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5.1.22 - Daily mail



Up and coming stars playing The Beatles in new Brian Epstein biopic Midas Man pose for selfies in Soho



"The actors playing the Fab Four in Midas Man were spotted posing for selfies during a break in filming in London’s Soho..."


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22.11.21 - Deadline



Jay Leno To Play Ed Sullivan In Beatles Manager Movie ‘Midas Man



"Jay Leno is set to make a rare feature appearance in Midas Man — the film about Beatles manager Brian Epstein — playing another celebrated TV personality: Ed Sullivan..."


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18.11.21 - Variety



‘Vinyl’ Director Sara Sugarman Set to Take Over ON BeatleS Movie ‘Midas Man’



"Sugarman has previously directed “Vinyl,” “House of Versace” and “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen” with Lindsay Lohan. She recently wrapped on feature film “Save the Cinema” with Tom Felton (“Harry Potter”), Jonathan Pryce (“The Two Popes”) and Samantha Morton (“Minority Report”)..."


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18.11.21 - DEADLINE



Beatles Manager Movie ‘Midas Man’ Hires New Director



"Midas Man, the biopic of Beatles manager Brian Epstein, has hired a new director as it looks to get back into production as soon as possible.


Sara Sugarman, known for directing movies including music comedy Vinyl, Lifetime’s House Of Versace and Disney’s Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen, is newly aboard..."




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22.10.21 - Variety



‘Midas Man’: First Look at Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as Beatles Manager Brian Epstein, ‘Outlander’s’ Rosie Day to Play Cilla Black



"Midas Man,” the biopic about legendary music manager Brian Epstein, has begun shooting in Liverpool, U.K., giving fans the first look at Jacob Fortune-Lloyd’s transformation into the title role..."



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21.10.21 - Daily mail



Midas Man FIRST LOOK: Jacob Fortune Lloyd transforms into Beatles manager Brian Epstein while Emily Watson cuts a solemn figure playing his mother Queenie in new biopic



"Emily Watson cut a solemn figure as she filmed scenes for Midas Man with Jacob Fortune Lloyd in Liverpool on Thursday.


The actress, 54, could be seen embracing Jacob Fortune Lloyd, 33, as she was dressed all in black other than a purple hairnet.


Jacob wore a black suit with matching tie with a crisp white shirt as the pair acted out emotional scenes on location for the film which tells the story of visionary music manager Brian Epstein..."


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10.09.21 - DEADLINE



Emily Watson, Eddie Marsan & Omari Douglas Join Beatles Manager Biopic ‘Midas Man’



"Cast is rounding out on Midas Man, a feature film telling the story of visionary music manager Brian Epstein.


Joining the previously announced Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as Epstein are Emily Watson, who will play his mother, Eddie Marsan as his father, and It’s a Sin breakout Omari Douglas as Lonnie Trimble, Epstein’s ever-trusted confidant and friend..."


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10.09.21 - Daily mail



Liverpool will soon be humming to the beat of The Beatles when filming begins on Midas Man, a new picture about Brian Epstein, the Fab Four's legendary manager



"Joining the already announced — on these very pages — Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (who starred with Anya Taylor-Joy in The Queen's Gambit) in the title role will be Emily Watson as Epstein's mother Malka (known to all as Queenie); and Eddie Marsan, as his furniture store-owning father Harry.


Omari Douglas, a standout in Channel 4's acclaimed drama it's a Sin, will play Epstein's close friend Lonnie Trimble..."


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30.07.21 - DEADLINE



“Midas Man,” a biopic of The Beatles manager Brian Epstein has sold to a raft of territories



"Following buzz at the virtual Cannes market, Mister Smith Entertainment has sold to Transmission Films in Australia/NZ, ACME in the Baltics, WW Entertainment in Benelux, Exponenta in CIS, Blitz in Ex-Yugoslavia, Metropolitan in France, Eagle Pictures in Italy, Monolith Films in Poland, NOS Lusomundo in Portugal, Mislabel in Scandinavia, Tripictures in Spain, and Ascot Elite in Switzerland..."


