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,

Paul Mescal’s next major project looks set to be Sam Mendes’ much-discussed four-part biopic film series about The Beatles for Sony Pictures. The casting - which was first rumoured in the summer - was brought up by Mescal’s “Gladiator 2” director Ridley Scott in a conversation with Christopher Nolan on Tuesday at the Directors Guild of America,

Mendes’ ambitious four-part biopic series looks to tell the story of the Beatles from each of the four legendary band members’ points of view. Saltburn star Barry Keoghan was announced as the one portraying Ringo Starr by the Beatles drummer himself last month.