Peter Jackson to direct new Beatles documentary

A new film about The Beatles will be directed by Peter Jackson. It will be based on unseen footage from Let It Be featuring the fab four in the recording studio. It was shot January 2 to 31, 1969 and culminates in their final gig on the rooftop on their Apple HQ in London. Still untitled, the film is also yet to receive a release date. The project has been approved by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon, and Olivia Harrison.

“The 55 hours of never-before-seen footage and 140 hours of audio made available to us, ensures this movie will be the ultimate ‘fly on the wall’ experience that Beatles fans have long dreamt about – it’s like a time machine transports us back to 1969, and we get to sit in the studio watching these four friends make great music together,” said director Jackson.

He added: “I was relieved to discover the reality is very different to the myth.

“After reviewing all the footage and audio that Michael Lindsay-Hogg shot 18 months before they broke up, it’s simply an amazing historical treasure-trove. Sure, there’s moments of drama – but none of the discord this project has long been associated with. Watching John, Paul, George, and Ringo work together, creating now-classic songs from scratch, is not only fascinating – it’s funny, uplifting and surprisingly intimate.

“I’m thrilled and honoured to have been entrusted with this remarkable footage – making the movie will be a sheer joy,” he said.