Barry Keoghan, who will play Ringo Starr in an upcoming biopic, has encountered the actual deal.

“I met him at his home, and he performed the drums for me,” the actor instructed Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Reside. “He requested me to play, however I wasn’t enjoying the drums for Ringo.”

Kimmel requested if he was simply watching the former Beatles drummer to see what he might take in, and Keoghan stated he was.

“And after I was speaking to him, I could not look at him,” Keoghan defined. “I used to be nervous, like proper now. However he is like, ‘You possibly can look at me.'”

As starstruck as he was, Keoghan knew it was his job to absorb all the things.

“My job is to observe and kinda taken in mannerisms and examine him,” Keoghan stated. “I need to humanize him and produce emotions to it and never simply type of imitate.”

The actor famous that he is additionally been training his drumming in preparation for the position and that he discovered Starr to be “completely pretty.”

Director Sam Mendes broke the information earlier this month at CinemaCon that he had forged the 4 separate motion pictures he is making — one for every member of the Beatles. As well as to Keoghan as Starr, followers will see Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison. Mendes stated in his announcement that the separate movies would allow the examination of the “4 very totally different human beings” in the group.

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The flicks shall be launched concurrently in April 2028.

Kimmel had reassured Keoghan that he had spoken to Starr after the announcement and he was “very pleased” to have Keoghan enjoying him.

As way back as November, when it was formally solely a rumor that Keoghan would play the position, Starr appeared to supply his blessing. “Nicely, Barry’s nice,” Starr stated in an interview with ET. “I consider he is someplace taking drum classes. And I hope not too many.”

In the meantime, Keoghan might be seen in Hurry Up Tomorrow, releasing Might 16 and starring The Weeknd and Jenna Ortega. He additionally reunites with American Animals writer-director Bart Layton for 2026 launch Crime 101, which additionally stars Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, and Mark Ruffalo.