Film crews descend upon Blackpool to shoot Beatles biopic based on manager Brian Epstein
LancsLive understands the film will be titled 'The Mill', focusing on the story of the infamous music entrepreneur. Born into a family of successful retailers in Liverpool, Epstein was put in charge of their music shop and became a dab-hand at spotting talent.
In 1961, at Liverpool's Cavern Club, Epstein met the Beatles for the first time and eventually, landing them a record deal - and well, as they say, the rest was history. Today and until Sunday , one street in Blackpool has been transported back to the 1960s to tell all about the life and times of the popular music manager.Crews have been spotted down Caunce Street near the town's centre, which has an ideal shot of Blackpool Tower in the background.
Talking to a member of the crew, there was no one "particularly famous" on the day LancsLive had a look around, but we were told that there would be some undisclosed famous faces in the film - but only in short spurts. In terms of Epstein himself, it wasn't only the Beatles that prospered under his management. He was also the mastermind behind Gerry and the Pacemakers, Cilla Black and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.
Unfortunately, his life was successful, but short. In 1967 Epstein passed away at the age of 32, due to a combined alcohol and drug overdose, which was ruled as accidental.
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