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Sam Mendes' Beatles biopic is bringing fans back to Abbey Road, and Paul McCartney has already raised his casting concern with the director; the phone is presumably still ringing.

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Published 7:14 PM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

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First reported by Deadline: “Paul McCartney Was Concerned Paul Mescal Is “Markedly Shorter” Than ‘The Beatles’ Co-Stars”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 7:14 PM ET on Scoreboard Saturday, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Aaron Paul.
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DeadlinePaul McCartney Was Concerned Paul Mescal Is “Markedly Shorter” Than ‘The Beatles’ Co-Stars

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Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNow the film news. Deadline reports Paul McCartney was concerned that Paul Mescal looks markedly shorter than his Beatles co-stars in Sam Mendes' biopic.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe even reached out to Mendes about it, but he doesn't know how the director is going to handle it. The man wrote Let It Be and then made a phone call!
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSomewhere in that call, I assume, is a gentle request to stand on a very nice box.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMy BBN Pick of the Night is Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I, number one on the non-English films list.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWatch it if you want a story where nobody measures anybody.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPaul is still waiting for Mendes to call back, which makes him the only one tonight who is truly short on answers.

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