Thursday, November 01, 2012

Cumberbatch Is Epstein In Biopic

Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch will star in a biopic about The Beatles iconic manager Brian Epstein says THR.



The story will not deal with the band but Epstein himself, a closeted gay gambler and addict who signed the band in 1961. He was also a brilliant visionary who helped guide them to international stardom. Epstein died in 1967, at the age of 32, from an accidental drug overdose.

Todd Graff wrote the screenplay. Paul McGuigan (Push, Lucky Number Slevin), who has directed Cumberbatch in the TV series Sherlock will helm the film

Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman Simon Halfon are producing the film.

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