Im honored to be telling the story of the greatest rock band of all time," Mendes said.

Never mind"Eight Days a Week."

How about four films aboutThe Beatlesin a single year?

Liverpudlian beat combo The Beatles, from left to right Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon (1940 - 1980), and George Harrison (1943 - 2001), performing in front of a camera-shaped drum kit on Granada TV’s Late Scene Extra television show filmed in Manchester, England on November 25, 1963.

The Beatles.Hulton Archive/Getty

Mendes' previous directing credits include 1999’sAmerican Beautifuland the James Bond moviesSkyfallandSpectre.

Sony will release the four Beatles films in 2027.

The band themselves starred in several films, starting with 1964’sA Hard Day’s Night.

Sam Mendes attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Searchlight Pictures “Empire of Light” at Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California.

Sam Mendes.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic