Talent Agency News, Signings, Castings

London-based Two Of Us headed by EP Gianni Cerretani reinforces its Atlantic alliance by signing young American comedy director Michael Leary on a global basis with the exception of the US. For many years now in worldwide partnership with visual story-telling Ameri

Bella Thorne, who is represented by Thirty Three Management, is set to star alongside Vito Schnabel in the upcoming dark comedy, The Trainer, directed by Tony Kaye (American History X).

The third time is the charm for freelance director Timothy Kendall -- as far as national Super Bowl commercials go, that is.

National Geographic, with Imagine Television Studios and Fox 21 Television Studios, announced that Tony®-, Emmy®- and Grammy® Award-winning Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet,” Broadway’s “The Color Purple”) will star as Aretha Franklin in the next installment of the Emmy-winning global anthology series Gen

Hey Presto! has added director Edwin McGill to its roster of commercial directors. McGill brings over a decade of experience from across the pond and has earned a name for himself as a top comedy and lifestyle director.

Award-winning director Austin Smithard has joined The Directors Network (TDN), the premier talent agency for commercial freelance directors and directors of photography, for representation for commercial and branded content in the U.S. and worldwide.

Award-winning commercial director Paul Goldman has signed with the Directors Network, the premier talent agency for freelance directors, director/

Cinematographer Anthony Arendt has signed with The Director’s Network, the premier talent agency for freelance directors, director/cameramen, and directors of photography.

420TV, the premium cannabis news, entertainment and lifestyle channel set to launch in January 2018, has signed TV personality and social entrepreneur Quddus Philippe to host “Cannabiz,” a series exploring the cannabis industry’s established and emerging innovators.

End-to-end VR production and post studio Bipolar Id announced today that the company has signed with UTA for film and television representation, as well as Bespoke and Obsidian for commercial representation in the East Coast and Midwest, respectively.