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Beatles film recreates iconic Abbey Road album cover

The Guardian UK Monday 17 August 2026, 13:16 UTC By Andrew Pulver 1 min read
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Social media footage this weekend revealed the cast of Sam Mendes’ four-film band biopic on the zebra crossing near the studio, posing for the famous imageThe production team behind the forthcoming four-film Beatles biopic, directed by Sam Mendes, has been spotted filming outside Abbey Road studios in London. Inevitably, this includes a recreation of the celebrated Abbey Road album cover, for which the band was photographed on the nearby pedestrian crossing – now a popular tourist landmark....

Social media footage this weekend revealed the cast of Sam Mendes’ four-film band biopic on the zebra crossing near the studio, posing for the famous image

The production team behind the forthcoming four-film Beatles biopic, directed by Sam Mendes, has been spotted filming outside Abbey Road studios in London. Inevitably, this includes a recreation of the celebrated Abbey Road album cover, for which the band was photographed on the nearby pedestrian crossing – now a popular tourist landmark.

Footage posted on social media on Sunday shows the actors playing the Beatles lining up on the kerb and walking across the road. Harris Dickinson, as John Lennon, is leading the walk, with Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison following in sequence.

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Beatles (PERSON) Abbey Road (LOCATION) Sam Mendes (PERSON) London (LOCATION) Harris Dickinson (PERSON) John Lennon (PERSON) Barry Keoghan (PERSON) Ringo Starr (PERSON) Paul Mescal (PERSON) Paul McCartney (PERSON) Joseph Quinn (PERSON) George Harrison (PERSON)
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