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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.
Metallica bassist Jason Newsted says he is now “free and clear” after facing throat cancer.
The 63 year old musician, who played with the Enter Sandman legends from 1986 through 2001, has shared details of his diagnosis publicly for the first time. He explained that doctors discovered it early, and on May 8, 2025 he “underwent a procedure” to treat the condition.
Speaking on the Let There Be Talk podcast, he said: “They took a bunch of s*** outta here and then they went in with lasers this way and took a bunch of s*** out.
“So the cavern inside my head is different than it was, but we got it early. And I got my ‘free and clear’ about three weeks ago. So I beat it.”
Jason contributed to several of Metallica’s most iconic releases, including 1988’s ...And Justice For All, their self titled 1991 album, 1996’s Load, the 1997 follow up Reload, and 1998’s Garage Inc.
After going through his cancer experience, the bassist made a point to slow down and actually give himself time to recover instead of constantly pushing forward.
He explained: “I promised myself I was going to rest, and that was the first time I’ve done that in my life.
"I’m usually just on or off. And so I promised myself I was gonna take the gravity off and lay down for the right amount of hours."
The health scare also led Jason to give up smoking weed and drinking alcohol, something he admits he likely would not have done otherwise.
He added: “The great spirit got my attention and said, ‘That’s not good right now, man.’ And so it pulled me off it.
"And so now I’m more clear-headed than I’ve been in my entire adult life. And so there’s blessings within everything. The lemonade I’m making this summer, bro — mm. Sweet. Ooh.”
Jason has previously said that his unexpected departure ultimately helped Metallica continue moving forward, while James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich later admitted they struggled to process his decision at the time.
Lars told Apple Music in 2021: “Jason is the only member of Metallica who has ever left willingly. And that in itself is a statistic.
"And the resentment from James and I was just so… 'You can’t do that. You can only leave if we want you to leave'.
"And then we weren’t equipped at the time to do a deep dive into why he was leaving. So of course, now you can see 20 years later, it makes complete sense.”
