Acclaimed filmmaker Peter Jackson has released an exclusive sneak peek of his upcoming documentary “The Beatles: Get Back” for fans everywhere to enjoy. The 5-minute special look is available to fans worldwide on TheBeatles.com and streaming on Disney+.
Jackson said, “We wanted to give the fans of The Beatles all over the world a holiday treat, so we put together this five-minute sneak peek at our upcoming theatrical film ‘The Beatles: Get Back.’ We hope it will bring a smile to everyone’s faces and some much-needed joy at this difficult time.”
Acclaimed filmmaker Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back” is a unique cinematic experience that takes audiences back in time to The Beatles’ intimate recording sessions during a pivotal moment in music history. The film showcases the warmth, camaraderie and creative genius that defined the legacy of the iconic foursome. Shot in January 1969 and compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage (filmed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg) and more than 150 hours of unheard audio, all of which has been brilliantly restored, “The Beatles: Get Back” is the story of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr as they plan their first live show in over two years and charts the writing and rehearsing of 14 new songs, originally intended for release on an accompanying live album. The film features - for the first time in its entirety - The Beatles' last live performance as a group, the unforgettable rooftop concert on London’s Savile Row as well as other songs and classic compositions featured on the band’s final two albums, Abbey Road and Let It Be.
An exciting new collaboration between The Beatles and three-time Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson (“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “They Shall Not Grow Old”) presented by The Walt Disney Studios in association with Apple Corps Ltd. and WingNut Films Productions Ltd., “The Beatles: Get Back” is directed by Jackson, produced by Jackson, Clare Olssen (“They Shall Not Grow Old”) and Jonathan Clyde (“Eight Days A Week”), with Ken Kamins (“The Hobbit” trilogy) and Apple Corps’ Jeff Jones (“Eight Days A Week”) serving as executive producers. Jabez Olssen (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”) serves as the film’s editor, and the music is mixed by Giles Martin (“Rocketman”) and Sam Okell (“Yesterday”).
“The Beatles: Get Back” will open in U.S. theaters on August 27, 2021.
No joke if they released all 56 hours I'd watch it all...❤
Dude, I am right there with ya......coupla Red Bulls, coupla Monsters, all 56 straight thru
Exactly. Please don't make a "film" for us. Just put every hour of raw footage up and let us watch. I know the narrative, you don't need to create one for me.
Wife: Honey, you've been awake for 2 days and 8 hours straight! What's kept you awake all this time? Me: ( smiles) The Beatles
Same
The world will never see the whole 56 hours because in there is some quite controversial stuff, they sing some songs that would be taken out of context as racist today, and they have some quite lurid locker room talk about women etc. It wouldn't be good for the Beatles brand if this got out.
To see Paul and John dancing together was just fantastic
Yeah, so much made about them hating each other at this period.
Funny also to see John's pretend boxing match with George!
What struck me the most were the smiles and feelings of joy as they created their music. The Let It Be album has been usually associated with arguments, egos and clashes. Instead, I saw smiles, laughing and good times. Can't wait for the movie! Thank you Peter Jackson and staff.
Yep exactly what I was thinking. A very refreshing view of these fine lads.
You are the first person to notice this. I hope Paul mentions it in his next interview
Basically there was no break up. They just..... I dunno...
I agree, it was such a pleasure to see The Beatles happy and laughing and joyous! When the movie Let It Be that was released to theaters, my friends and I walked out because it was such a downer with all the arguing and the glum faces. It just was not a fun movie. But I'm champing at the bit, and foaming at the mouth to see all this new footage when it's released, hopefully sooner rather than later!!
It annoys me to think that with all of the video footage, Let it Be only focused on all of the bad. What a terrible thing for people to have believed that's how things were all these years. I don't doubt that there were very bad times, but there was always good, too.
THE IS EVEN BETTER THAN I IMAGINED
Imagine....
It's astounding to me how this footage has just been stored away for all these years and no one has had any particular inclination to do anything with it. The footage of John fooling around is gold.
Pun intended
Why?
CONGRATS team! What a great vibe ... just right for 2021.
God the footage is restored beautifully
@Hugh Jones It was shot in the 60s on film. Lots of degradation has probably occured to that accumulative 56 hours of film. I'm blown back by how good they've made it look.
