattie Boyd married George Harrison in 1966 and divorced in 1977.
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