08-05-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Barry Keoghan lets slip Ringo Starr request he was forced to turn down as he reveals details on visit to icon's home
IRISH film star Barry Keoghan has said he met Ringo Starr to study him ahead of the new Beatles films.
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Barry Keoghan has met Ringo Starr to study him ahead of the new Beatles films
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Ringo played the drums as part of the Fab Four
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Barry revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live what request by Ringo he turned down
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Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Barry, and Joseph Quinn are set to play the Beatles
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'I met him at his house and he played the drums for me. He asked me to play, but I wasn't playing the drums for Ringo.'
Keoghan continued: 'It was sort of just one of those moments where you're just in awe and you're just frozen.'
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Asked if he was watching Ringo to see what he could absorb, Keoghan said: 'Yes, I was, and I said it to him, and when I was talking to him I couldn't look at him.
'I was nervous, like right now, he's like, 'You can look at me'.
'And it was just, again, you're (I'm) playing Ringo Starr. My job is to observe and take in all kind of mannerisms and, you know, studying (him).
'I want to humanise him, bring feelings to it. And not just sort of imitate.'
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Ringo had appeared to let slip, ahead of the announcement, that Keoghan had got the role.
He told Entertainment Tonight: 'I believe he's somewhere taking drum lessons, and I hope not too many.'
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The project marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd and The Beatles - Paul, Ringo and the families of Lennon and Harrison - have granted full life-story and music rights for a scripted film.
Previous films about the Beatles include Nowhere Boy, about Lennon growing up in
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.
Keoghan is also known for his roles in
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Barry also revealed on the show that he didn't get to attend his Debs as he was "misbehaving in school".
The Summerhill native joked that he wasn't officially banned from the event, but that he definitely wasn't allowed to attend.
Asked if "prom is a thing in Ireland" by host Jimmy, the
When asked if he was banned, he laughed: "I wouldn't say banned, it's a bit weird to be banned from a date-type thing, but I definitely wasn't allowed to go.
He added that he "tried to stay in school until I could go" but admitted it wasn't to be.
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Barry also revealed on the show that he didn't get to attend his Debs
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The Beatles are the best-selling musical act of all time
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