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Yesterday
Teaser poster
Directed byDanny Boyle
Screenplay byRichard Curtis
Story by
  • Jack Barth
  • Richard Curtis
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChristopher Ross
Edited byJon Harris
Music byDaniel Pemberton
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • 4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) (Tribeca)
  • 28 June 2019 (2019-06-28) (United Kingdom)
Running time
116 minutes
Country
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$26 million[1]

Yesterday is a 2019 British jukebox musical fantasy film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Richard Curtis, from a story by Jack Barth and Curtis. The film stars Himesh Patel as a musician who, after an accident, finds himself as the only person who remembers The Beatles, and becomes famous taking credit for writing and performing their songs. Lily James, Ed Sheeran, and Kate McKinnon also star.

The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on 4 May 2019,[2] and will be released in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2019, by Universal Pictures.[3] The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the light tone and musical sequences, but criticism at the familiarity and simplicity.

Synopsis

In present day, Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter from Clacton-on-Sea whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie. Then, after a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to find out that nobody else on Earth remembers The Beatles.

With the assistance of his steel-hearted American agent, Debra, Jack rises to global fame by performing songs by the band. However, as his star rises, he risks losing Ellie — the one person who always believed in him.

Cast

Production

In March 2018, it was announced that director Danny Boyle and writer Richard Curtis were working together on a musical comedy that would be set in the 1960s or 1970s and centre on "a struggling musician who thinks he's the only person who can remember The Beatles" with Himesh Patel cast in the lead role.[4][5] Later that month, Lily James and Kate McKinnon joined the cast.[6][7] Boyle informed the surviving members and widows of the band about the film and received a reply he described as "lovely" from Ringo Starr.[8]

In April 2018, Ed Sheeran joined the cast and would potentially also write new music for the film, which would also include Beatles songs.[9][10] Sheeran was confirmed to star later that month, with Ana de Armas and Lamorne Morris joining the cast.[11][12] In May 2018, Sophia Di Martino, Joel Fry and Harry Michell joined the cast.[13]

Filming began on 21 April 2018,[14] with production in the United Kingdom starting on 26 April 2018, with scenes filmed all around Suffolk in Halesworth, Dunwich, Shingle Street, Latitude Festival and Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.[15] A casting call was issued for extras in overnight scenes shot immediately after Sheeran's four consecutive concerts at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales in May 2018.[16] A further 5,000 extras were also recruited to appear in scenes shot on Gorleston-on-Sea Beach in Norfolk in June 2018.[17] Wembley Stadium was also used to film a concert scene. [8]

In February 2019, it was announced that the title of the film was Yesterday.[18] It cost around $10 million to get the rights for the Beatles' songs to be featured in the film.[19] During post-production, Ana de Armas was cut.[20]

Release

The film was initially set to be released on 13 September 2019 but was moved up to 28 June.[21] It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on 4 May 2019.[22] A local premiere of the film took place at the Gorleston Palace cinema on 21 June 2019.[23]

Marketing

The first official trailer of the film was released on 12 February 2019,[24] which included scenes of de Armas who was later cut from the final edit.

Reception

Box office

In the United States and Canada, Yesterday is projected to gross $10–15 million from 2,600 theaters in its opening weekend.[25]

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 65% based on 89 reviews, with an average rating of 6.41/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Yesterday may fall short of fab, but the end result is still a sweetly charming fantasy with an intriguing — albeit somewhat under-explored — premise."[26] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[27]

