The forthcoming documentary about The Beatles from director Peter Jackson, entitled The Beatles: Get Back, has been given a release date and some outlining details.
The film, which will hit theaters in the U.S. and Canada on September 4th via Disney, is set to cover the recording sessions for the rock n’ roll pioneers’ final album, Let It Be. The album’s creation was already the subject of a 1970 movie by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, titled Let It Be, who has graciously granted Jackson access to the over 55 hours of film as well as 140 hours of audio, the vast majority of which has not been seen or heard. Get Back will also feature the entirety of The Beatles’ iconic rooftop concert from January 30th, 1970 on top of Apple Corps headquarters in London, marking the band’s final public performance together.
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Where Jackson’s film splits with Hogg’s is in the portrayal of the band’s dynamic in 1969, prior to their official break up in 1970. In Hogg’s Let It Be, the band’s members appear to be a quarreling group of artists all attempting to move in different directions without each other’s support. It appears that they simply tolerate one another so as to reach a common goal, and eventually get out of the studio and go home. Whereas, in Jackson’s Get Back, he has stringed together never-before-seen footage from in the studio to better exemplify this lifelong group of friends who are living their greatest fantasy alongside the people who know them best.
“I am really happy that Peter [Jackson] has delved into our archives to make a film that shows the truth about The Beatles recording together,” Paul McCartney said. “The friendship and love between us comes over and reminds me of what a crazily beautiful time we had.”
In an interview for The Bealtes’ SiriusXM channel, Ringo Starr has also championed the documentary and its positive spin on an event so widely reported but so narrowly understood as the disbanding of The Beatles.
“Peter is great and it was so cool looking at all this footage,” Starr said. “There was hours and hours of us just laughing and playing music, not at all like the version that came out. There was a lot of joy and I think Peter will show that. I think this version will be a lot more peace and loving, like we really were.”
Watch the full clip below.
Ringo Starr On Peter Jackson’s ‘Let It Be’ Documentary & The Beatles’ Rooftop Concert
[Video: SiriusXM]
Jackson said of the film, “Working on this project has been a joyous discovery. I’ve been privileged to be a fly on the wall while the greatest band of all time works, plays and creates masterpieces.”
Stay tuned to Disney’s social media for updates on tickets and screenings of The Beatles: Get Back.