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The comedy, arriving in movie theaters next
week, tells of struggling British musician Jack who wakes up
after a traffic accident and finds himself in an alternate
timeline where only he can remember the music of the 1960s band.
Boyle, who won an Oscar for the 2008 movie "Slumdog
Millionaire," said the band gave permission for their music to
be used in the film despite it being a story where "they are
literally erased from the consciousness of the world."
"I think they (The Beatles) must have loved the idea - how
quirky the idea was. It appeals to their sense of humor I
think," Boyle said on the red carpet in London on Tuesday.
"That is so typical of their sense of humor - and their bravery
as well - because they are experimenters. So I think they like
the fact that it's a bit left field," he added.
Boyle said Ringo Starr and the widow of George Harrison had seen
the film and sent notes of support.
As for Paul McCartney, Boyle said: "I don't think Paul has seen
the movie, but he's seen the trailer and he said 'Oh that seems
to work!'"
Boyle said he had also written to Yoko Ono, the widow of John
Lennon.
The movie also features Grammy Award-winning British
singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, playing himself, as the person who
helps Jack, played by British actor Himesh Patel, recreate some
of the band's most famous hits, sending his career soaring.
The movie, with a screenplay by "Love Actually" writer Richard
Curtis, also features Lily James, Kate McKinnon and James Corden.
"Yesterday" starts its global rollout on June 26.
(Reporting by Reuters Television, editing by G Crosse)
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