Midas Man (2024)

Directed by

Joe Stephenson

Genre

biographical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

M

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of Brian Epstein, the music manager who discovered the Beatles. It follows his work guiding the band to fame and the challenges he faced.

informativebiographicalseriousmeasurednostalgicstraightforwardreflective

What happens

Midas Man is a 2024 British biographical film about the life of music entrepreneur Brian Epstein, who managed the Beatles. Based on a screenplay by Brigit Grant and Jonathan Wakeham, the film is directed by Joe Stephenson, after previous directors Sara Sugarman and Jonas Åkerlund moved on from the project. Jacob Fortune-Lloyd stars in the lead role, alongside Darci Shaw, Ed Speleers, Charley Palmer Rothwell, Eddie Marsan and Emily Watson. Blake Richardson, Jonah Lees, Leo Harvey-Elledge, Campbell Wallace and Adam Lawrence play the Beatles. After starting filming in October 2021, there were various hold-ups until it resumed in 2023, finishing that June. The film premiered at the 32nd Toronto Jewish Film Festival on 30 May 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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