What if you woke up one day and realized that you are the only person in the world that remembers The Beatles? That’s the basic premise for Danny Boyle’s upcoming musical “Yesterday.” And in a new clip from the film, we get a brief listen to one of the hits performed, an acoustic cover of the titular song.
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If “Bohemian Rhapsody” taught us one thing, it’s that good music can overcome a rushed plot, terrible editing, and immense amounts of behind-the-scenes drama, as Queen’s music turned a lackluster, troubled film into one of the biggest hits of 2018. Now, Boyle and company hope the same can hold true with “Yesterday,” as some of the best songs of all time, from one of (if not the) greatest rock group of all time, are used as the musical backbone of the film.
Of course, with Boyle at the helm, we can hope that the other troubles that plagued ‘Rhapsody’ (the aforementioned editing, plotting, and drama) won’t be present in “Yesterday,” as well.
“Yesterday” stars Himesh Patel as struggling musician that wakes up to realize he’s the only one in the world that remembers The Beatles. Of course, using this knowledge and musical ability, the young man uses the songs of The Beatles to launch his own career.
“Yesterday” is set to arrive in theaters on June 28.
Here’s the synopsis:
Yesterday, everyone knew The Beatles. Today, only Jack remembers their songs. He’s about to become a very big deal. From Academy Award®-winning director Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually and Notting Hill, comes a rock-n-roll comedy about music, dreams, friendship, and the long and winding road that leads to the love of your life. Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in a tiny English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie. Then, after a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that The Beatles have never existed … and he finds himself with a very complicated problem, indeed. Performing songs by the greatest band in history to a world that has never heard them, and with a little help from his steel-hearted American agent, Debra, Jack’s fame explodes. But as his star rises, he risks losing Ellie — the one person who always believed in him. With the door between his old life and his new closing, Jack will need to get back to where he once belonged and prove that all you need is love.