Nobody told Pattie Boyd about the Beatles biopics

If I were to make a biopic, I’d actually ask the real-life figures being portrayed for their input on the story. That makes sense, right? Pattie Boyd, it seems, was left out of any discussions around Sam Mendes’ four Beatles movies. The erstwhile wife of George Harrison, whom she left for fellow guitarist Eric Clapton, was not notified about her likeness’ inclusion in The Beatles—A Four-Film Cinematic Event. Seems odd, considering how Harrison wrote his greatest song, “Something,” about her.

Boyd recently appeared on longtime Beatles and Rolling Stones tour manager Chris O’Dell’s new podcast Miss O’Dell: Abbey Road to Tulsa Time to air her grievances about Mendes never calling her. In fact, Boyd said that no one involved in the movies has contacted her about the character, who will be portrayed by White Lotus actress Aimee Lou Wood. “I thought it would be polite to mention it to me, or let me know if they’ve got someone who is going to be playing me,” Boyd told O’Dell. “Wouldn’t they let me know?”

O’Dell, who was also not contacted by the filmmakers, told Boyd that she was surprised at the teams’ disinterest in the “Layla” subject’s perspective. “I could have really told them some great stories,” Boyd replied, “But I don’t think they want to know. I think they want to create something that’s completely different, like a different story.” She added that the forthcoming films might have “nothing to do with the truth… with what really happened, because they didn’t want to talk to anyone that was there.” The Beatles—A Four-Film Cinematic Event is a four-part biopic franchise, with each Beatle getting their own film, all directed by Mendes. The whole series will hit theaters on April 7, 2028. George Harrison is set to be portrayed by Joseph Quinn. In real life, Harrison and Patti Boyd were married from 1966 to 1977.

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