Vinyl and Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen, has been hired to helm the biopic of The Beatles manager Brian Epstein.The project, titled Midas Man, was placed on hiatus earlier this month after it was announced original director Jonas Akerlund was “taking a break” from the film.As reported by Deadline, Akerlund has since been replaced by Sugarman, with hopes of it re-entering production as soon as possible.In a statement issued to the publication, Akerlund said: “I regret that things haven’t turned out as we had planned on Midas Man.
I wish Jacob [Fortune-Lloyd] and the team the best with the film.”It’s claimed Akerlund’s departure from the project was due to conflicting commitments, which were affecting his work on Midas Man.Jacob.
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