The Boys of Dungeon Lane: In Conversation with Paul McCartney & Paul Mescal

“The Boys of Dungeon Lane: In Conversation with Paul McCartney & Paul Mescal” is an 11-minute film directed by Charlotte Wells, produced to promote Paul McCartney’s album “The Boys Of Dungeon Lane“. It was shot in March 2026 at the Regency Café in Westminster, London — an art deco establishment opened in 1946.

The film takes the form of a conversation between Paul McCartney and actor Paul Mescal — who portrayed McCartney in Sam Mendes’ four-part biopic about The Beatles — set against a backdrop of photographs from Paul’s early life and extras costumed in a 1950s style. The discussion explores the memories, relationships, events, and stories that inspired the album.

Over the course of the conversation, tracks including “Down South“, “Home to Us“, “Lost Horizon“, “Salesman Saint“, and “Days We Left Behind” are discussed, with Paul offering insight into his songwriting process and early memories of his parents and bandmates.

The café’s clients serve as visual embodiments of figures from Paul’s past connected to the album: a man in a sweater transcribing “Lost Horizon” represents Eddie Klein; a child drumming with spoons during the discussion of “Home to Us” evokes Ringo Starr; a middle-aged couple seated with tea and cigarettes during “Salesman Saint” represents Jim and Mary McCartney; and a group of young men during “Down South” and “Days We Left Behind” suggest the early incarnations of McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison.

The film was released on the Amazon Live streaming platform on May 25, 2026, four days before the release of the album.

Paul Mescal: How do you feel about being interviewed?

Paul McCartney: It depends if I like the person. Which is where we’re running into a problem already,

Paul Mescal: Well, call it there then (laughing)

Paul McCartney: No, I find if I like who I’m being interviewed by, it comes easy.

From Nasty Little Man:

The Boys of Dungeon Lane: In Conversation with Paul McCartney & Paul Mescal

Short Film Starring Paul McCartney & Paul Mescal Premiering Exclusively on Amazon Live and Amazon Music Monday, May 25 at 8am PT

Directed by Charlotte Wells
Concept & Creative Direction by David Lane

“It was one of the greatest personal and professional privileges of my life to sit down with Paul. To hear the stories behind The Boys of Dungeon Lane. To hear about his creative process. It’s a day I’ll never forget.” — Paul Mescal

Paul McCartney, MPL Productions, Capitol Records, Amazon Live, and Amazon Music are proud to announce the premiere of The Boys of Dungeon Lane, an intimate conversation between Paul McCartney and Paul Mescal exploring the memories, relationships, events, and stories that inform McCartney’s forthcoming album of the same name.

The film finds McCartney reliving the memories and inspirations that form the foundation of the new album with Mescal — who will star as McCartney in Sam Mendes’ forthcoming biopics The Beatles: A Four-Film Cinematic Event — offers questions and insights that guide the dialogue. Over the course of the conversation, The Boys of Dungeon Lane tracks  “Down South”, “Home to Us”, “Lost Horizon”, “Salesman Saint”, and “Days We Left Behind” are brought to life via revelations about McCartney’s songwriting, early memories of his parents and bandmates and more.

Fans can stream the conversation exclusively on  Amazon Live and in the Amazon Music app on Monday, May 25 beginning at 8 a.m. ET. Additionally, fans can pre-order the Amazon exclusive White Vinyl Edition of The Boys of Dungeon Lane, available at the Official Paul McCartney Store on Amazon.com and in the Amazon Music app. The album will be available to stream on Amazon Music starting Friday, May 29.

Set for release May 29 via MPL/Capitol Records and featuring first single “Days We Left Behind” and first ever duet with Ringo Starr “Home to Us”, The Boys of Dungeon Lane is a revealing collection of never-before shared stories, personal memories, and some newly inspired love songs, from one of the most culturally significant figures of our time. Turning the lens inward, McCartney revisits the formative years that shaped both his life, and the very foundations of modern popular culture. The album is arguably his most personal and introspective to date, untold stories that transport the listener back to where it all began. The new songs find Paul in a candid, vulnerable and reflective mood, writing with rare openness about his childhood in post-war Liverpool, the resilience of his parents, and early adventures with George Harrison and John Lennon long before the world had ever heard of Beatlemania. The Boys of Dungeon Lane is the story before THE story.

From ArtVomit on Instagram, May 23, 2026:

Being an actual fly on the wall for this, whilst creating the world within those walls was a dream – especially when you have a dream team
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Step inside Dungeon Lane Cafe and listen to the stories behind the songs.

The Boys of Dungeon Lane
In Conversation with Paul McCartney & Paul Mescal, directed by Charlotte Wells

Premiering exclusively on @amazonlive @amazonmusic,
Monday 25th May
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Team @artvomitstudios
Production Designer ME!!!!!
Art Director @elliejonesdesign
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