Scott took part in a conversation with Christopher Nolan to promote 'Gladiator II' and was asked about his planned next project.

Paul Mescal has almost certainly been cast in the upcoming biopic of The Beatles. That's what director Ridley Scott said at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles following a screening of Scott's latest release,

James Bond director Sir Sam Mendes is set to helm four separate official biopics about each member of The Beatles. Casting rumours have been swirling around certain rising stars, with Ringo Starr recently letting slip that Barry Keoghan is set to sign on to play him.