The upcoming “Midas Man,” a biopic of Beatles manager Brian Epstein, has hit a bit of a speed bump mid-shoot with Swedish filmmaker Jonas Akerlund reportedly unlikely to continue.
Shooting on the project began in Liverpool last month with Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Emily Watson, Eddie Marsan, Lukas Gage, Rosie Day and Bill Milner starring. Jonathan Wakeham penned the script.
Discussions are apparently already underway with a new director says Deadline whose sources claim the possible exit is due to other work commitments. Finance remains in place to complete the movie and filming will continue this month.
The production issued the following statement: “The director of Midas Man Jonas Akerlund is taking a break from the film. Until some matters become clearer we are not able to add any further comment to this statement. In the meantime we can confirm that filming of Midas Man will continue in London in November before breaking for Christmas. Filming will restart in early January in Los Angeles.”
