Fans of The Beatles (and Ed Sheeran!) get excited for Yesterday, the rock and roll film of summer 2019.

Now, Lily James and Ed Sheeran aren’t two names we would automatically put together, which was the first thing that piqued our interest when we heard about new musical rom-com, due out in June (but showing first at the Tribeca film festival on 4 May 2019).

The second (and most fundamental) was the pairing of two of the UK’s most legendary cinematic heavyweights behind some of the most cult and quintessentially British moves of all time - albeit in completely opposite ends of the comedy spectrum.

Richard Curtis, alongside partner Emma Freud, has created some of the most adored, oft-quoted and re-watched romantic comedies of the past twenty years including Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually Bridget Jones Diary & Notting Hill. Meanwhile, Danny Boyle has a tendency to veer towards the bleakest end of the dark comedy spectrum: he’s been at the helm of gory sci-fi ‘warning’ movies set in the not-too-distant-future, like 28 Days Later and Sunshine, not to mention one of the most iconic (but grim) British films ever made, the cult classic adaption of Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting.

Needless to say, that the two could find some brilliant middle-ground (kind of) in this new film, with Richard Curtis producing and Danny Boyle directing, is exciting to say the least.

In addition to this, the casting of Eastenders actor Himesh Patel in the lead role - in a movie which isn’t focused on his cultural background - is being met with delight on social media already.

Yesterday film 2019: Richard Curtis and Danny Boyle's new rom-com starring Lily James