James Norton and Brian Epstein Getty Images EXCLUSIVE: James Norton has been tapped to play The Beatles longtime manager Brian Epstein in Sam Mendes' The Beatles - A Four-Film Cinematic Event, sources tell Deadline. Reps for Sony declined to comment. Norton joins a cast that includes Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, and Harris Dickinson as John Lennon.