Mendes

/ ˈmɛndɛz /

noun

1. Sam ( uel ) ( Alexander ). born 1965, British theatre and film director, who made his name as artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse, London (1992–2002) before directing the films American Beauty (1999), The Road to Perdition (2002), Revolutionary Road (2008), and Skyfall (2012)

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Dickinson is currently in production on a series of four biopics about the Beatles directed by Sam Mendes — he’s playing John Lennon.

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Better known as an adventurous indie actor, Dickinson was most recently seen playing the intern making Nicole Kidman do some bad, bad things in “Babygirl” and will soon be seen as John Lennon in Sam Mendes’ quartet of Beatles movies.

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He’ll tend the machine this fall with a new book about his years with Wings and an expanded edition of the Beatles’ mid-’90s “Anthology” series; next year, a documentary about the Wings era is due from director Morgan Neville; in 2028, director Sam Mendes will unveil the four separate biopics he’s making about each Beatle, with Paul Mescal in the role of McCartney.

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Yet mention his name and the chances are the Pedro Mendes shot he dropped over the goalline and scooped to safety before the assistant referee had noticed is the moment that springs to mind.

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Chichester Festival Theatre has launched a new venue, with support from Hollywood director Sam Mendes.

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