00:00Ringo Starr demands script rewrite for Beatles biopic. That's not how we were.
00:05While Hollywood typically fast-tracks music biopics through production mills, Ringo
00:10Starr just proved why artist involvement matters.
00:15The New York Times reported that Ringo Starr met with director Sam Mendes to discuss
00:20his biopic.
00:21Over two days, Starr reviewed the script with Mendes lined by
00:25line and provided extensive feedback to ensure it was as true to life as possible.
00:30One of the specific areas of focus was Starr's family and his first marriage to Maureen Starkey
00:35Grit.
00:36That's not how we were, Starr told the screenwriter after reading the original
00:40draft.
00:41We would never do that.
00:43This wasn't celebrity ego.
00:45The one protecting the memory of a ten-year marriage that produced three children and
00:48deserved better than generic
00:50relationship drama.
00:52The script initially misrepresented Ringo Starr's marriage to more than one of the
00:55more than one of the more than one of the more than one of the more.
01:00Barry Kogan has been cast to portray Starr in the film, which is part of a
01:05of an unprecedented four-part Beatles series, with one film dedicated to each band member
01:10and a release planned across four consecutive weekends in April 2028.
01:15But he'll do what he's doing and I'll send him peace and love, Starr said about the production
01:19timeline.
01:20Mixing his signature optimism with practical skepticism about Hollywood's ambitious plans.
01:25Behind the scenes, he is ensuring upcoming Beatles biopics stay true to later.
01:30His favorite Beatles stories deserve better than Hollywood shortcuts.
01:35Starr's intervention proves that sometimes the best way to honor rock history is to let
01:39the people who live in the film.
01:40their story.
01:41The logo.
01:42They helped us with the brothers.
01:43They helped us with the brothers who believed it.
01:44Tell their truth.
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