Paul Mescal thinks it is "crazy" that he's hung out with Sir Paul McCartney

Asked if he's met McCartney, he said: "I have, yeah. He's an extraordinary man, like to spend any time- it's a crazy sentence to say that I've spent time with that man, let alone play him."

And the Normal People star confirmed he'll be recording his own vocals for the films.

Asked if he'll do his own singing, he said: "Yeah, yeah, absolutely yeah."

The movies will also star Barry Keoghan as Sir Ringo Starr, Harris Dickinson as the late John Lennon and Joseph Quinn as the late George Harrison.

And Barry previously recalled how he "couldn't look at" the drummer, let alone show off his musical skills, when they first met.

Speaking on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live', the Banshees of Inisherin actor said: "I met him at his house, and he played the drums for me. He asked me to play, but I wasn't playing the drums for Ringo.

"And when I was talking to him, I couldn't look at him. I was nervous, like right now. But he's like, 'You can look at me.'"

The 32-year-old actor doesn't want to just "imitate" Ringo in his performance but is keen to "study" the musician as much as he can.

He said: "My job is to observe and kinda taken in mannerisms and study him.

"I want to humanise him and bring feelings to it and not just sort of imitate."

Despite his nerves at their meeting, Barry found Ringo to be "absolutely lovely".

Director Sam previously explained that he pitched the idea of making four films about the 'Hey Jude' group in 2023 and wowed Sony ex ecutives Tom Rothman and Elizabeth Gabler with his plans.

He told Deadline last year: "We went out to Los Angeles just before Christmas to pitch the project, and it's fair to say we were met with universal enthusiasm.

"The reason Sony stood out from competing offers was down to Tom and Elizabeth's passion for the idea, and commitment to propelling these films theatrically in an innovative and exciting way."

The movies have the approval of the surviving Beatles, Paul and Ringo, and of John and George's families. It marks the first time both them and rights holders Apple have granted a scripted film full life story and music rights.

It is currently unclear when the movies will be released or in what order.