Jonah Lees looked just like John Lennon on Sunday when he filmed the new Beatles biopic Midas Man in Lancashire.
The film is about the life of manager Brian Epstein who died of an overdose at the age of 32.
Jonah, 27, plays John alongside Blake Richardson, 22, (Paul McCartney), Leo Harvey-Elledge, 19, (George Harrison) and Campbell Wallace, 20, (Ringo Starr).
He donned a retro leather jacket along with a black t-shirt and jeans while on set in Blackpool.
One of the stores was given a makeover to appear as the Epstein family’s store in Liverpool, selling furniture, musical instruments and home appliances.
Lookalike: Jonah Lees looked just like John Lennon on Sunday when he filmed the new Beatles biopic Midas Man in Lancashire
Low key: He donned a retro leather jacket along with a black t-shirt and jeans while on set in Blackpool
The film was originally set to release this year, but production was halted in 2022 after Swedish director Jonas Akerlund took a break from the film before halting production altogether. He has since been replaced by British director Sara Sugarman.
Epstein, played by Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, discovered the band playing at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and helped them on their way to mega stardom.
Epstein, often referred to as the “Fifth Beatle,” discovered the band in 1961 and led the group until his death in 1967.
The actors who play the Fab Four in Midas Man were previously spotted posing for selfies during a film break in London’s Soho.
Midas Man also stars Emily Watson, Eddie Marsan, Lukas Gage, Rosie Day and Bill Milner.
It will also see an appearance by TV host Jay Leno, 71, as Ed Sullivan, host of the classic variety show The Ed Sullivan Show.
The Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964. Their performance was watched by a then-record 73 million viewers.
The episode is considered a cultural milestone that ushered in both American Beatlemania and the British invasion of American pop music.
The Beatles played the show twice more in February 1964 and returned in May 1965.
The band gave their last live performance at the show in August 1965.
Midas Man, directed by Sara Sugarman, comes as Beatlemania appears to be making a comeback.
Peter Jackson’s three-part documentary The Beatles: Get Back, featuring footage of the band recording the Let It Be album, premieres on Disney+ in November.
Filming: In between takes, a crew member directed Jonah
Set: One of the shops was given a makeover to appear as the Epstein family’s store in Liverpool, selling furniture, musical instruments and home appliances
Filming: The film was originally set to release this year, but production was halted in 2022 after Swedish director Jonas Akerlund took a break from the film before halting production altogether
Cast: Jonah, 27, plays John alongside Blake Richardson, 22, (Paul McCartney), Leo Harvey-Elledge, 19, (George Harrison) and Campbell Wallace, 20, (Ringo Starr)
Series: Peter Jackson’s three-part documentary The Beatles: Get Back, featuring footage of the band recording the Let It Be album, premieres on Disney+ in November
New: Midas Man, directed by Sara Sugarman, arrives as Beatlemania appears to be making a comeback
Filming: In between takes, cast and crew were spotted chatting
Old Fashioned: Several retro vehicles were on set for the new biopic
Compiled from filming and recording outtakes from those sessions, the nearly 8-hour documentary reveals a self-aware band with a rare connection and work ethic that still knew how to have fun – but were also in the process of breaking up.
Jackson, the Academy Award-winning creator of the Lord of the Rings series, was discussing another project with the Beatles when he inquired about what happened to all the outtakes from director Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s 1970 Let it Be movie.
Nearly 60 hours of film had existed that had been shot over three weeks, mostly unseen, and the band had been thinking about what to do with it.
Jackson took that material, as well as 150 hours of audio recording, and spent four years building a story.
Doubts: The suits look good. Even some of the wigs. But there were questions last night whether the stars of a new film about the Beatles were the lookalikes audiences would expect.