Saoirse Ronan will play Linda McCartney, the wife of Sir Paul, in the upcoming four-part “ Beatles ” biopic by director Sam Mendes.

The four-time Oscar-nominated actor will star alongside Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, to whom she married in 1969 and worked alongside as keyboardist and harmony vocalist in his post-Beatles band, Wings. She died from cancer in 1998 at age 56.

Sony, the studio behind the bold cinematic bet, declined to comment on Ronan’s casting.

As for the rest of the Fab Four, Harrison Dickinson is playing John Lennon, Joseph Quinn will portray George Harrison, Barry Keoghan will star as Ringo Starr. Additional cast members have yet to be announced.

Mendes is making four separate movies, one from each Beatles member’s point of view. To that end, it’s unknown to what

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