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Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Barry Keoghan's role in new Beatles biopics wins support from Saltburn co-star
Barry Keoghan's casting in the new Beatles biopic has won the support of his Saltburn co-star, Richard E Grant. Mr Keoghan, who played an Oxford University student in the 2023 Emerald Fennell thriller, has been cast as drummer Sir Ringo Starr in the collection of four films about the band members. Mr Grant, who played James Catton in the 2023 Emerald Fennell thriller, has publicly shown his support for his co-star. Speaking on The One Show, Mr Grant praised the 32-year-old Irish actor and said he will be a 'fantastic Ringo Starr'. READ MORE: Traffic warning ahead of U's home match He said: 'He's an extraordinary actor. He's unlike anybody else I've ever, ever worked with before, so completely untrained, instinctive and brilliant. 'I think he'll be a fantastic Ringo Starr.' Directed by Sir Sam Mendes, each of the movies will showcase one of the members of the Fab Four: John Lennon, Sir Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Sir Ringo. Keoghan is best known for his roles in The Killing Of A Sacred Deer and The Banshees Of Inisherin, the latter winning his the Bafta for best supporting actor in 2023. A scene from Saltburn showing his character – an Oxford University student who gets wrapped up in the charming and aristocratic world of his classmate – dancing naked around a country manor to Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Murder On The Dancefloor went viral. READ MORE: Concerns about canal boats 'becoming like ovens' after trees axed The cast for the Beatles films also includes Normal People's Paul Mescal, who will play Sir Paul, while Lennon will be portrayed by Babygirl actor Harris Dickinson. Mescal's Gladiator II co-star Joseph Quinn has been cast as Harrison. The films are expected to be released in April 2028.
The Independent
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
The actors who will play The Beatles: Inside the new Fab Four
Irish actors Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan, and British stars Harris Dickinson and Joseph Quinn are set to portray The Beatles band members in four upcoming films. Each of the movies will showcase one of the members of The Fab Four, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, and be directed by British filmmaker Sir Sam Mendes. They are expected to be released in April 2028. Here we take a closer look at the actors: – Paul Mescal ( Sir Paul McCartney) The Co Kildare star, 29, who is the son of a member of the Irish police force and a teacher, played Irish football when he was young, before appearing on the stage. He shot to stardom during the pandemic for his role in BBC miniseries Normal People, based on the novel of the same name by Irish author Sally Rooney, as love interest Connell Waldron in the BBC mini-series. He has continued to mark out his place within the industry following his starring role in 2022 coming-of-age film Aftersun, which earned him Oscar and Bafta nominations for best actor as a father struggling with his mental health while on holiday with his daughter. His appearance in romantic fantasy film, All of Us Strangers, alongside Irish actor Andrew Scott has garnered him further recognition and a British Independent Film Award for best supporting performance. Mescal also won an Olivier Award for a stage adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire, before going on to star in Gladiator II, directed by Sir Ridley Scott, as an arena fighter who tries to bring down two maniacal emperors. He plays Lucilla's (Connie Nielsen) grown-up son from the first movie, which starred Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius, who ends up in slavery after the murder of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. – Barry Keoghan (Sir Ringo Starr) Keoghan has been outspoken about his difficult childhood in Dublin, which saw him grow up in foster care and his mother die after struggling with drug addiction. The 32-year-old actor has received praise for his role in The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, and The Banshees Of Inisherin, both opposite Colin Farrell, and starred in blockbuster Marvel film Eternals with Angelina Jolie. He was nominated for a Rising Star Award in 2019, before going on to receive two further Bafta nods for the Irish crime drama Calm With Horses, and black comedy Saltburn. He picked up the best supporting actor prize for his role in Martin McDonagh-directed The Banshees Of Inisherin, a movie about two friends falling out, at the 2023 ceremony. Keoghan also received nominations for the role from the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. His scenes in Saltburn went viral when at the end of the film Keoghan is seen dancing naked around a luxury manor to Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Murder On The Dancefloor. Keoghan also recently starred in drama Bird, and rural Irish thriller Bring Them Down, and will next appear in Netflix's film of hit series Peaky Blinders opposite Oscar winner Cillian Murphy. – Harris Dickinson (John Lennon) The 28-year-old Londoner's debut film role was in US-set 2017 movie Beach Rats as a young man struggling with his sexuality, earning him an Independent Spirit best actor award nod. He soon picked up roles in Danny Boyle's series Trust, playing kidnapping victim John Paul Getty III in the drama opposite Hollywood heavyweights such as Donald Sutherland and Hilary Swank, and earned a 2022 Rising Star Bafta nod. Dickinson's next roles included in Disney fantasy movie Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil as a prince, and action movie The King's Man with Ralph Fiennes. He has also opted for more absurd movies, including the Palme D'Or-winning Triangle Of Sadness, which saw him play a struggling model who ends up on a doomed luxury cruise, and he played a wrestler in The Iron Claw. His other film credits include The Souvenir Part II, alongside Tilda Swinton and her daughter, Honor Swinton Byrne, thriller Where The Crawdads Sing, and comedy Scrapper. For many recent filmgoers, he is also known for being in Babygirl, playing a young man who seduces a businesswoman, played by Nicole Kidman in the 2024 erotic thriller. Dickinson was also recent Bafta nominated for the upcoming TV awards for FX mystery series A Murder At The End of the World for supporting actor. – Joseph Quinn (George Harrison) The Londoner, 31, joined Stranger Things for the fourth season as Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast Eddie Munson, after having appeared in an adaptation of E M Forster's Howards End, and Dickensian, about various Charles Dickens characters, on the BBC. Quinn has also starred in alien invasion movie A Quiet Place: Day One, a prequel to the films A Quiet Place (2018) and A Quiet Place Part II (2020), and appeared in hit HBO series Game Of Thrones, along with historical Sky drama Catherine The Great with Dame Helen Mirren. Quinn was also cast as one of the two feuding Roman emperors and brothers in Gladiator II, portraying the less mad Geta opposite Fred Hechinger as the unstable Emperor Caracalla. Hechinger previously said they were inspired by comic characters Beavis and Butthead in their portrayals of the brothers. Quinn will next be seen in Marvel movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps, opposite Vanessa Kirby, Pedro Pascal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. He will portray the brother of Sue Storm (Kirby), otherwise known as the Invisible Woman, Johnny – The Human Torch – who can control flames.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Piper scores TV touchdown with Super Bowl advert
