As He Prepares To Play Ringo Starr, Barry Keoghan Revealed He Had To Get His Hands Insured For The Beatles Movies — And I Have So Many Questions

Movie-making is a serious business — just ask Barry Keoghan about his hands.

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In the unlikely event that you missed it, Barry was among the quartet of young actors recently cast in the upcoming movies about the Beatles, which are set to hit theaters in 2028. Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson will play John Lennon, and Joseph Quinn will play George Harrison, leaving Barry as Ringo Starr.

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If you know much about the Beatles, you’ll know that Ringo was the band’s drummer. And now, appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Barry gave an exciting update on his preparation for the role, revealing that he and Ringo recently hung out.

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“I met him at his house, and he played the drums for me. He asked me to play, but I wasn’t playing the drums for Ringo,” he joked, recalling that he was “in awe” of the legendary musician. “When I was talking to him, I couldn’t look at him. I was nervous, like right now. But he’s like, ‘You can look at me’... My job is to observe and kinda take in mannerisms and study him. I want to humanize him and bring feelings to it and not just sort of imitate.”

As it stands, we don’t know a huge amount about the Beatles movies, other than they’ll come in the form of four biopics, released at similar times, each one following an interconnected narrative from a different bandmate’s perspective. Sony Pictures CEO Tom Rothman described the movies as “the first binge-able theatrical experience” — so, make of that what you will.

Barry, Paul, Harris, and Joseph are expected to be in all four movies, meaning the production will take up a lot of time for the stars over the next three years. And so, with such a significant undertaking ahead of them, Barry revealed that he has taken steps to insure his hands, which, along with the rest of him, will presumably be heavily featured in the films with all the drumming that Ringo is bound to be doing.

“They’re insured now,” Barry said, raising his hands. “I don’t box anymore, because [of] drumming,” he added, revealing that he’s had to put a pause on his other passions so as not to risk injuring himself.

In disbelief, Jimmy asked, “They actually made you get your hands insured?!” Prompting Barry to clarify that they've been insured for all the drumming, saying: “I’m insured, yeah, I can’t do owt with my hands.”

Barry didn’t get into details or, most importantly, disclose how much his hands are insured for. But, with a lottttt riding on these Beatles movies, I’d have to imagine it’s a large sum. Suffice to say, if you meet Barry on the street anytime soon, strictly no highfives.

You can watch his full appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live here.