Sam Mendes’ ambitious The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event is close to filling out its cast roster, with an Emmy Award-winning star being eyed to play Yoko Ono. Featuring Barry Keoghan, Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson, and Joseph Quinn as the four Beatles, the project will see four interconnecting movies told from the perspective of each band member.

While the Beatles movies’ four main cast members were first announced in April at this year’s CinemaCon, recent days have seen the announcement of a handful of new supporting cast additions, including Saoirse Ronan as Linda McCartney and Mia McKenna-Bruce as Ringo Starr’s first wife, Maureen Starkey.

Per Variety , Mendes is currently circling Shogun star Anna Sawai to tackle the role of Ono opposite Dickinson’s John Lennon .

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