Jacob Fortune-Lloyd of TV’s “Queen’s Gambit” landed the lead. Here’s a look at him in character, and at the real Beatles manager Brian Epstein — dapper, gay, classy and canny — whom he’ll be playing.

Rosie Day (“Outlander”) just joined a cast that includes Emily Watson, Eddie Marsan and Lukas Gage.

Jonas Åkerlund (“Lords of Chaos,” Netflix’s “Polar”) is directing this 2022 release, set to film in Liverpool, London and the US.