YELLOW SUBMARINE Cast Emerges

Or would the phrase “rises from the depths to swallow the world” be more appropriate in this case seeing as how unwelcome this whole YELLOW SUBMARINE reboot is.  It was announced back in September that this project would be next on Robert Zemeckis’ motion capture plate, and, today, The Hollywood Reporter has our breakdown on the cast.

Essentially, Cary Elwes will be playing George, Dean Lennox Kelly will be playing John Lennon, Peter Serafinowicz will be playing Paul, and Adam Campbell will be playing Ringo.  For the record, Ringo always gets listed last.  Just FYI.

If you don’t recognize some of the names, you will, perhaps, recognize the faces.  THR was kind enough to put together this side-by-side comparison of the actors and the respective Beatle they will be portraying.

The tribute band, The Fab Four, will be used in the scenes where the band performs together.  Actual Beatles music will be used in the film.

What do you think?  Is this a good cast to bring the Beatles back to life?  Do you, like me, think this remake sounds like a bad idea from the start?  Are you, also like me, tired of Zemeckis’ motion capture films and yearn for the days when he goes back to shooting real people in real situations?  Let us know by shooting us a comment below.

No release date for YELLOW SUBMARINE has been set.