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Almost anyone who grew up with the Beatles knows a few key things about their manager, Brian Epstein, the subject of the new biopic “Midas Man.” You might know that he ran a popular record store in Liverpool when he first saw the Beatles perform at the Cavern Club and realized that it was his destiny to manage them. You almost surely know that it was Epstein who made over the Beatles’ image, taking four scruffy working-class rockers in black leather jackets, dressing them in collarless gray suits and giving them those fabled moptop haircuts — the look that launched a thousand screams. Or the visionary way he spearheaded the Beatles’ international career, cutting the deal for them to appear on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Or the fact that Epstein was gay, something he kept well-hidden.

If you’ve ever seen footage of Brian Epstein, you also know the most resonant and,...

Reacher star Alan Ritchson will continue to carve out a legacy as an action movie superstar with the upcoming Netflix and Lionsgate sci-fi action thriller, War Machine. The project has taken a major step forward, as production has now begun on the sci-fi action outing in Australias Victoria state, with The Hitmans Bodyguard director Patrick Hughes all set to tell this tale of a group of Army Rangers facing off with a mysterious, and very deadly, threat.

According to Variety, filming War Machine will take place around Bright and Myrtleford as well as Melbourne and Docklands Studios, location attraction agency VicScreen said. The report goes on to reveal that production will run from September to December and that a New Zealand unit will film for three weeks straddling November and December. Filming the project will reportedly bring an estimated 2,100 job opportunities in Victoria support 80 local businesses and inject over A...

Alan Ritchson's latest project, War Machine, has officially begun filming in Australia. The Reacher star takes on the role of an Army Ranger undergoing a grueling selection process, with the film directed, co-written, and produced by Patrick Hughes (The Hitman's Bodyguard). Ritchson stars alongside Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney, Esai Morales, and Australian actors Blake Richardson, Keiynan Lonsdale, and Daniel Webber, according to a report by Variety.

Alan Ritchson's new sci-fi action movie War Machine has begun filming in Australia, with the Reacher star portraying an Army Ranger in a difficult selection program. Ritchson has become a key action star in the last few years, having just filmed Reacher season 3 and starring this year in Guy Ritchies The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. One of his upcoming roles includes War Machine, a sci-fi movie where he stars as an Army Ranger, part of a team going through a difficult selection program.

Now, Variety has confirmed filming for War Machine has begun in Australia, with Ritchson starring alongside Dennis Quaid, Stephen James, Jai Courtney, and Esai Morales. Australian actors Blake Richardson, Keiynan Lonsdale, and Daniel Webber also star in the film, which is directed, co-written, and produced by filmmaker Patrick Hughes (The Hitman's Bodyguard). Filming will take place in Bright, Myrtleford, Melborune, and Docklands Studios until December, while...

It was a star-studded affair at Vanity Fair and TikTok's Vanities party in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. It seemed like almost everyone in young Hollywood was in attendance, from Halle Bailey to Julia Garner to Lucien Laviscount. Paul Mescal brought his younger siblings, Donnacha and Nell Mescal, as his dates, and Lukas Gage was joined by Chris Appleton after recently addressing dating rumors.

While speaking with the New York Times in March, Gage discussed whether the recent vacation photos of him and Appleton in Mexico were a hard-launch for their rumored romance. "If they want to think that, they can," he said. "I'm a pretty open book about most things in my life, but I have a problem with the culture of everyone needing to know everybody's business and nothing can be sacred. It's a weird line that I'm still trying to figure out."

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Exclusive: Filming on Beatles manager movie Midas Man did not restart last month as planned.

The plan was for filming to recommence in late November but the restart has been pushed to late January as new director Sara Sugarman gets acclimatized and the production has a planned pause over Christmas. The film’s original director Jonas Akerlund left the project in mid-November. Some of the original crew also left.

The independent movie will have had a three-month break from filming by the time cameras roll again and multiple people working on the film have now expressed concern to us about the project’s funding. We understand the feature has not been bonded.

However, the production tells us there are no funding or scheduling issues: “There is no delay. Midas Man filming remains very much on schedule to complete the movie. The new production team is now on board. U.S.

Despite recently losing its director just three weeks into shooting, “Midas Man,” the music biopic about The Beatles’ wunderkind manager Brian Epstein, has now cast its fab four.

John Lennon will be played by Jonah Lees (“The Letter for the King”), Paul McCartney by Blake Richardson (“Eleven Days”), George Harrison by Leo Harvey Elledge (“Creation Stories”) and Ringo Starr by newcomer Campbell Wallace. (See first look images above and below).

Joining them will be Adam Lawrence (“Peaky Blinders”) as Pete Best and former late night host Jay Leno as Ed Sullivan, who hosted the Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964.

Already cast is Jacob Fortune-Lloyd in the lead role as Epstein, the music mogul who was credited with turning the Beatles into superstars.

Emily Watson (“Gosford Park”) will play Epstein’s mother Malka, Eddie Marsan (“Ridley Road”) his father Harry and Omari Douglas (“It’s a Sin”) as Epstein’s friend Lonnie Trimble.

The actors portraying the Fab Four have been revealed for Beatles manager movie Midas Man.

Jonah Lees (The Letter For The King) will play John Lennon, musician Blake Richardson (of band New Hope Club) will be Paul McCartney, Leo Harvey Elledge (Creation Stories) is George Harrison, and Campbell Wallace will play Ringo Starr. Here are some first-look images of the newcomer actors as the iconic quartet at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London.

Adam Lawrence (Peaky Blinders) has joined cast as Pete Best and, as we revealed earlier this week, Jay Leno (The Tonight Show) has joined as Ed Sullivan.

Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (The Queen’s Gambit) plays the lead role of Beatles manager Brian Epstein, Emily Watson is Epstein’s mother Malka “Queenie” Epstein, Eddie Marsan portrays Brian’s father and successful businessman Harry, Omari Douglas is Lonnie Trimble, Epstein’s ever-trusted confidant, and Rosie Day plays Merseybeat star Cilla Black.

A report from The Oregonian/OregonLive columnist John Canzano that claims the Los Angeles Times accepted advertising money in exchange for increased coverage of the Pac-12 is being denied by the media company.

The Oregonian report on Thursday claimed the LA Times agreed to accept $100,000 in advertising in exchange for increased conference coverage.

Hillary Manning, the VP of communications at the LA Times, issued a statement from the media company denying the Oregonian story and claiming it was based on “misinformation.”

“The Los Angeles Times did not and does not have a partnership with the Pac-12. An Oregonian story published in January 2019 included an excerpt from a memo to the Pac-12 from their PR agency which stated, incorrectly, that there was a partnership. The story published today has repeated that misinformation.

“In 2018, sales representatives from The Times did have conversations with representatives from the Pac-12 about a sponsorship deal, where...