It looks soft and DNR‘d.
Yess!! It looks like it was filmed yesterday.
@Hugh Jones well,, old film yellow and has many problems.. google it...Remastering is a great thing.
Page spent countless hours restoreing the old Zeppelin footage. Most of it was knot stored properly..
Amazing that this group that split up over 50 years ago, is still so popular.
Not if you saw the whole thing.....ok, from Sullivan on....
Not at all if one listens to a single track, the whole discography opens up and then it becomes clear why.
Weird seeing John in such high quality from this period. Love it.
Peter Jackson, the new king of resurrecting history? It's eerie how immediate and fresh this footage looks.
The Beatles were a lot of things But at the end of the day, they were just four human boys giving us the gift of their music And that’s simply magnificent
Yep. Any four men, picked at random from a crowd, with some basic musical tutoring and all the fan pressure they experienced, could put out equivalent quality. It's all about the pressure to excel.....and the acid.
This must be shown in cinimas when there allowed to open ,as this will boost sales of films beatles back catalogue and public moralplus a revival to an era with out covid remember that!.
Google global truth project and read "the Present" to see the truth about life/death. Nothing is more important than checking it is true, especially pgs 1-4v
@@joshjames1879 No, I don’t think I will
3:01, a rare view of Linda and Yoko. So cool.
Nice to see Maureen too. Can't wait to see the rest of this. 😍
This goes to show why The Beatles are the most beloved band in the world.
they're. forever
And forever will be
AND ever
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@@daveadriffield7296 !
One hell of a trailer, for a non-trailer. Cannot wait.
Disney, Beatles, and Peter Jackson of all people That's a weird crossover
@Clips and Tributes shut up
Este vídeo, tá dando uma idéia diferente do q "vendido" ao público desde o seu lançamento em 1970. Sempre se falou em clima pesado, claro q teve isso também, más a edição da época, dizem, ter tido a mão de Paul, pra mostrar esse tal clima carregado. Agora, a verdade vem à tona. Nada como o passar dos anos pra verdade surgir. Eram só amigos de longa data querendo coisas diferentes. Realmente, o nome do projeto é perfeito : Let it Be....
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ funny papers
Even more ironic once you realize the beatles officialy broke up (on paper) at Disney (John signed the papers there).... also other weird link, the beatles wanted to star in a lord of the ring movie and Peter Jackson actualy made one.... weird coincidences
And Michael Jackson since he owns a majority of the Beatles music
seeing john smile makes my heart melt
Holy... George‘s fashion sense is of the charts!
I can’t tell you why, but this has brought tears to my eyes.
You're not alone don't worry.
of joy and recognition of the best times I hope ... so many things...
@@stephanelarocque77 it's crazy how those images of them can move us, right?
@@tangogrrl yes, absolutely. It was so unexpected for me! And to see them happy at the studio, producing all those great songs... It made me connect even more with them.
@@augustblueye Really!
Oh, John. You will never know how much this world needs you.
And George
@Alberto Casablanca, the guy that killed him, did it just so he would become famous. Appalling waste of life.
This world needs John Lennon now more than it has ever needed him, Peter really found a way to make it appear as if this is a new Beatles album time travelled back to 60's the restoration is pure gold, diamonds & sapphires, it looks more than incredible, we need John Lennon, we need the Beatles, thank you Peter Jackson, Thank Yiu but I hope this does not mean Disney own rights to Beatles catalogue or any of their music, thought parlophone & Apple got most of it back after Michael Jackson died
John Lennon was a great songwriter and rightly missed, but don't pretend that he was better than anyone else. That guy was a piece of shit in some ways, and hearing 'Imagine' sung after each terrorist attack is starting to really get annoying.
@@MrBannystar Agreed. Dude had his troubles. But you're totally wrong about Imagine; the only way to save the world is to have a bunch of rich celebrities singing a song about having no possessions.
Wow! Can hardly wait to see the film. Peter Jackson - Please make a 16 hour extended edition for us faithful Beatles fans. We want to see as much of this stuff as you can give us.
I wouldn’t mind watching if every of their albums has a documentary film.
Whats different about this one, is basically a remake of their infamous "Let be" documentary form the 1970 meaning it's documentary about about the making of that album made at the time, witch makes it different from the other documentary
This made my year. Love the shot of Billy Preston, just casually chewing gum, making magic with The Beatles.
