Los Angeles, Feb. 21 -- Emmy-winning actor Anna Sawai has opened up about stepping into the role of Yoko Ono in filmmaker Sam Mendes' forthcoming Beatles biopics, saying the films will explore a side of the iconic artist that many people "still don't understand," according to Variety.

Sawai, who won wide acclaim for her performance in Apple TV's series "Shogun," will portray Yoko Ono in the ambitious four-part biopic project on The Beatles, set to release simultaneously in theatres on April 7, 2028.

Speaking to Variety at the Los Angeles premiere of Apple TV's "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters" Season 2, Sawai expressed her excitement about playing Ono.

"It was my dream to tell her story and I didn't think it would come this quick," Sawai s...