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Notes From the Rep Biz
- Author and "Justified" executive producer Elmore Leonard has signed with UTA's Howard Sanders. Leonard continues to be represented by manager Michael Siegel at Michael Siegel and Associates, and by literary agent Andrew Wylie at the Wylie agency.
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"The Flowers of War" and "House of Flying Daggers" director Zhang Yimou has signed with Spencer Baumgarten at CAA.
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"Gimme the Loot" writer/director Adam Leon has signed with UTA's Jason Burns.
- After her longtime agent, Norman Aladjem, left Paradigm, Katherine Heigl has made the decision to leave the agency as well (per an internal memo published by Deadline). It is unclear where she will end up, but she continues to be managed by her mother, Nancy Heigl.
- In more news of stars testing the agency waters, "Vampire Diaries" lead Nina Dobrev has left Innovative Artists without having signed elsewhere. She continues to be represented by Canadian agent Norbert Abrams at Noble Caplan Abrams.
- One of the stars of the upcoming "GI-Joe: Retaliation," Adrianne Palicki, has signed with WME's Jonathan Bluman. Palicki is with manager Michael Sugar at Anonymous Content.
- Another "GI-Joe: Retaliation" star, Lee Byung-Hun, has signed with Larry Galper at CAA for U.S. representation.
Who's Booking?
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Character actor Cole Hauser has booked a role in "A Good Day to Die Hard," playing a key villain in the action sequel. Hauser is represented by APA's Ryan Martin.
- "The Raven" actor Luke Evans has landed the role of one of the villains in the next installment of another long-running action franchise, "Fast 6." Evans is with Andrew Dunlap at WME and manager Lena Roklin at Luber Roklin, as well as Ruth Young at United Agents in the U.K.
- "Lost" alum Maggie Grace has booked a recurring role on Showtime's "Californication." Reportedly this role could lead to a spinoff for her own series. Grace is repped by UTA's Chris Hart and manager Darren Goldberg at Global Creative.
Who's Making Deals?
- Back on the clock
- Ed Helms, John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer have all reached deals to return to "The Office" for next season. Helms is represented by CAA's Jason Heyman and manager Peter Principato at PYE. Krasinski is represented by WME's Patrick Whitesell. Fischer's reps are WME's Michelle Bohan and manager Naomi Odenkirk at Odenkirk Provissiero.
- Not the same old song and dance
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"High School Musical" star Ashley Tisdale, who has already lined up an acting gig this pilot season, has set up tween mystery series "The Keys" at ABC Family through her production shingle, Blondie Girl. Tisdale is with CAA's Jason Heyman and manager Bill Perlman at Perlman Management.
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Weekend Winners
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The Avengers: $103M Joss Whedon
CAA - Chris Harbert
Robert Downey Jr.
CAA - Bryan Lourd
Samuel L. Jackson
ICM - Toni Howard Anonymous - Eli Selden
Dark Shadows: $28.8M
Tim Burton
WME - Mike Simpson
Johnny Depp
Chloe Grace Moretz
WME - Andrew Dunlap 3 Arts - Pam Kohl
Think Like a Man: $6.3M Tim Story
UTA - Michael Sheresky & Ramses Ishak
Kevin Hart
UTA - Steve Cohen
3 Arts - Dave Becky
Jerry Ferrara
WME - Brad Slater
Leverage - Stephen Levinson & Peter Sussman
The Hunger Games: $4.4M
Gary Ross
CAA - David O'Connor
Jennifer Lawrence
CAA - Jeremy Plager
Josh Hutcherson
ICM - Meredith Wechter
The Beddingfield Company
The Lucky One: $4.05M Scott Hicks
CAA - Beth Swofford
Zac Efron
CAA - Mick Sullivan
Alchemy - Jason Barrett
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whoRepresents?com May 14, 2012
