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9 Years Later, a Divisive James Bond Director Reveals Whether He'd Return to the Franchise

Sam Mendes reflects on his time with the spy franchise and how it reflects his newest project, HBO's 'The Franchise.'

Inverse

HBO's new superhero movie parody from Veep and Succession writers mirrors the MCU by getting mixed reviews

The Franchise premieres this October

Total Film

In brief: A Piece of Work; The Mighty Red; Jerusalem – review

Simon Russell Beale’s memoir favours Shakespearean insight over showbiz gossip; a love triangle continues Louise Erdrich’s literary winning streak; and a new edition brings the holy city’s epic history up to date

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Tracey Emin among hundreds opposing changes to Margate ‘brutalist masterpiece’

Managers of building in which Emin owns a flat want to replace windows but opponents say they are a key feature

The Guardian - UK

New HBO comedy from The Thick of It creator and James Bond director sees a superhero movie set in chaos in hilarious first trailer

The Franchise premieres next month

Total Film

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Prime Video movie of the day: Skyfall sees Javier Bardem as a Bond villain and it's perfect weekend viewing

Skyfall is currently streaming on Prime Video and it's the perfect action-packed flick to kick off your weekend.

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Warning: with Back to Black and four Beatles movies, Hollywood’s most cliched genre isn’t going away

From Amy Winehouse to Elvis, musical biopics are ubiquitous – but it’s only the fake ones that are really worth watching, says journalist and critic Zach Schonfeld

The Guardian - UK

The Lehman Trilogy review – masterful performances animate a flawed project

Directed by Sam Mendes, this Tony-winning corporate thriller whirls through 164 years of capitalism – yet still feels incomplete

The Guardian - AU

Barry Keoghan as John Lennon? Who Sam Mendes should cast in his Beatles movies

Following the news that Mendes will direct four fab films about the Fab Four, our critic picks his fantasy lineup

The Guardian - UK

Director Sam Mendes To Bring The Beatles To The Big Screen

Director Sam Mendes to helm four Beatles biopics with full band cooperation, set for 2027 release by Sony Pictures.

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The Beatles To Be Featured In Four Biopics By Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes to direct series of feature-length films spotlighting each member of The Beatles. Excitement builds for cinematic tributes to the iconic band.

Louder

"I'm excited to challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies": Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty/Skyfall) to direct biopics for each of the four Beatles

The Beatles are to be immortalised in not one, but four separate biopics, to hit cinemas in 2027

MusicRadar

Four fab Beatles biopics are on the way: Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr will each get a full Sam Mendes movie

Oscar-nominated Bond and American Beauty director aiming to "challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies"

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The Guardian - UK

‘Nothing off limits’: Sam Mendes to direct four Beatles films – one about each member

Director of 1917 announces ambitious project which has full approval of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison

Total Film

James Bond director to helm four Beatles biopics – and they're all releasing in the same year

Sam Mendes is directing four new movies about The Beatles

Evening Standard

The Hills of California's Ophelia Lovibond: 'I don't have imposter syndrome – I earned my stripes'

The actor talks returning to the stage and why Sam Mendes is the Jurgen Klopp of theatre

The Guardian - UK

The Hills of California review – Jez Butterworth’s fractious family of singing sisters

The Jerusalem playwright’s new drama, directed by Sam Mendes, follows four siblings coached as children to become stars and now reunited at their mother’s bedside

Evening Standard

The Hills of California at Harold Pinter Theatre review: Jez Butterworth's new play is consistently surprising

Along with the playwright’s earlier works Jerusalem and The Ferryman, this rounds out a trio of flawed masterpieces

The Guardian - UK

‘That’s impossible!’ Why UK theatre’s gone mad for magic and wild special effects

Need to make an elephant vanish, an aeroplane take off or a wizard fly? As magic grips the stage, illusionist supremos reveal how they turn the likes of Stranger Things into eye-popping spectaculars

The Guardian - UK

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens audiobook review – starry spin on a classic

Ncuti Gatwa, Helena Bonham Carter, Toby Jones and more imbue the latest Sam Mendes-produced adaptation of the author’s works with wit, charm and magic

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