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Barry Keoghan has opened up about his experience filming the upcoming The Beatles biopic, saying the actors he is working with have become like “brothers” to him.
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The Irish performer is set to portray Ringo Starr in a series of four films arriving in 2028. Each movie will focus on a different member of the legendary group, with Sam Mendes directing the full project. Alongside Keoghan, Paul Mescal will take on the role of Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn will play George Harrison, and Harris Dickinson will step in as John Lennon. The first official photos showing the cast in character were also unveiled recently.
During an appearance on Sirius XM’s The Julia Cunningham Show, Keoghan spoke about the unusual concept behind the project and shared his excitement about being involved. “It’s going to be an event and you know and we knew that coming on board,” he explained. “What an exciting event to be part of, and no better filmmaker to do it than Sam, you know, so I’m having an absolute fucking brilliant time and elevating my craft and, you know, making brothers as well on set.”
Keoghan also appeared on the programme to talk about his latest movie, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, which is streaming on Netflix starting today. He also reflected on another successful project from his career, 2023’s Saltburn, and how the memorable scene set to Sophie Ellis Bextor’s ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ continues to follow him. “They played it three times at the Vanity Fair (Oscars party),” he said. “I was like, ‘Okay. We get it.’ Honestly, three times. You know, I was like, ‘What are they doing?’”.
Earlier this year, Barry Keoghan also likened his role as Tommy Shelby’s son in the Peaky Blinders film to the journey of Simba in The Lion King. “Honestly!” he told Empire Magazine. “The Lion King was one of the ones that, for me, had that animalistic, father and son approach to it.”
In a previous interview, he also admitted he felt intimidated when he first met Ringo Starr while preparing for the role.
Not for the first time, Moby is speaking out against Donald Trump’s administration with clear frustration.
“The U.S. is collapsing under a deeply corrupt and shockingly ineffective administration,” the longtime electronic musician shared on social media. “These are unbelievably dark times.”
Moby went deeper into his thoughts through a video message, where he explained that people outside the United States keep asking Americans what is actually happening in the country.
“So many of my friends outside the United States keep asking me, ‘what the hell is happening over there?’ And honestly, we don’t even know,” he said. “The country is being controlled by one of the most corrupt, dangerous and incompetent administrations imaginable. Nobody fully understands what’s happening right now. These are very dark times in America.”
Moby joins a growing list of artists publicly criticizing Trump and MAGA politics, including Bruce Springsteen, Jack White, Eminem and Billie Eilish.
Earlier this year, Moby uploaded another statement to social media where he addressed how people should respond following the killing of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis. “The real question isn’t whether people should feel horrified or outraged by what’s happening in the United States,” Moby explained in the Jan. 26 clip. “The question is what are we actually going to do about it?”
The musician and activist also encouraged people to protest, saying demonstrations are a constitutional right and something he believes Trump’s administration is attempting to weaken.
In the end, he urged people to vote regularly, “not only during the upcoming midterms, even though those matter, but also in every special election throughout the year.” He also encouraged supporters to “stop giving money to the scumbag corporations backing Trump and ICE. We all know who they are. Boycott them.”
His newest remarks arrive as the U.S. Justice Department unveils a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund for Trump allies who claim they were unfairly investigated. At the same time, the Strait of Hormuz remains shut down following military action launched by the U.S. and Israel against Iran in late February without approval from Congress, leading to rising gas prices across the globe.
Throughout his independent music career, Moby has earned 10 entries on the Billboard 200 along with two songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and an enormous catalog of sync placements. Overseas, particularly in the United Kingdom, he is viewed as one of the defining artists of his era. He scored two No. 1 albums there with Play from 1999 and 18 from 2002, alongside 18 top 40 singles and two nominations for Best International Male at the BRIT Awards.
Check out Moby’s newest social media post below.
