News : Aimee Lou Wood rumoured for Sam Mendes’ Beatles biopics

Aimee Lou Wood is rumoured to be joining the cast of Sam Mendes’ forthcoming Beatles biopics.

The actress, best known for her roles in Sex Education and The White Lotus., has reportedly been lined up to play Pattie Boyd, who was married to George Harrison at the height of the Beatles’ fame.

Rumours linking Wood to the role have persisted for some time, particularly after she shared an image of George Harrison and Boyd on their honeymoon in Barbados in 1966 on her Instagram Stories in March.

Harrison and Boyd were married between 1966 and 1977 and she was said to be the inspiration for songs including ‘I Need you’, ‘If I Needed Someone’, ‘Something’ and ‘For You Blue’. She was later married to Eric Clapton between 1979 and 1989.

In addition, Mia McKenna-Bruce is rumoured to be joining the cast as Ringo Starr‘s first wife Maureen Starkey.

Announced in 2024, the project – titled The Beatles – A Four Film Cinematic Event – will see Mendes direct a different film about each member of the Fab Four.

Earlier this month, Deadline revealed the three British screenwriters who will be working on the movies – Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan and Jack Thorne. It is not yet known if the writers will be working together or separately.

In March 2025, Sony announced the principle cast at the CinemaCon event in Las Vegas. This includes Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison. All four films are scheduled to be released in April 2028.

Last month, John Lennon’s sister talked about the production, saying she hadn’t been approached about it and that she believed someone from Liverpool should have been cast as the singer (Harris Dickinson is from London). “Yes, of course,” she replied when asked if it should be a Scouser playing him. “No one else can get that Liverpool intonation. Nobody”.