Kendrick Lamar wasn't the only musical star showcasing their talents during the Super Bowl, one man from County Tyrone also had his music played to the many millions tuning in from around the globe. Chris McMullan, who is an uilleann piper from Strabane, said it was the "highlight of his career" to have his music featured in an advert starring Irish actor Barry Keoghan during the game's TV coverage. The 30-second advert for US firm Squarespace, which pays homage to The Banshees Of Inisherin film, ran between the first and second quarters of Sunday's Super Bowl LIX. The game saw the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22, to deny them an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl. The advert sees Keoghan, depicting his Banshees character Dominic Kearney, riding a donkey that is meandering along on a path in rural Ireland while he tosses laptops out of a satchel to bemused islanders. Speaking to BBC News NI, Mr McMullan said he was overjoyed that his rendition of the 'Limerick Lament' was used for the advert. Chris has been playing the uilleann pipes for many years, and said he also enjoys playing the flute and tin-whistles. The uilleann pipes, also known as Union pipes or Irish pipes, have been played for centuries and are a beloved instrument in Irish traditional music. He said "out of the blue" he received an email asking if his music could be used for a Super Bowl advertisement. "I was working on a cruise ship at the time," Chris explained. "The email came through at about 05:30 in the the morning and the email heading was something like: 'Can we use your music for a Superbowl advert?' "I thought surely that's a spam email so I ignored it, but then a second email came through and then after two days a third email arrived. "At that point I was like OK and checked it out, they showed me all their credentials and I checked them out and then, once I was convinced they were like the real deal, went for it." Chris said the song they asked to use was actually recorded in his house and all done using a standard microphone. "The song is called the Limerick Lament and it's from 1607, so it's been around awhile," he said. "They just seemed to go for it because it was the sound they were after." Asked if he stayed up to watch his Super Bowl debut, Chris said that unfortunately jet lag got the better of him and he was unable to stay awake to witness it play out live to a global audience. "I was flying back from the Caribbean after working on the cruise ship and I was absolutely wrecked," he said. "I tried my very best to stay up, but I just couldn't. "So many people though, friends and family, all recorded it for me and I also managed to watch it back on the re-runs so that's something. "The response has been incredible and I'm just really proud of it." Chris said since the advert aired, he has received so many messages asking about the uilleann pipes and said he was delighted to help highlight the instrument. Eagles demolish Chiefs to deny them Super Bowl three-peat Notifications, social media and more with BBC Sport New generation inspired to take up traditional music
BBC News
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Super Bowl: Strabane piper scores TV touchdown with advert
Kendrick Lamar wasn't the only musical star showcasing their talents during the Super Bowl, one man from County Tyrone also had his music played to the many millions tuning in from around the McMullan, who is an uilleann piper from Strabane, said it was the "highlight of his career" to have his music featured in an advert starring Irish actor Barry Keoghan during the game's TV 30-second advert for US firm Squarespace, which pays homage to The Banshees Of Inisherin film, ran between the first and second quarters of Sunday's Super Bowl game saw the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22, to deny them an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl. The advert sees Keoghan, depicting his Banshees character Dominic Kearney, riding a donkey that is meandering along on a path in rural Ireland while he tosses laptops out of a satchel to bemused to BBC News NI, Mr McMullan said he was overjoyed that his rendition of the 'Limerick Lament' was used for the advert. Chris has been playing the uilleann pipes for many years, and said he also enjoys playing the flute and uilleann pipes, also known as Union pipes or Irish pipes, have been played for centuries and are a beloved instrument in Irish traditional said "out of the blue" he received an email asking if his music could be used for a Super Bowl advertisement. 'I thought it was a scam email at first' "I was working on a cruise ship at the time," Chris explained. "The email came through at about 05:30 in the the morning and the email heading was something like: 'Can we use your music for a Superbowl advert?'"I thought surely that's a spam email so I ignored it, but then a second email came through and then after two days a third email arrived. "At that point I was like OK and checked it out, they showed me all their credentials and I checked them out and then, once I was convinced they were like the real deal, went for it."Chris said the song they asked to use was actually recorded in his house and all done using a standard microphone. "The song is called the Limerick Lament and it's from 1607, so it's been around awhile," he said."They just seemed to go for it because it was the sound they were after." Hit the hay before the first play Asked if he stayed up to watch his Super Bowl debut, Chris said that unfortunately jet lag got the better of him and he was unable to stay awake to witness it play out live to a global audience. "I was flying back from the Caribbean after working on the cruise ship and I was absolutely wrecked," he said."I tried my very best to stay up, but I just couldn't."So many people though, friends and family, all recorded it for me and I also managed to watch it back on the re-runs so that's something."The response has been incredible and I'm just really proud of it."Chris said since the advert aired, he has received so many messages asking about the uilleann pipes and said he was delighted to help highlight the instrument.
