Come Together (film)

Come Together (originally titled Four Of Us) is a future biopic that focuses on the life and careers famous English rock band, The Beatles. It centers around a nine year period of the group from 1960-1969, from performing in the Cavern Club, the rise of Beatlemania and their post-concert years leading up to their famous Rooftop Concert in January 1969 and August of that same year, where they recorded together for the very last time with their album Abbey Road. Dexter Fletcher(Eddie The Eagle(2016) and Rocketman(2019))has been considered by a fan to direct with a screenplay by Robert Siegel(The Founder), Sean Macaulay and Simon Kelton(Eddie The Eagle). It stars Adam Hastings from The Bootleg Beatles as John Lennon, James Sturgess as Paul McCartney, George Harrison is played by his son Dhani(or Stephen Hill from The Bootleg Beatles) and Tom Dunlea(Cilla) as Ringo Starr, with Benedict Cumberbatch as The Beatles manager Brian Epstein and Paul Bettany as Beatles producer and engineer George Martin. McCartney and Starr serve as executive producers and creative & music consultants. Most of the history is told out of the 2000 New York Times Best Seller The Beatles Anthology By The Beatles, The Beatles A Diary: An Intimate Day by Day History By Barry Miles, Rock & Roll Comics: The Beatles Experience By Todd Loren with Mike Sagara And Lyndal Ferguson and the 1995 eight-part documentary The Beatles Anthology. The film takes it's title from the song of the same name from their 1969 album, "Abbey Road". The film is expected to be release on August 22, 2022 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the band since Starr joining.

Premise
1960, aspiring songwriters John Lennon and Paul McCartney alongside George Harrison form the band, The Silver Beetles and then later famously known as The Beatles along with drummer Pete Best. Then later with new friend and drummer Richard Starkey, later known as Ringo Starr.

Due to being a hit at the Cavern Club and in Hamburg, Germany, the group is later found & managed by Brian Epstein, a record store owner, who struggles to get them a record deal until being accepted by Sir George Martin of EMI Records.

The Beatles become famously successful with their music being heard and performed live across England, Scotland, and Ireland, until Beatlemania rises in even more heights in the United Stares in 1964.

Throughout their touring years despite being famous worldwide, The Beatles have trouble dealing with their lives as celebrities aswell as their personal lives, due to screaming fans deafening concerts, John struggles of being a father, songs accused of promoting LSD (such as Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds in 1967) and dealing with Lennon's notorious "Bigger Than Jesus" quote before ending their touring days by August 1966.

Following their years in the studio, the band deals with the after math of Epstein's death and struggles to manage without him while beginning to loose touch with eachother by 1968-69. Until the group in 1969 after their final public performance in a rooftop concert, is able to reconcile and reconnect to record one last album entitled "Abbey Road", a year before their breakup.the tumultuous sessions for the final Beatles album, Let It Be in 1970.

Cast
Adam Hastings as John Winston Lennon, co-founder and leader of The Beatles and rhythm guitarist.

James Sturgess as James Paul McCartney, co-founder of The Beatles and Bass guitarist.

Dhani Harrison or Stephen Hill as George Harrison, Paul's best friend from teenhood and lead guitarist.

Tom Dunlea as Ringo Starr/Richard Starkey, Beatles' second drummer replacing Pete Best.

Benedict Cumberbatch as Brian Epstein, The Beatles' manager.

Eddie Redmayne as Pete Best, The Beatles' original drummer.

Sam Riley as Stuart Sutcliffe, John's best friend, artist and unofficial Beatle.

Ruta Gedmintas as Astrid Kirchherr, German photographer and Fiancee of Stuart Sutcliffe.

Paul Bettany as George Martin, The Beatles music producer and engineer.

Skylar Samuels as Cynthia Powell Lennon, John's first wife.

Sheridan Smith as Cilla Black, an English singer, television presenter, actress, and author.

Bobby Lockwood as Neil Aspinall, Paul and George's friend from teenhood and The Beatles' road manager.

Matthew Lewis as Derek Taylor, The Beatles' press officer.

Dexter Darden as Billy Preston, pianist for working with The Bealtes for Get Back/Let it Be Sessions in 1969.

Sienna Miller as Linda Eastman McCartney, Paul's future wife after the breakup with Jane Asher

Ophelia Lovibond as Maureen Cox Starkey, Ringo's first wife.

Devyn Crimson as Pattie Boyd, George's First Wife.

Karen Gillan as Jane Asher, Paul's girlfriend.

Rinko Kikuchi as Yoko Ono, John's second wife.

TBC as Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Bobby Moynihan as Allen Klein, The Beatles' second manager.

TBC as Bob Dylan, singer-songwriter, author.

James McAvoy as Mitch Mitchell, Drummer of The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

TBC as John Charles Julian Lennon, John's first son

Kristin Scott Thomas as Mimi Smith, John's aunt

TBC as Richard "Dick" Rowe, the man from Decca Records who turn down The Beatles.

Harry Styles as Mick Jagger, Frontman and Vocalist of The Rolling Stones.

Rahart Adams as Keith Richards, Member and Lead Guitarist of The Rolling Stones

Rupert Grint as Brian Jones, Rhythm Guitarist and Member of The Rolling Stones

Brandon Mychal Smith as Little Richard, pianist, singer-songwriter, and rock and roll pioneer.

Brandon Bennett as Elvis Presley, Singer and rock and roll pioneer.

Martin Sheen as Colonel Tom Parker, Manager of Elvis Presley

Danny McColgan as Eric Clapton, guitarist, singer, and songwriter and Member of Cream and The Yardbirds.

Conner Ball as Tony Sheridan, Singer and Guitarist. He Played with The Beatles on Recording of My Bonnie in 1961.

Brad Brunsdon as Andy White, The Beatles Session Drummer for The Recording of "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You".

Andre Benjamin as Jimi Hendrix, rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

James Bloor as Rory Storm, Lead Vocalist of Rory Storm and The Hurricanes.

Emma Watson as Helen Shapiro, an English pop singer, jazz singer and actress.

Release
Come Together is expected to be release in theaters worldwide on August 22, 2022, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the band becoming official after Ringo Starr replaced Pete Best as their drummer, and their TV debut at The Cavern Club.

Trivia

 * The movie will not start out in John's teen years, as it has already been told in the 2009 John Lennon Aaron Taylor-Johnson starred biopic, "Nowhere Boy".