Beatles official biography

13 December 2024, 10:13 | Updated: 13 December 2024, 10:18

The Beatles are finally heading to the big screen.

Over the years we've seen numerous documentaries about the Fab Four or remastered live performances that have become a thing of legend.

But finally, over fifty years since The Beatles broke up, their stories will be told on the silver screen with the announcement of official biopics.

Biopics are big business nowadays, and The Beatles' individual members and estates aren't exactly in need of the notoriety, which is why this announcement has come as somewhat of a shock, as they've sanctioned the use of their music for a scripted film for the very first time.

There have previously been unofficial biopics focused on the group's origins - 18 in total - notably 1994's Backbeat about their Hamburg days, and 2009's Nowhere Boy about Jo