Each of the Beatles will be the subject of his own biopic in a new Sam Mendes tetralogy set for 2027—the first scripted Beatles films with rights to the band’s life stories and music catalog. […]
Forget a hard day’s night; Sam Mendes is about to embark on a hard years-long journey. The Oscar-winner will direct four biopics about the biggest band in music history, The Beatles. Mendes and his Neal […]
A quartet of Beatles biopics, one focusing on each member of the band, is currently in the works from director Sam Mendes, with the full approval and the musical rights of the band. According to […]
Fresh off an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, Colman Domingo is set to star in two more biopics. In addition to playing Joe Jackson in an upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, Domingo will direct […]
Unlike the wave of milquetoast biopics released over the years on Elvis, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash and others, Maestro is a welcome passion project by an actor/director willing to experiment with form and structure. Showing […]
Historical biopics have a unique way of captivating audiences, offering a lens into the lives of influential figures and the events that have shaped our world. Amongst these, Sam Bahadur stands out as a recent […]
How do you make the life of a poet work on screen? It helps if they had scandalous personal lives (Rimbaud and Verlaine in Total Eclipse, Dylan Thomas in Last Call and The Edge of […]
As Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ hits theaters, Ringer contributor Adam Nayman takes a look at some notable entries in the music biopic genre As Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis hits theaters, Ringer contributor Adam Nayman takes a look […]
Biopics are experiencing a good moment right now. These types of movies have long been a source of fascination for viewers, showing actors taking on the great challenge of becoming someone else, making people forget […]