Irish actress Saoirse Ronan has reportedly been cast as Linda McCartney in Sam Mendes’ The Beatles – A Four Film Cinematic Event.

According to Deadline, multiple sources have stated that Ronan — famed for her performances in Ladybird and Little Women — will play the first wife of The Beatles’ Paul McCartney in the upcoming series of biopics. Representatives for distributors Sony Pictures are yet to make an official comment.

As announced earlier this year, each of the Mendes-directed Beatles films will tell the story of a different member of the band. Ronan will feature prominently in the installment centered on McCartney alongside Paul Mescal as the singer, while it is currently unknown to what extent she might appear in the other three.

Ronan has received four Oscar nominations across

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