Vivek J. Tiwary is writing and producing a feature adaptation of his upcoming graphic novel, The Fifth Beatle, which chronicles the life of the group's manager, Brian Epstein, Tiwary's publicist announced.
The film will deal with Epstein's struggles with his sexuality and religion, while desperately trying to fit into the Fab Four's world. Epstein died in 1967 of an accident drug overdose at the age of 32.
Though no distributor is yet on board, Tiwary has signed a deal with Sony/ATV, which controls the Lennon/McCartney music catalogue that gives him access to Beatles songs for the film. While films like Across the Universe and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band have featured other artists covering Beatles' tunes, rarely have the band's original versions been used on their soundtracks.
