Pattie Boyd Wonders Why She Hasn't Ben Contacted About The Beatles' Biopics

Pattie Boyd, former wife of George Harrison, described frustrations about upcoming four-part Beatles biopics directed by Sam Mendes. Boyd said no one from the production contacted her about how she would be depicted, despite her role in the real-life story. She also said she could have shared stories but believed the filmmakers did not want to know. Boyd and Chris O'Dell discussed how the films might present a version of events without input from people who were there. Boyd said the lack of contact affects the truth of what happened, while she chose not to become upset.

"Boyd was recently the premiere guest on a brand-new podcast hosted by Chris O'Dell, the famed tour manager of The Beatles as well as a suite of other famous English acts of the '60s, '70s, and '80s. During the hour-long chat, Boyd and O'Dell eventually got on the topic of the four biopics, and how Boyd would be played by White Lotus actress Aimee Lou Wood. It was at this point that Boyd revealed that no one from the production had ever contacted her regarding her depiction or part in the real-life story."

""I thought it would be polite to mention it to me, or let me know if they've got someone who is going to be playing me," Boyd said. "Wouldn't they let me know?" O'Dell, who also said she also hadn't been contacted despite her vital connections to The Beatles, said, "I thought you'd be a consultant." Boyd responded, "I could've told them really great stories. But I don't think they wanted to know.""

"From there, O'Dell and Boyd pondered just what kind of stories these films would tell without involving folks like themselves. Boyd said that she thinks "they want to create something that's completely different...a different story." When O'Dell responded that we "might be seeing the filmmaker's version of what happened," Boyd said that such a prospect has "nothing to do with the truth of what happened. Because they didn't want to talk to anyone who was there.""

"Despite her general tone and word choice, Boyd stressed that none of this "drives her crazy," as O'Dell had suggested. Rather, "she's doing the opposite. I'm going to be a very good girl and not get grumpy and growly." Boyd added, "People""

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