Peter Jackson Says There’s “5 Or 6 Hours” Of Great ‘Beatles: Get Back’ Footage, But Disney/Apple “Reluctant” To Release Extended Cut

Directed and shaped by filmmaker Peter Jackson—based on footage shot by director Michael Lindsay-Hogg for the little-seen 1970 “Let It Be” documentary— perhaps no piece of pop culture has reignited Beatlemania like the documentary “Beatles: Get Back,” save for maybe the “The Beatles Anthology” docu-series in 1995.

Released last fall to much acclaimed, Jackson’s gargantuan six-hour, three-episode long series put the band in a whole new light for a whole new generation, recontextualizing previously unseen footage of the band writing, practicing, and recording their final album before their infamous breakup.Continue reading Peter Jackson Says There’s “5 Or 6 Hours” Of Great ‘Beatles: Get Back’ Footage, But Disney/Apple “Reluctant” To Release Extended Cut at The Playlist.

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