Barry Keoghan will play Ringo Starr in the forthcoming Beatles movies from filmmaker Sam Mendes, the drummer has confirmed.

Did Ringo Starr just confirm Barry Keoghan will play him in the upcoming Beatles biopics? It certainly seems that way, after the famed British drummer responded to a question about Keoghan's reported casting in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.

Starr clarified why he doesn't want Keoghan — or any aspiring drummer, for that matter — to take "too many" lessons. "You gotta let them get their own feel," he explained, not

Barry Keoghan has "work to do" if he's going to pull off a convincing Ringo Starr. According to the Beatles alum himself, Keoghan has been cast as Starr in the four-part film series directed by Sam Mendes.

Ringo Starr is ready to see Barry Keoghan play the drums… as Ringo Starr. The Beatle recently sat down for an interview with Entertainment Tonight’s Kevin Frazier, who asked Starr what he thinks of speculation that “Saltburn” star Keoghan has been cast to portray him in director Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles biopics.

Barry Keoghan is already an Oscar nominee, thanks to his work in 2022's The Banshees of Inisherin, but could he return to the Academy Awards stage for his turn in an upcoming Beatles biopic? Well, he appears to have the part,

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