It looks although fans have gotten a sneak peak of some of Peter Jackson‘s Get Back movie featuring outtakes from the Beatles‘ Let It Be film.
In the new promotional video for the tie-in book of the film, there are a handful of movie clips frozen into the animated turning of the pages, which shows the remastered January 1969 footage in incredible, lifelike visuals.
Set for release on August 31st, 2021, The Beatles: Get Back has author credit going to the Beatles, with Ethan Russell and the late-Linda McCartney as photographers; Hanif Kureishi penning the introduction; and director Peter Jackson — who is directing the upcoming Beatles doc on the 1969 rehearsals and sessions — supplying the book’s foreword.
Presenting transcribed conversations drawn from over 120 recorded hours of the band’s studio sessions with hundreds of previously unpublished images The Beatles: Get Back weighs in at 4.6 pounds.
The book’s texts are edited by John Harris from original conversations between John, Paul, George and Ringo spanning three weeks of recording, culminating in The Beatles’ historic final rooftop concert.
The Beatles: Get Back feature documentary film is set for theatrical release on August 27, 2021 but the book is available for pre-order now here.
The Let It Be project has long been renown for spotlighting the Beatles’ split and the ultimate breakdown of John Lennon and Paul McCartney‘s partnership. In the early years of the band’s split, John Lennon admittedly went over the line when bashing McCartney — slamming him personally, along with his extended family, and the music he made in the years following the group’s breakup.