The true 5th Beatle
@@glenchapman3899 lol..that would be George Martin, glen. I love Billy..but playing a few songs with them hardly makes him a 5th Beatle.
I love it when he dances into the room!!
I’m so sick of all the negativity surrounding The Beatles in their last few years. They were all four obviously connected at the soul.
Get Back: The Beatles Having Fun
Fun is the one thing that money can't buy....
“Get Back: The Beatles NOT Trying To Rip Each Other Apart In The Studio”
@@buddyneher9359 isn't the only thing cause you can't buy me love
@@felixwadsley1980 ah, do they contradict themselves? They contain legions!
@@buddyneher9359 I was just commenting on similarity of your comment to the Beatles song can't but me love
2:11 John Lennon: "Don't interrupt when we're recording ! WE'RE BLOODY STARS, YOU kNOW ?" lmao !
The best thing of this year
As a fan I'm reminded of what I liked the most...the music..the sense of wonder they created..all they gave to the universe 👁️👁️
The world needs this film so much
This is The Beatles. Pure and raw. No computers, no synthesizers, no bullshit. I'm grateful for experiencing them first hand, as I grew up during the incredible reign. A hundred years from now, they'll still be fresh....much like Shakespeare.
i wouldn't really say computers and synthesizers are bad but i get where you're coming from. the beatles themselves had used synths in their abbey road album.
I’m so blown away and exactly what I needed to see today. There has never been anything remotely close to what The Beatles created
You are so high man!
It’s gonna come across really poorly But Arctic Monkeys have enough in their repertoire to give themselves a shout
@@knowtribe475 Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey.
sry mate but how soon is now and blue Monday are better than any of the Beatles song. light my fire is higher too.
@@sashaaa_27 Is you crazy
I thought I've seen everything by and about the Beatles, including the Let it Be film when it was first in theaters. This blows it all out of the water and looks like it gives a completely unprecedented amd intimate look at the Beatles having fun in the studio. It captures a whole different spirit than the Let it Be film did. And the picture and audio quality are like nothing ever seen before with the Beatles. A real triumph by Peter Jackson! I hope this introduces the band to a whole new audience. This passes the audition!
Hopefully the extras will be the 50 odd hours left on the cutting room floor
@Issy Jas Yes please!
God I am sure 49 and 3/4 hours would be bat shit boring. If there was anything truly interesting it would have already be bootlegged and out.
@@Neil-Aspinall This hasn’t been bootlegged out and it’s awesome! I agree that I want the entire 56 hours.
@@Neil-Aspinall lol every single comment you make is negative. Lighten up.
@@p0llenp0ny I am as bigger Beatle fan as the next person but come on there's a reason why this stuff was buried.
Singing “Two of Us” through clenched teeth is hilarious.
yeah, always thought John and Paul started hating each other at this period, but they're having fun.
Turns out, they really DID have memories together that stretched farther back than the road ahead (for poor John).
@@johnt7630 i mean, the original movie was editted to show the tension. this movie will be edited to show them having fun. the truth lies somewhere in between
@@atomeyes99 Happily this footage wasn't thrown away. Yes, they fell out badly just after the split, when they started writing mean songs about each other. Beneath them both.
OMG I'm smiling so much, singing along with the songs when I was watching this, I can't imagine my joy when I'll actually watch this in the theaters.
The ultimate love letter to The Beatles.
Sure is
I want to watch all 56 hours.
😍
get back to finish ur solipsism, mas pam🤟
5:32 Heeeeere's Ringo
And there was me thinking for the last 50 years that they were at each other’s throats at this point. They look like they’re having a real blast. Why has it taken half a century to get this stuff out? How much more stuff is stashed away that only our kids will ever get to see cause all the original fans will have departed ?
The trailer conveys just how much love these four had for each other. They may have had a bitter split and spent decades in legal, financial and copyright battles, but in the end they loved each other unconditionally. You can see it when Paul and Ringo tear up talking about George and John even now. This movie will be a tribute to the deep and eternal bond they will share forever in spirit.
Can’t wait until we can...Get Back into theaters to watch this in 2022 :)
CANT WAIT TO SEE THE CONTENT YOU MAKE
2021!
