Midas Man - Brian Epstein
Friday, 27 September 2024
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Midas Man is a 2024 British biographical film about the life of music entrepreneur (and famous Old Clayesmorian) Brian Epstein, who managed The Beatles, is due to be released at the end of October. The movie is based on a screenplay by Brigit Grant and Jonathan Wakeham, and the film is directed by Joe Stephenson.

English actor Jacob Fortune-Lloyd will play Brian Epstein. He is also known for his roles as Francis Weston in the BBC series Wolf Hall (2015), Francesco Salviati in Medici (2018), and Townes in the Netflix chess period drama The Queen's Gambit (2020). Fortune-Lloyd has also appeared in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

Hugh Thompson (also an OC) has written a brilliant article on Epstein's time at Clayesmore, which can be found in this month's (October) Oldie magazine.