Beatles Documentary Produced by Martin Scorsese Coming to Disney+ — Featuring Never-Before-Seen Footage

Mar. 15, 2025

George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lenon, and Paul Mccartney arriving in New York City in ‘Beatles 64’'.Photo:Courtesy of Apple

Courtesy of Apple

An official description for the film teases “never-before-seen footage” of the Fab 4 and their fans asPaul McCartney,John Lennon,Ringo StarrandGeorge Harrisonlanded at John F. Kennedy International Airport in February 1964 before playing to 73 million viewers onThe Ed Sullivan Show.

Martin Scorsese attends a photocall for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ at Cannes Film Festival in May 2023.PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty

PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty

Executive producers forBeatles ‘64include Margaret Bodde, McCartney, Starr, Olivia Harrison,Sean Ono Lennon, Jonathan Clyde, Mikaela Beardsley, with Jeff Jones and Rick Yorn.

“Beatles ’64 presents the spectacle, but also tells a more intimate behind the scenes story, capturing the camaraderie of John, Paul, George, and Ringo as they experienced unimaginable fame,” the description reads.

The Beatles perform during rehearsals for their appearance on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ on February 9, 1964.Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images

Timed with the documentary’s release, seven American Beatles albums, “analog cut for 180-gram audiophile vinyl from their original mono master tapes,” will be released globally on Nov. 22:Meet The Beatles!;The Beatles’ Second Album;A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Sound Track);Something New;The Beatles’ Story;Beatles ’65; andThe Early Beatles. A box set will also be available.

Of course, this won’t be Disney+’s first go at a Beatles documentary, asPeter Jackson’sThe Beatles: Get Backpreviously released on the streamer in 2021, again featuring never-before-seen footage of the Fab 4 from 1969.

Scorsese, 81, has previously co-produced and directed 2011’sGeorge Harrison: Living in the Material World, which took home two Emmys at the time. Tedeschi served as editor on the project.

Offering"a rare glimpse into when The Beatles became the most influential and beloved band of all time,“Beatles ‘64arrives on Disney+ on Nov. 29.

source: people.com