Me either. I have the old VHS copy. This looks so much superior.
Hold up there, don't wanna wait until 2022 ;)
Get back to where we once belonged👍
4:33 Simply lovely...They loved each other, no matter what.
Simply wow-and those clothes. Some of those suits need to be in a museum. Got a bit misty eyed watching this-the film radiates joy which is what their music always represented to me
This footage also proves Ringo’s proclamation that there were 3 frustrated drummers in the band. 😉
IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS OMGG
I can't get enough of the Beatles..
"Infinity war is the most ambitious crossover event" Disney, The Beatles, and Peter Jackson: Hold our beer
LSD and heroin
Disney sucks.
@@chipgaasche4933 GFTO
After 50 years of thinking that all the Beatles were miserable with each other this time, based on the famous clip of George saying, "I'll play however you want me to play, or I won't play at all if you don't want me to...", it great to see this clip. It warms my heart. I can't wait to see the whole documentary. ;)
Amazing it took 50 years to see this footage. If not for Peter Jackson we it may have not have seen the light of day? But with all going on in the world, etc...the timing could not have been better.
I'm not crying. YOU'RE crying. Thank you, Peter Jackson , for this early Christmas present.
Watching this feels like Peter Jackson is giving us what we were robbed of when the third Beatles/Dick Lester film was shelved.
The positvity and happiness is just so beautiful and wonderfull to see. It's what we all needed. I love it already...Thank You, Peter and everyone involved! Peace and Love, people☮✌🏻❤
This was how the original movie was supposed to be -- instead of the pop culture drama.
This movie is heaven for Beatles fans
Looks as though Peter Jackson’s hit the jackpot with this! There’s millions of Beatle fans who will be overwhelmed by it all, I’m sure. What makes me happy, but also brings tears to my eyes, is the fact that they were, all four of them, really happy! I know the original stuff was all dark and gloomy in places, but that’s life too. When you see them on the roof - that really shows how bonded they were. Happy, funny, knowing it’ll be over, yet it can’t be helped, it’s time to shake on it, it’s been fun! It will be fantastic to get back where we once belonged...🥲🙏😎
Holy cow! I want to watch this. Forever.
Wow wow wow! Can't wait for this. Such feel good shots and energy in this brief preview! Thank you Peter Jackson! 🙏🏻
This footage should be a Netflix series so they edit out as little as possible. I want to watch it all!
It honestly brought tears to my eyes (while I was smiling). I love these fellas! Thank you Peter!!
So pleased that the Beatles allowed the cameras to film them in their last year as a band.
The joy in this is inspiring.
"The Bottles" - John Lennon 1969
4:09 Billy groovin'!
Body: needs vaccine Soul: needs this movie
@Daniel Natal its just a meme dude why you gotta bring stats in here
@Daniel Natal Yes, death rates are at a all time high here in Austria because of Covid. And that is WITH lockdowns and all that stuff.
George Soros’ Corona Mass Hysteria sucks
don't spam this sacred thread, please. vaccine is not necessary, The Beatles are
Don't be silly, you don't need the vaccine.
This is going to be Epic!
I was 10 years of age and my mind was awoken to these mere boys from Liverpool sharing their music with the world. I made my first electric guitar, somehow converted a radio into an amp and taught myself how to play (albeit & badly). My world was perfect however not all things stay the same. I'm now 69 and this sneak peek has taken me back to those perfect days where it seemed the world came together as one. So looking forward to the movie. Thank you for this moment again on the long and winding road.
Peter} im 64 years old......in 1964 I was buying Beatles singles and watching them on Ed Sullivan...and A Hard Days Night...........iTS INCREDIBLE. You have brought out the brilliance---the genius, the hard work behind the scenes......the fun, the tragic sadness we have lost. This effort of yours today is brilliant ....Thank You......I have tears in my eyes....im a 64 year old banker...a New Yorker.....and the Beatles ....again...are the greatest artistic force in our lifetimes.
The Beatles Are So Beautiful 🌹
Beautiful stuff. In their prime! They look so good and this sounds so new Thank you!
I so hope I can get back to the movie theaters for The Beatles Get Back! Looks so fantastic!
