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Beatles Actors Revealed For Midas Man
The actors portraying The Beatles in the Brian Epstein movie 'Midas Man' have been revealed.Jonah Lees will play John Lennon, Blake Richardson will star as Paul McCartney, Leo Harvey Elledge is George Harrison while newcomer...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 November 2021
The Beatles' Management Contract With Brian Epstein Fetches £365,000 At Auction
The original contract signed by The Beatles and their manager Brian Epstein sold at auction for £365,000 on Tuesday (September 29th).The document, dated October 1st 1962, was signed at Epstein’s office in Whitechapel a matter...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 01 October 2015
Simon Cowell To Co Produce Biopic About Brian Epstein
Simon Cowell is set to produce a movie biopic of the late Beatles manager Brian Epstein, which will be entitled The Fifth Beatle. It’s an adaptation of a graphic novel of the same name published...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 May 2015
Simon Cowell To Produce Brian Epstein Biopic
Simon Cowell will produce a biopic of the Beatles' late manager Brian Epstein.The 55-year-old music mogul has signed up to work on the film, titled 'The Fifth Beatle', having always been ''fascinated'' by the entrepreneur...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 May 2015
Brian Epstein Posthumously Honoured In London
Legendary Beatles manager Brian Epstein has been honoured with a special blue plaque tribute in London.Eighties pop star Adam Ant and British actor Andrew Lancel, who portrayed the music mogul in biographical stage play Epstein...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 29 June 2014
'Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame' Tonight: Joan Jett To Step In For Kurt Cobain?
Today's the day! A new year's worth of rock royalty will tonight be ushered into the coveted Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. Nirvana, KISS, Peter Gabriel, Cat Stevens, Linda Ronstadt,...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 10 April 2014
Paul Sir Paul Mccartney Helped Producer Land Beatles Music Rights For Epstein Biopic
Sir Paul Mccartney has been credited with helping Broadway producer Vivek Tiwary score the rights to use the Beatles' music in a planned biopic about legendary Fab Four manager Brian Epstein, after his requests to...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 19 December 2013
Kiss And Nirvana Among 2014'S Hall Of Fame Inductees
Kiss, Nirvana, Peter Gabriel and the Beatles' late manager Brian Epstein are among the nine honourees who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year (14).In October (13), organisers announced...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 December 2013
Nirvana, Kiss And Peter Gabriel Among This Year's Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees
The inductees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2014 have been chosen, with Nirvana, KISS, Peter Gabriel, Hall and Oates, Cat Stevens and Linda Ronstadt all being honoured in the latest...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 17 December 2013
Bring It On Director Takes Charge Of Brian Epstein Biopic
The much-anticipated biopic of Beatles manager Brian Epstein now has a director and a start date.Filmmaker Peyton Reed has signed on to direct The Fifth Beatle, which will be based on Vivek J. Tiwary's graphic...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 December 2013
The Fifth Beatle Comic Book To Launch In Italy
A new graphic novel about the life of Beatles manager Brian Epstein will debut in Italy as part of the 10th anniversary of the country's Rolling Stone magazine.Vivek J. Tiwary, Andrew C. Robinson and Kyle...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 October 2013
Billy J. Kramer Fighting To Get Brian Epstein In The Hall Of Fame
British music legend Billy J. Kramer has launched a new campaign to get his late manager Brian Epstein into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.The rocker, who shared Epstein with his pals the Beatles...
By WENN on 18 February 2013
Record Breaking Choir Gathering In Liverpool For The Beatles’ 50th Anniversary
Today marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ first hit song, ‘Love Me Do’ (October 5, 2012). To mark the occasion, a choir of 1631 people gathered in the band’s home town of Liverpool to...
By Hayley Avron on 05 October 2012
Brian Epstein Bought 10,000 Copies Of ‘Love Me Do’ To Ensure The Beatles Chart Success
A new documentary charting the rise of The Beatles has revealed that the band’s manager, Brian Epstein, was partly responsible for their initially success after he bought 10,000 copies of the group’s first single ‘Love...
By Joe Wilde on 05 October 2012
Brian Epstein Bought 10,000 Copies Of 'Love Me Do' To Ensure Beatles Chart Entry
It looks like The Beatles single, Love Me Do was always set a chart entry, due to some sneaky sales tactics employed by Brian Epstein, reports Music Week. "He [Brian Epstein] went and he bought...
By Michael West on 05 October 2012
Early Ringo Starr Recordings Unearthed
Recordings by Ringo Starr's first ever band have been found after more than 50 years.The Beatles drummer started out in Rory Storm and the Hurricanes - one of the top bands of the Liverpool scene...
By Bang Showbiz on 05 September 2012
Brian Epstein's Life To Be Made Into Biopic
Legendary Beatles manager Brian Epstein's life is to be turned into a biopic, which will unearth secrets about the gay svengali.Broadway producer Vivek Tiwary has been developing the project, titled The Fifth Beatle, for years,...
By WENN on 03 June 2011
Epstein's 'Homosexual Acts' With Former Beatle
Former BEATLES manager BRIAN EPSTEIN engaged in homosexual acts with one member of the legendary band - the gay pop mogul's ex-aide claims in a sensational new book. JOANNE PETERSON is working on THERE'S...
By WENN on 19 April 2005
The Beatles' Lost Love Children
A British TV documentary will shock BEATLES fans with claims the Fab Four fathered a string of children before they married. The CHANNEL FIVE network alleges the group's manager BRIAN EPSTEIN provided prostitutes for...
By WENN on 29 November 2004
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