New Brian Epstein biopic, Midas Man, coming to Prime Video
September 11, 2024“I wanted to reach out to you and express my gratitude and appreciation for your work and dedication on Midas Man. We are very pleased with the final product and the process in the past months. Your professionalism, collaboration, and talent, massively contributed to this ambitious production journey to come to a successful end. Many thanks!” – Steffen Wild, Executive Producer
A British co-production between Studio POW and Trevor Beattie Films in association with Fourth Culture Films and Mister Smith Entertainment, Midas Man is a retelling of the extraordinary life of the pioneering music entrepreneur, Brian Epstein. Based on a screenplay by Brigit Grant and directed by Joe Stephenson, Midas Man follows Epstein’s management of incredible talent; The Beatles, Cilla Black, and Gerry and the Pacemakers. Midas Man will be available on Prime Video from the 30th of October!
Midas Man has cinematography by Birgit Dierken, and is produced by Trevor Beattie, Jeremy Chatterton, Billy Dietrich, Richard Holmes, Jordan Reeve, Tom Reeve, Perry Trevers, co-produced by Liam Coutts, Laura Rees, with Executive Producers Rawaf Alhasan, Mark Borkowski, Samantha Brayson, Peter Dunne, Ian Hutchinson, David Poole, Saskia Thomas, Steffen Wild, Charlie Wood, and co-Executive Producer Matthew Helderman.
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (The Queen’s Gambit, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) plays Brian Epstein, supported by Emily Watson as Malka Epstein, Eddie Marsan as Harry Epstein, Darci Shaw as Cilla Black, Ed Speelers as Tex Ellington, Charley Palmer Rothwell as George Martin, Bill Milner as Clive Epstein, Jay Leno as Ed Sullivan, Jonah Lees as John Lennon, Blake Richardson as Paul McCartney, Leo Harvey Elledge as George Harrison, Campbell Wallace as Ringo Starr, and Adam Lawrence as Pete Best.
Midas Man will be the definitive telling of an extraordinary life. The first, last and most respectful cinematic portrait ever painted of Brian Epstein. And one which helps him achieve something he dreamed of in life, but never achieved: to become a star of the silver screen.
Midas Man charts the life of a man who often struggled to find his place in the world. Yet who is today universally recognised as the creator of the blueprint for music artist management. The figure with a finger on the very pulse of the Swinging Sixties.
The film spans a period of extraordinary cultural change and convulsion. From desolate streets of wartime Liverpool to the psychedelic haze of Abbey Road.
The man The Beatles called ‘One of us.’ Our Eppy.
Post Production
OnSight completed full Post Production on this film, with Re-Recording Mixer Andy Coles, Senior Colourist Andy Lee, Senior Online Editor Adam Sample, and Visual Effects Artist Dan Bourne, overseen by Lead Post Producer Jeff Halsey.
