Trevor Beattie Films and StudioPOW have set Jonas Åkerlund (Lords of Chaos) to direct Midas Man, a biopic of Brian Epstein, the legendary star-maker and visionary music manager behind The Beatles. “Brian Epstein’s story has everything I’m looking for in a story,” said Åkerlund. “It’s all about Brian’s singularity for me. I love that Brian seemed […]
Simon Cowell producing graphic novel adaptation The Fifth Beatle
In the latest news coming out of Cannes, it is being reported that IM Global and Simon Cowell’s Cyco Entertainment are teaming up for an adaptation of Vivek J. Tiwary’s The Fifth Beatle, which is based upon the life of The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein. Tiwary will write the script, and produce alongside Cowell and […]