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film four out of five stars, writing "although this film can be a bit hokey and uncertain on narrative development, the puppyish zest and fun summoned up by Curtis and Boyle carry it along."[28] Robbie Collin also responded positively in his review for The Daily Telegraph, saying the film "rallies in style for a beautifully judged and surprisingly moving finale, which owes a lot to Patel and James's chemistry."[29] Owen Gleiberman of Variety, meanwhile, was less enthusiastic, claiming the film had little soul and calling it a "rom-com wallpapered with the Beatles' greatness."[30]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Yesterday (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. ^ McNary, Dave (14 March 2019). "Danny Boyle's Beatles Movie 'Yesterday' Selected as Tribeca Closing Night Film". Variety. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 810134503. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Danny Boyle's Lily James-Kate McKinnon Comedy Lands Fall 2019 Release".
  4. ^ "Danny Boyle, Richard Curtis Team for Universal Comedy".
  5. ^ Bamigboye, Baz (2 March 2018). "Yeah yeah yeah! Danny Boyle's filming a Beatles musical". Daily Mail. UK.
  6. ^ "Lily James in Talks to Star in Danny Boyle Comedy (Exclusive)".
  7. ^ "Kate McKinnon in Talks to Join Lily James in Danny Boyle Comedy".
  8. ^ a b Mottram, J. (2019). The Big Interview: Danny Boyle "The Academy Award-winning director on his new film, Yesterday, working with Richard Curtis, his childhood Beatles memories and his Bond 25 adventure... ". Picturehouse Recommends. May/June/July: 12-15.
  9. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (15 April 2018). "Ed Sheeran In Talks For Danny Boyle-Richard Curtis Music-Themed Comedy Movie".
  10. ^ Chitwood, Adam (15 April 2018). "Ed Sheeran in Talks to Join Danny Boyle's Beatles-Themed Musical Comedy". Collider. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  11. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (24 April 2018). "Ana de Armas Makes A Date With Danny Boyle Untitled Romantic Comedy".
  12. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (27 April 2018). "'New Girl's Lamorne Morris Joins Universal's Danny Boyle-Richard Curtis Comedy".
  13. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (8 May 2018). "Danny Boyle & Richard Curtis Untitled Romantic Comedy Adds Three".
  14. ^ Freud, Emma (21 April 2018). "We began shooting our new movie today". Twitter. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Danny Boyle's new Beatles musical was being filmed in north Essex". Gazette.
  16. ^ Bevan, Nathan (16 April 2018). "Ed Sheeran is rumoured to be in Danny Boyle's new film". walesonline. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  17. ^ Ryder, Alistair (15 May 2018). "Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis are looking for extras in Cambridgeshire".
  18. ^ "IN THE PIPELINE: First Trailer For Danny Boyle & Writer Richard Curtis's Yesterday Ready & Arriving Very Soon". Trailer Track. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Danny Boyle Feared 'Yesterday' Movie Might Upset the Beatles". Ultimate Classic Rock. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  20. ^ Reyes, Mike (26 June 2019). "Yesterday Cut An Entire Character From The Film That Would Have Changed The Plot". CinemaBlend. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  21. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (19 September 2018). "Danny Boyle-Richard Curtis Musical Comedy Tunes Up For Summer 2019 Release – Update". Deadline.
  22. ^ Hayes, Dade (14 March 2019). "Tribeca Slots Danny Boyle's 'Yesterday' As Closing-Night Film, Galas For Trey Anastasio Doc, 'Apocalypse Now,' 'Say Anything …'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  23. ^ Steward, Michael (21 June 2019). "Ed Sheeran attends Gorleston premiere of Beatles-inspired film Yesterday". East Anglian Daily Times.
  24. ^ Hollywood Reporter [@thr]. "'Yesterday' explores what would happen when only one man remembers The Beatles. Watch the trailer: https://t.co/kDmQW36pwW" (Tweet) – via Twitter. {{Cite tweet}}: Invalid |number= (help)
  25. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (25 June 2019). "'Toy Story 4' Climbs To $135M+ Through 4-Days & Will Dominate Next Weekend Before 'Spider-Man' Swings In – Preview". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Yesterday (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 June 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  27. ^ "Yesterday (2019) Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  28. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (5 May 2019). "Yesterday review". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2019. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  29. ^ Collin, Robbie (5 May 2019). "Yesterday review: Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis make a dream duo". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 May 2019. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  30. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (4 May 2019). "'Yesterday' Review: A Fairy Tale in Which the Beatles Get Rebooted". Variety. Retrieved 5 May 2019. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  31. ^ https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/06/yesterday-graphic-novel-released-online-for-free.html
  32. ^ https://variety.com/2019/film/news/beatles-graphic-novel-yesterday-free-online-danny-boyle-1203253302/
  33. ^ https://myanimelist.net/manga/23231/Boku_wa_Beatles
  34. ^ https://mangarock.com/manga/mrs-serie-35018
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