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29.07.21 - DEADLINE



Brian Epstein Pic ‘Midas Man’ Pre-Sells To Signature In UK & Ireland; Deals Also Struck For Aus, France, More



"EXCLUSIVE: Brisk business has been concluded on Midas Man, the feature about the life of The Beatles manager Brian Epstein, by sales outfit Mister Smith Entertainment..."


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29.06.21 - The Hollywood Reporter



Will the Cannes Film Festival Kick Off a Global Comeback Post-Lockdown?



"“The fact that the studios have already done deals with a lot of the exhibition chains means I don’t think you can go back, to close the lid on that particular Pandora’s box,” says Mister Smith Entertainment’s David Garrett, who is pitching Midas Man, a biopic of Brian Epstein (aka the “fifth Beatle”) and literary adaptation The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry to Cannes buyers this year..."


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29.06.21 - The Hollywood Reporter



Cannes Hot List



"Music biopics like Queen and Rocket Man have done big business recently and Akerlund’s take on the life of Beatles manager Brian Epstein — played by The Queen’s Gambit actor Fortune-Lloyd — has crossover hit written all over it..."


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22.06.21



MIDAS MAN TO SHOOT AND RECORD AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS



"StudioPOW and Trevor Beattie Films are delighted to confirm that MIDAS MAN, will shoot in Abbey Road Studios, including Studio2, over three days in November. It is a privilege to be allowed into the iconic space that played such a big part in Brian’s story. Recording of the score will also take place at the world-famous studio..."



18.06.21 - SCREEN DAILY



Pre-Cannes Screenings 2021: Market buzz titles from the UK



"Mister Smith Entertainment is giving a market debut to Midas Man, on which it has worldwide rights. Currently in pre-production, the film will star The Queen’s Gambit’s Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as Brian Epstein, the music manager who helped orchestrate The Beatles’ rise to global superstardom..."

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17.04.21 - FAR OUT



'Queen's Gambit' star Jacob Fortune-Lloyd will play Beatles manager in biopic



"Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, who most recently found fame within the astronomically successful Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit, has been slated to play The Beatles manager Brian Epstein in a brand new film..."


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16.04.21 - TELEVISUAL



Queen's Gambit star to play Beatles manager in Midas Man



"Queen’s Gambit star Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (Wolf Hall, Medici) is to play the lead role of Brian Epstein in Midas, a feature film about The Beatles music manager and impresario


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16.04.21 - SCREEN DAILY



‘The Queen’s Gambit’ star Jacob Fortune-Lloyd to play Brian Epstein in ‘Midas Man’



"Upcoming biopic of music manager Brian Epstein has cast The Queen’s Gambit breakout Jacob Fortune-Lloyd in the lead role..."


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16.04.21 - NME



‘The Queen’s Gambit’ actor Jacob Fortune-Lloyd to play Beatles manager in new film



"It’s a huge privilege to play Brian Epstein..."


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16.04.21 - DAILY MAIL



From the chess club to the Cavern Club... The Queen's Gambit star Jacob Fortune-Lloyd will play Brian Epstein in new Beatles-themed biopic



"Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, who captured Anya Taylor-Joy's attention on (and off) the chessboard in hit Netflix drama The Queen's Gambit, has played the best move of all by being picked to portray Brian Epstein, the Beatles' legendary manager, in a new film that will shoot later this year..."


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16.04.21 - DEADLINE



‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Star Jacob Fortune-Lloyd To Star As Beatles Manager Brian Epstein In ‘Midas Man’



"The Queen’s Gambit break-out Jacob Fortune-Lloyd is to star as Beatles manager Brian Epstein in biopic Midas Man..."


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15.07.20 - UCR



The Beatles Are Rock’s Only Million-Selling Act So Far This Year



"The Beatles, 50 years after their final studio LP, are rock's only million-selling act through the first half of 2020..."


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03.07.20 - ITV NEWS



'Fifth Beatle' Brian Epstein to get the Hollywood treatment in new biopic



"The life of The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein is being brought to the big screen..."


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