And now, your host for this evening... THE BOTTLES
Nice to see they didn't take themselves so seriously, and buy into the whole "I'm a rockstar" thing.
A collaboration between Disney, The Beatles, and Peter Jackson?! Amazing team-up!
Sarcasm at it's best!
Wow! That's some GORGEOUS footage! Thank you Peter Jackson and crew for all of your hard work on this film!
One of the things I love most about the Beatles are now matter how old they got and after the break up when they smiled you could see their friendliness in all the years of fighting
It's a weird world, to keep this kind of material 50 years hidden from us 😱 Amazing!
My 4th time watching this in about an hour’s time.
some of the coolest people to ever exist. I love watching old beatles footage and love listening to recordings that didn't make the records. There is something so magical about all of it. I know Jackson will make an amazing doc out of those 56 hours, but I sure hope we get to see more than 1-2 hours of the unreleased footage.
Thanks for the early Xmas present, Peter! 🎁🎄
So... Does this make Yoko a Disney princess?
Lol
The Witch of a Disney film
I said the same thing. lol
Oh my! Unexpected comment. Made me laugh.
No!
Thank you. I really needed that 5 minutes of Beatles joy after this year. The Let It Be sessions have always been "reported" as a nasty and argumentative. There was clearly joy and friendship amongst a band of brothers after so many years. There may have been tension but when they played together they still were happy.
If this wee bit of footage is anything to go by, this documentary is going to be a BIG deal to fans and musicians. Seismic.
John Lennon is clean shaven here - it always amazed me how he manage to grow such a long beard by Abbey Road - which was recorded a few months later.
That is how gurus roll 😂
Playful, making music, and seeing the other side of the final days of them as a group. It’s good that we get to see them this way, and....Billy Preston!!!
THIS HAS MADE ME SO HAPPY to see them clowning around, enjoying each other and living life to the fullest while creating some of the best music in history.
that was fucking incredible
Get a vocabulary, Jude.
Fuck yes!
Hey Jude
This shows the side that alot of people said they still had. Love and respect for each other. 1 big happy family. Just amazing. Thanks for showing this.
John and Paul singing are the best thing in 2020
A Disney movie... about the Beatles... made by PETER FREAKING JACKSON?!?! 😱 Never had I expected such a collaboration to ever come to fruition! And the fact that it’s not coming to Disney Plus exclusively just adds to such a crazy bomb drop!! How the heck was THIS left hidden from all of us all this time?!?!
I don't know, they are half done with post production, that's is not what Disney told us. Always keeping secrets that's for sure.
It wasn’t hidden it’s been announced for some time. But it never really reached the mainstream discussion from what I’ve seen.
@@calebc7858 Fraid can tell.
Keiji Johnson its footage from a movie that already exists, he's just cleaning it up , digitising it and re editing to his liking.
It's not a Disney movie, Disney have licensed the rights for streaming. The modern day Disney company is a left-wing machine and it would be AWFUL for The Beatles legacy if this was actually a Disney-made movie.
Have you ever seen a band looking like they’re having this much fun? Especially approaching the break up
Thank you Peter Jackson!
John and George. RIP
5:26 how cool is Ringo¬!?
IM SO EXCITED OMG
Oh man. Peter Jackson, this sure did put a BIG smile on my face. Thank you!
I NEEDed to See This Thank You Peter ♥️♥️♥️♥️☮️💟🌟☮️💟
good to see the boys jamming together and having fun. Smiles all over the place, including me.I finally got to see Paulie live in 2016 when he came to town and a friend took me and his wife. I had never seen any of them in concert, I was the only one of my friends at the time who liked them.
WOW I just those Fender Column PA speakers in the background, among all the other vintage gear...Legendary!...
This is exactly what we needed right now. Thank you Peter Jackson.
I like the title Get Back a thousand times more than Let It Be. Much more energy.
this is gonna be a masterpiece. Oscar.
The question is will it qualify for the Oscars? This I believe is the first ever Remake of a documentary, and it will be an interesting to see if it quilfies( Especially since Let it be(Both the film and the song ) Was nominated for best original song at the oscars when it first came out )
I like to imagine what Paul and Ringo must feel looking back on footage like this.
What a gift to the world this will be. Anything new and revelatory about The Beatles will be a treat for all ears and eyes. This is one film that will get me back to the cinema.