Music legend Paul McCartney, whose alias inspired the name of a legendary rock band, has revealed the backstory of the strain with his former bandmate, John Lennon, after The Beatles went their separate ways in 1970.

Paul McCartney has opened up about his tense relationship with John Lennon following the end of The Beatles. The iconic band split in 1970, with a feud between John and Paul soon starting. The bitterness between the pair lasted for years and even sparked several diss tracks,

Beatles stars John Lennon and Paul McCartney "weren't interested" in this one track - but when they recorded it, it went on to sell almost half a million copies.

Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan have been confirmed as part of the all-star line-up who will play members of the Beatles in four major new films about the band. Normal People and Gladiator II actor Mescal will portray Sir Paul McCartney,

Sony Pictures said its big-screen story about The Beatles will be told through four films released in April 2028, each from the perspective of one of the Fab Four. Director Sam Mendes also revealed the cast for the films on Monday at the CinemaCon industry convention in Las Vegas.

It was revealed that Sam Mendes was going to tell the story of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison a.k.a. The Beatles, but rather than just making a single film, the filmmaker's plan is to make four separate feature that will each have a unique perspective from one of the bandmates.