In the biopic Midas Man, screenwriter Brigit Grant finally places Epstein center stage, portraying him (through actor Jacob Fortune-Lloyd) not only as The Beatles’ first true believer, but as a ...

Jay Leno (right) plays Ed Sullivan opposite Jacob Fortune-Lloyd’s Brian Epstein in “Midas Man.” Courtesy Everett Collection In “an age of such innocence,” Leno said that “The Beatles ...

After officially becoming their manager with a five-year contract signed Jan. 24, 1962, Epstein — who Paul McCartney has called “the fifth Beatle” — would go on to take the quartet to an ...

Midas Man is a sympathetic portrait of a troubled man, and Fortune-Lloyd said he’d “love” for Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to see it, though he suggests it might be “difficult to watch ...

Here’s the official Midas Man synopsis: “Meet Brian Epstein, a man who lived a thousand lives in a few short years, a visionary who transformed music history. From running a Liverpool record ...

And this is where "Midas Man" fails the test: it simply doesn’t feel like a genuine telling of Epstein and the Beatles’ incredible story. If anything, it comes off like Beatles-lite.

“Midas Man” implies that once the group was done touring, they almost didn’t need Brian anymore; that wasn’t the case. And in the end, the film doesn’t swing far enough to the dark side.

Midas Man, a biopic on the life of Beatles manager Brian Epstein, is now on Amazon Prime. Share. by Jess Molyneux, Ryan Paton; 20:01, 30 Oct 2024; See news near you.

Jacob Fortune Lloyd describes his role in Midas Man as an "honour" ahead of the premier in Liverpool. ... Sir Paul McCartney said: "If anyone was the 'fifth Beatle', it was Brian." ...

Jay Leno tells PEOPLE he was concerned he would be criticized for not performing a spot-on Ed Sullivan impression in the new movie 'Midas Man,' which dramatizes Beatles manager Brian Epstein's ...

Directed by Joe Stephenson, "Midas Man" is a curiosity. As subjects for biopics go, Beatles manager Brian Epstein is long overdue. Unfortunately, "Midas Man" feels like a missed opportunity to get ...