Harris Dickinson was humiliated by a “w*****” co-star early in his profession who mocked his working-class background.
Harris Dickinson was humiliated by a ‘w*****’ co-star early in his profession who mocked his working-class background
The 29-year-old actor has been forged as “working class hero” John Lennon in an formidable four-part anthology of movies exploring the lives of every member of The Beatles, from their roots in post-war Britain to the peak of Beatlemania and past, and he mentioned he nonetheless vividly remembers the expertise of abuse about his previous as he prepares to tackle his greatest function but.
Harris will seem within the movies alongside Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr.
Harris informed The Sunday Instances about how one former co-star singled him out throughout a sport on set, utilizing stereotypes about his background: “A w*****, center to higher class.
“He was taking part in this sport the place you faux to be somebody and everybody has to guess who it’s by asking questions.
“Somebody requested, ‘What meals are you?’ and he mentioned, ‘Fish and chips’.
“Then, ‘What TV present are you?’ and he mentioned, ‘Love Island’.
“Everybody was laughing. It was humiliating.”
Harris refused to instantly title the actor however denied hypothesis it was Ralph Fiennes, with whom he starred in The King’s Man in 2021.
He mentioned: “No, it’s not Ralph. Ralph’s a sweetheart.”
When pressed about whether or not it may need been Robert Lindsay, his co-star in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil in 2019, Harris replied: “F***! I’ve been caught!” – earlier than declining to elaborate additional.
The forthcoming Beatles movies will probably be directed by Sam Mendes, who confirmed the venture throughout an look at CinemaCon 2025.
Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, Barry Keoghan and Harris had been launched on stage collectively.
Sony chairman Tom Rothman described the quartet of movies, set to be launched in April 2028, as “the primary bingeable theatrical expertise”.
Sam added: “We’re not simply making one movie about The Beatles – we’re making 4. Maybe it is a probability to know them slightly extra deeply.
“The Beatles modified my understanding of music. I’ve been attempting to make a film about them for years.”
Harris’ earlier credit embody the thriller Babygirl with Nicole Kidman and the wrestling drama The Iron Claw with Jeremy Allen White.
