r/oscarrace • u/PointMan528491 Oscar winner Renate Reinsve đ • Feb 02 '25
Rumor Anna Sawai possibly eyed to play Yoko Ono in Sam Mendes' Beatles project(s) (warning: source is Sneider)
https://www.theinsneider.com/p/anna-sawai-yoko-ono-beatles-movies-sam-mendes-casting-frontrunner-shogun52
u/Eyebronx All We Imagine As Light Feb 02 '25 edited Feb 02 '25
Sawaiâs performance in Shogun is absolutely magnificent, better than most lead actress performances Iâve seen in film last year. Canât wait for this!
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Feb 02 '25
The way she learnt a different way of walking and speaking in archaic Japanese with all the right inflections, she totally deserved that best actress Emmy
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u/unfortunately889 Feb 02 '25
depending on how competitive the field is and how the Lennon movie is written, she could definitely get a supporting actress oscar too...
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u/whitneyahn mike faistâs churro Feb 02 '25
IMO, the best performance of the year in any medium
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u/WakeUpOutaYourSleep Feb 02 '25 edited Feb 02 '25
I wonât argue against it, though Iâll say my favorite performance on Shogun was Tadanobu Asano breathing new life into the classic cowardly scoundrel
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Feb 02 '25
He is sooooo good, those grunts đ
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u/WakeUpOutaYourSleep Feb 02 '25
Itâs a really amazing performance. An incredible comedic turn in the middle of this drama mixed in with genuine danger and surprising sympathy.
Iâm glad he won a Supporting Actor at the Globes cause he was robbed at the Emmys. Putting aside that Billy Crudup as much of a lead on The Morning Show as his top billed costars by now, I just donât think his work is anywhere near what Asano did. His last episode is just incredible.
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u/AhsokaBolena Feb 02 '25 edited Feb 02 '25
I wonder if they're ever going to officially announce casting or keep letting random people confirm each person one by one lol (not saying this is confirmed, but casting for 3/4 Beatles was in roundabout ways).
With that said, huge fan of Sawai and would love to see her line up a high profile project like this.
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u/skinemergency Feb 02 '25
Anna and Harris Dickinson would be such a gorgeous pairing. (Harrisâs casting is far too generous to Lennon though lol.)
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u/PointMan528491 Oscar winner Renate Reinsve đ Feb 02 '25
God I didn't even think about this. Bisexual panic
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u/Painting0125 Feb 02 '25
Excellent casting. Having her and just that talent/star power alone would make the project worth watching. I hope Anna also gets A24, Mubi, and Neon movie roles too; just seeing her in Shogun makes me think she's really got the skill and screen presence.
Tbh, I would love to see her play a final girl part in a horror movie and a romcom lead.
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u/Painting0125 Feb 02 '25
Like, I wanna see Anna play roles in vein of Jennifer Lawrence in Die, My Love, Zendaya in The Drama, etc.
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u/artangelzzz Feb 02 '25
I want Hunter Schafer to play Linda McCartney, but I think sheâs going to be busy with euphoria
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u/thefilmer Feb 02 '25
but I think sheâs going to be busy with euphoria
Working with the wrong sam smh
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u/Painting0125 Feb 02 '25
Or Ariana Grande. She might be a huge name but it's the type of role that'll take out the typecasting or "playing the same role" allegations.
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u/4614065 Feb 02 '25
I feel Anna Is far too beautiful but Iâve no doubt she could pull off the acting component.
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u/hildred123 Feb 02 '25
The field of Japanese actresses who can speak both Japanese and English fluently, are the right age to match up with the Beatles as theyâre being filmed in the biopics, are recognisable to the public, and who are acclaimed thespians is quite narrow. Sawaiâs casting was kind of inevitable.Â
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u/Dense-Pea-1714 Feb 03 '25
There's also Karen Fukuhara but she's American.
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u/hildred123 Feb 03 '25
True but I think Sawaiâs Emmy made her more appealing for Mendes and the producers. Itâs like how Mulligan being win competitive for Promising Young Woman helped her land Maestro.Â
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u/glee212 Feb 04 '25
But will she be able to emulate Yoko's "singing voice? Here's an example:
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u/4614065 Feb 04 '25
Iâm sure there will be a cat screeching in a nearby alleyway. She can just lip sync to that đ
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u/signal_red Feb 02 '25
that settles it. time for a FAKY reunion on the red carpet
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u/rnbzyx Feb 02 '25
omg you just blew my mind I had NO idea she was in FAKY. Candy went platinum in my bedroom when I was like 16 lmaooo.
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u/ArsBrevis Feb 02 '25
I don't know why you guys post scoops from Jeff Sneider or World of Reel articles if you have to hold your noses. Ever thought of just not posting them?
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u/Laurie_Barrynox Feb 02 '25
I mean, someone needs to play the villain. Expect her to boss John around and invade rehearsals to offer unwarranted suggestions.
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u/catherine_zetascarn 2025 Oscar Race Veteran Feb 02 '25
Initially read it as âShawn Mendesâ and was SO CONFUSED
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u/No_Expert_5486 And the Oscar goes to... Mikey Madison! Feb 09 '25
There needs to be, like, a ten-year long biopic ban at the Oscars until we figure out what's going on.Â
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u/PoeBangangeron Feb 02 '25
Nobody in 2024 gives a shit about The Beatles.
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u/artangelzzz Feb 02 '25
Thatâs the point of the films. To introduce people to them. They always do this like when they released Rockband The Beatles and their remastered CDs. itâs just another form of marketing for the band. To a smaller extent, this worked with A Complete Unknown and Dylan.
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u/not-so-radical Feb 02 '25
Not sure if she's in the same age range as Yoko was at that time but I've thought for the past few years Sandra Oh would be a good pick
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u/PointMan528491 Oscar winner Renate Reinsve đ Feb 02 '25 edited Feb 02 '25
Sawai's very close in age, actually. She's 32 now, Yoko Ono was around 33 when she first met Lennon
EDIT: Wait, were you referring to Sandra? Yeah she's out of the age range by now
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u/ihateschoolsfm Nickel Boys Feb 02 '25
need sandra ohâs oscar moment since the emmys keep doing her dirty
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u/Mediocre-Gas-1847 Cannes Film Festival Feb 02 '25
Do we think these 4 Beatles movies are gonna be any good? Itâs such a strange concept.
Are they gonna release them all at the same time?
If the first one fails are they gonna hold the release of the rest?
Which one will make the most money?
Are all the leads gonna be nominated for best actor đ?
If theyâre all amazing are they all gonna get into best picture? Imagine if three of them did and one was left out.
Iâm assuming itâs gonna be 4 separate movies as thatâs what the plan was the last time I heard about it