Set photos from Beatles Filming continues and viewers remain divided in their opinions.
Paul Mescal and Harris Dickinson, the actors cast as Paul McCartney and John Lennon in the upcoming biopics, are the latest to fall prey to the online discourse surrounding the production.
Dressed in what looks like the iconic 70s band’s wardrobe, the two British actors were spotted filming a scene on a rooftop.
Naturally, the Internet had ideas: barely able to resist the temptation of discourse, social media users came up with the craziest descriptions for the recently posted photos.
Social media vs. movie sets
Despite the understandable noise around the visibility of set photos, it is worth emphasizing that visibility itself is the central issue, rather than the reactions associated with it.
The age of social media has largely killed the momentum of movie sets as they navigated filming on location, with much of the movie’s magic exposed to the prying eyes of audiences before it even made it into the film.
Marty Supreme, The devil wears Prada 2and now the Beatles movies are just a few examples where several movie looks have not only been ruined, but plagued with unbearable levels of discussion on topics that no one can have a clue about.
In fact, the multiple looks at all of the Beatles biopics are unlikely to slow down since an entire page titled “Beatles Biopic Updates” is currently operating among us.
The legacy of the Beatles
On the other hand, perhaps we can spare a thought or two for the vast fan base of the Beatles – a group whose members have been captured on celluloid forever and in great detail.
With all the band members – Paul, John, George and Ringo – being the traditional equivalents of social media’s biggest stars (albeit with real talents and jobs), their large following of all ages has a lot to deal with.
However, the microscopic dissection of style, hair and makeup will never translate into reasonable conversation until the raw shots are put together to resemble a film – rather oversaturating the discourse to a level of farcical irony.
And that won’t happen until April 2028, when the four Beatles biopics about each member of the group will be released simultaneously in theaters.
