In May 1970, Let it be premiered, and not a single Beetle showed up. The film, a bleak depiction of the world’s greatest band breaking up, was released just weeks later Paul McCartney Officially announced Their division. It’s been largely unavailable for decades, but that all changes when the film comes out on May 8 Disney+.
54 years after arriving on the streaming platform, the month it hit theaters, Let it be Directed Michael Lindsay-Hogg and restored by Peter Jackson – who recently created the now classic docuseries with 60 hours of footage get back. In 2020, Jackson Told us He was initially wary of the project (“I thought I was supposed to be excited, but I was afraid of what I was going to see”), but he soon realized that there was a treasure trove of happy moments (“It’s not really a breakup movie in the slightest”).
Hog, who Defended his image to rolling stone In 2021, the statement said that the film’s prolonged negative perception stems from the fact that it fell directly after their breakup. “People went to see Let it be With sorrow in his heart, ‘I shall never see The Beatles together again. I will never get that happiness, and it made the perception of the film very dark,” he said. “But, actually, how often do you see artists of this caliber working together to turn what they heard in their heads into songs? And then you go up to the roof, and you see their passion, camaraderie, and sheer joy playing together as a group again, and know, as we do now, that this is the end time, and we see it with complete understanding. He was and still is, and a bit harsh. I was knocked out by what Peter was able to do get backUse all the footage I shot 50 years ago.
“I always thought so Let it be required to complete get back story,” added Jackson. “In part three, we showed Michael and The Beatles Shooting a new documentary film, and Let it be It was a documentary – a film he released in 1970. I now think of it all as an epic story, finally completed after five decades. The two projects support and enhance each other: Let it be is the climax of get backAs well get back Provides an important missing context Let it be. Michael Lindsay-Hogg was unfailingly helpful and gracious during the time I did come back, And his original film has the last word … looking and sounding better than it did in 1970.
News that Let it be Coming days after release Ringo StarrNew single “February sky” and Beyoncé’s rendition of “black bird,“said McCartney.”Very happy” about. Earlier this year, Sony Pictures announced that Sam Mendes will direct four films Focused on each band memberIt is slated to release in 2027.
from Rolling Stone US.