Filmmaker Reveals What Fans Should Expect From The Beatles 'Let It Be' Movie Ahead of Re-release

The highly anticipated restoration of The Beatles' Let It Be movie will finally be served to the public.

Filmed in January 1969, Let It Be was originally released in May 1970, weeks after The Beatles' breakup was first reported.

It featured footage of their songwriting sessions and the band's famous performance on the roof of Apple Corps Records in London.

The estored version, which will be released on Wednesday, May 8, on Disney+, will offer fans an unprecedented experience.

Michael Lindsay-Hogg revealed in the featurette that the documentary will serve "a new life in the sunshine."

"Let It Be is an entirely different part of the Beatles' story," said Lindsay-Hogg. "The Beatles that we'd grown up with were not the Beatles in Let It Be. They were changing."

He added, "I loved the four of them. I really felt love for them, like a director often feels love for an actor. I really cared for them. Also, I knew what a difference they'd made to the world. They did bring joy to the world."

Lindsay-Hogg also explained to Peter Jackson how they transformed the original concert film into a documentary so they could present the beloved The Beatles members the way they have always wanted to reveal themselves.

Fans, on the other hand, left heartfelt comments on Walt Disney Studios' YouTube channel to express their excitement ahead of the release.

One wrote, "So nice to be able to see Let It Be clean like this, as opposed to my 1979 VHS."

"Been a long time Beatles fan since I was 14, never saw the Let It Be film, I AM HYPED," a second wrote.

Jackson informed Variety that he thought the film was unfairly branded as depressing because it was released after McCartney confirmed The Beatles' breakup. To change this perspective, his team worked on the restoration and made the documentary available to the public again.

Fans speculated that The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein's death in 1967 had a profound impact on the band.

Additionally, some attributed the breakup to Yoko Ono's presence, while there were also those who subscribed to the theory that the rift between John Lennon and Paul McCartney ultimately caused the group's split.

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