The long-lost movie that hasn't been made public in 50 years, Beatles: Let It Be, is coming to a streaming service near you.
Just a few years ago, Peter Jackson, known for his work on Lord of the Rings, released a 470-minute documentary about the Beatles. The documentary launched on Disney+ in 2021. Now, the streaming service is adding even more Beatles-themed content.
A long-lost documentary, Let It Be, is going to be added to Disney+ later this year, as revealed by The Hollywood Reporter. The movie, which had been long-forgotten, has found a new home and will be made available for viewers for the first time in 50-years.
Beatles Let It Be Film Coming To Disney+ — Release Date Revealed
The iconic documentary, which followed the Beatles as they recorded their infamous last album, Let It Be, is heading to Disney+. The documentary has been restored by Peter Jackson's Park Road Post Production with the help of Michael Lindsay Hogg, the original director.
Let It Be will be added to the Disney+ library on May 8, 2024 for everyone to enjoy. This is going to be the first time since the 1970s that the movie is going to be available to watch, making this quite the monumental moment in the Beatles history.
See The Beatles in the 1970 film, Let it Be, fully restored for the first time, streaming May 8 only on #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/tI6MGWCN6d
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Directors Jackson and Lindsay-Hogg have explained that viewing both the 2021 Get Back movie, as well as Let It Be, will give fans and viewers greater insight into the band and will let them appreciate both films.
I’m absolutely thrilled that Michael [Lindsay-Hogg]’s movie, Let It Be, has been restored and is finally being re-released after being unavailable for decades. I was so lucky to have access to Michael’s outtakes for Get Back, and I’ve always thought that Let It Be is needed to complete the Get Back story… The two projects support and enhance each other: Let It Be is the climax of Get Back, while Get Back provides a vital missing context for Let It Be.
Lindsay-Hogg also revealed that when the movie was initially released, it was a month after the Beatles had broken up, which caused a lot of sadness in fans' hearts while viewing the film. That's why, a re-release now years later seems to be the right thing, since enough time has passed for people to truly appreciate what they're seeing.
One month before [the films] release, The Beatles officially broke up. And so the people went to see Let It Be with sadness in their hearts, thinking, ‘I’ll never see The Beatles together again. I will never have that joy again,’ and it very much darkened the perception of the film.