Movies - Yesterday : Discover the first trailer

By Mulder, 12 february 2019

“Yesterday
All my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday”
Yesterday – The Beatles

Yesterday is an upcoming musical comedy film, directed by Danny Boyle, from a screenplay by Richard Curtis and a story by Jack Barth. It will star Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon, and Ed Sheeran. The film will be released on June 28, 2019, by Universal Pictures

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 (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) 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. Featuring new versions of The Beatles’ most beloved hits, Yesterday is produced by Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner (Love Actually, About A Boy, the Bridget Jones series) alongside Matthew James Wilkinson and Bernie Bellew. Curtis and Boyle also produce. Nick Angel and Lee Brazier serve as executive producers.

Synopsis
Jack Malik (Himesh Patel, BBC’s Eastenders) 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 (Lily James, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again). 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 (Emmy winner Kate McKinnon), 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.

Yesterday
Directed by Danny Boyle
Produced by Bernie Bellew, Tim Bevan, Danny Boyle, Richard Curtis, Eric Fellner, Matthew James Wilkinson
Screenplay by Richard Curtis
Story by Jack Barth
Starring Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon, Ed Sheeran
Music by Daniel Pemberton
Cinematography Christopher Ross
Edited by Jon Harris
Production company : Working Title Films
Distributed by Universal Pictures (Worldwide)
Release date : June 28, 2019 (United States), July 3, 2019 (France)

Photos : Copyright Working Title Films / Universal Pictures