Ringo Starr to be played by “random guy off the street”
- eppursimuove
- 3 days ago
- 1 min read
Director Sam Mendes announced today that in his forthcoming series of four films about the Beatles, whereas John, Paul and George will be played by real actors, drummer Ringo Starr will be played by some random guy who happens to be walking past the studio on the day they start filming.
“I think that’s a fair reflection of the Fab Four,” Mendes told reporters today. “John and Paul the songwriting geniuses, the real heart and soul of the band. George… well, he had a nice voice, and all that weird Indian shit in the early 70s was down to him. After all, what would Sergeant Pepper be without… whatever that weird trippy song’s called?
“But let’s be honest - as with any successful band, the drummer’s just lucky to be there. I mean, what’s the job description - must be able to hit things with sticks. So basically any hominid from Australopithecus onwards.
“So for added veracity, we’re going to cast the role exactly that way.”
The process led to the casting of Colin Sawdust, an accountant nipping out to Greggs on his lunchbreak when he was spotted by the third assistant director.
Sawdust described himself as “very excited by this opportunity”, saying he always knew there was more to him than accountancy, though to be honest he’d imagined it might be banking or insurance.
Unfortunately his mate Darren, who was going to come with him to Greggs but then changed his mind, is already boring people with the story about how it should have been him and he’s basically “the fifth Beatle (actor)”.