New Beatles film features Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn and Harris Dickinson and they have taken drastic action to stay cool13:59, 22 Jul 2026Updated 13:59, 22 Jul 2026James Norton says the stars of the new Beatles films have been keeping their cool about playing such iconic film roles - with a little help from ice baths.‌Actor Norton, a lover of natural swimming, tries to take a dip nearly every day at ponds near his London home. And he managed to keep refreshed on set as well thanks to the installation of an ice bath when filming recently in Barcelona.‌He said: “We have one [an ice bath] on set sometimes. I just got back from Barcelona, and we had one in our unit base. It was so lovely!”‌Asked if he needed it because his role as manager Brian Epstein was so intense, Norton replied: “No, I wasn't doing strenuous activity. I mean, the boys (Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn and Harris Dickinson) are doing strenuous activity; they're on stage playing. I'm standing watching, being sort of adoring, but once you stand on set for a long time, there's nothing better than getting into some ice-cold water!”The four films, due for release in 2028, will star Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr. The Mirror previously reported how the actors recreated the Beatles gig at Shea Stadium in New York City in 1965 at Montjuic baseball stadium in Barcelona.‌Norton, 41, a former star of BBC drama Happy Valley, also told how he caused "pandemonium" when he almost fainted at a high-profile fashion event because of his Type 1 diabetes.He was diagnosed with the condition at the age of 22 and uses a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) to help manage it, along with daily doses of insulin. Speaking on the Table Manners podcast, Norton recalled asking a woman for help at a GQ event after being unable to eat the carbohydrates he needed.He said: "It was a sort of fashiony thing, and I put my insulin in, thinking that we were going to have some bread with the starter. The starter arrived, and it was this little bit of smoked trout with no carbs.‌"They were honouring Jude Law and Nicole Kidman and all these people, and there were speeches after the starter, so I was sitting there, having done my insulin, having eaten this trout, going, `I've got 10 minutes before I start to faint, basically', and I couldn't interrupt the speeches because I was sitting on the high table."So I eventually started sweating, and like you know, you get really wobbly. You eventually will faint. So I walked over to the back to the lady that was standing behind my table, saying, `I'm a diabetic. I need some food quickly'."The actor was given chocolate and some juice and then returned to his seat. But he was unaware that "pandemonium had broken out backstage" as people thought he was having a "hypo" (hypoglycaemia), where blood sugar drops below the normal range and requires prompt treatment.Article continues belowJames added: "In the middle of Nicole Kidman's speech, someone randomly brings me a steaming plate of potatoes. It basically looked like: `This is bullshit. James is hungry. Give him some potatoes’.”* The full interview is on the Table Manners podcast with Jessie and Lennie Ware, out now.Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Threads.