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Inside the Nightmare Production of Indie Film About Beatles Manager Brian Epstein: ‘I Wish I’d Never Heard the Words “Midas Man”‘ (EXCLUSIVE)
Brian Epstein biopic 'Midas Man' blew through three directors, almost doubled its budget and failed to get any music from Lennon and McCartney.
One of the sources also says Akerlund, who is best known for shooting music videos for acts including Madonna, U2 and Fergie, was taking the film, envisaged as an edgy but not raunchy biopic for general audiences, in a more adult direction involving “rough” sex scenes. So when Studio Pow allegedly discovered Akerlund had been editing his Netflix crime drama “Clark” in his spare time, contravening an exclusivity clause on “Midas Man,” the breach was used as an excuse to part ways with the director and temporarily shut down production. “We are opening up Round 1 investments exclusively to our base before the public launch this weekend,” a Studio Pow newsletter, sent out last summer, urged investors interested in their upcoming film “For Holly at Christmas.” “With high demand anticipated, spots are expected to fill up quickly.”
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