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Midas Man (2024 Film)
''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. Plot In 1961 Liverpool, Brian Epstein is the successful manager of NEMS, his family's record store. Brian gets numerous requests from teenage girls for the German single "My Bonnie" by a Liverpudlian group called the Beatles. Intrigued, Brian goes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Stephenson (director)
Joe A. Stephenson is a British director. He is the founder of the B Good Picture Company, with whom he has produced all his films to date. Career Stephenson made his feature directorial debut with the 2015 film ''Chicken'', adapted from Freddie Machin's stage play of the same name. His second film was the acclaimed 2018 documentary ''McKellen: Playing the Part''. His television credits include '' Agatha and the Midnight Murders'' and '' Ackley Bridge''. Stephenson's upcoming films include '' Doctor Jekyll'', an adaptation of '' Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'', and '' Midas Man'', a biopic about Brian Epstein Brian Samuel Epstein ( ; 19 September 1934 – 27 August 1967) was an English music entrepreneur who managed the Beatles from 1961 until his death in 1967. Epstein was born into a family of successful retailers in Liverpool, who put hi .... Filmography Film Television Music videos References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stephenson, Joe British documentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Richardson (singer)
New Hope Club were a British pop trio formed in 2015, consisting of Reece Bibby, Blake Richardson, and George Smith. Their debut EP, ''Welcome to the Club'', was released through Steady Records/Hollywood Records on 5 May 2017; the band released their self-titled debut album in February 2020, which peaked at number five on the UK Album Charts. On 4 February 2025, the band announced they would be going on a hiatus. History George Smith and Blake Richardson formed New Hope Club in October 2015.Nicola Craig"Artist 101: New Hope Club" Celebmix, February 2017. As a member of the boy band Stereo Kicks,Lewis Corner"The Vamps have signed new band New Hope Club to their record label" Digital Spy, 8 December 2015. Reece Bibby appeared on the eleventh season of ''The X Factor'' in the UK in 2014, finishing fifth. Stereo Kicks broke up in July 2015 after failing to land a record deal; in November 2015, Bibby joined New Hope Club. Bibby, Smith, and Richardson are all originally from Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |