Boxer Films has signed The Real McCoys, a writing and directing team which consists of Sean Mullens and Nelson Cabrera. Mullens and Cabrera had been freelancing as a helming duo for several years. The Real McCoys are active in both English and Spanish-language ad fare and will be handled by Boxer in both the U.S. and Hispanic markets for spots, interactive, branded entertainment and television.
Already under the Boxer banner, The Real McCoys wrapped a Volkswagen job as well as a Southern Nevada Water Authority campaign.
Mullens and Cabrera had long track records as individual directors prior to coming together as The Real McCoys. Mullens had been solo directing at such shops as Uber Content and RSA while Cabrera had been on the rosters of Savant and HKM.
Individually and together, the pair has turned out work that has netted Gold, Silver and Bronze Cannes Lions, four Gold Clios, and eight ANDY Awards, among other honors.
Mullens started in the industry as an art director/copywriter en route to becoming creative director at FCB, San Francisco, on such brands as Levi’s, MTV and Nike. Since exiting FCB to continue building his directing career, he has created documentaries and commercials for clients including ESPN, Verizon, Atari and McDonald’s.
Along the way, he partnered with longtime friend Cabrera, a noted multicultural director in his own right, to form The Real McCoys. Cabrera rose from the ranks of A.D. and 2nd unit director to create his own diverse body of work that spans live action comedy, automotive, CGI-driven and interactive content. Since embarking on his directorial career, Cabrera has won recognition for international spots commissioned by clients such as Mini Cooper, Geico, Ford, and VW.
The Real McCoys duo has a body of work that spans spots, branded entertainment, feature-length films and music videos, including spots for VW and the U.K.-based travel website the trainonline.com. The directing teams short documentary BirthRight has generated festival buzz, winning the Jury Prize for Best Documentary Short at this year’s Austin Film Festival.
Currently, The Real McCoys are putting the finishing touches on a one-hour branded documentary, entitled The World’s Fastest, about one man’s superhuman quest to break the world land speed record behind the wheel of a turbo-charged Cadillac.
Boxer is headed by founder/executive producer John Clark and exec producers Beth George and John Barrerio.
“Overnight Success” Has Been More Than A Decade In The Making For Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson
Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson, two of the stars of Netflix's whodunit "The Perfect Couple," have news for you if you want to call them breakouts: They've been working in this business for more than a decade.
Fahy made her TV debut in 2009 in an episode of "Gossip Girl." Hewson's first big film role was in 2011's "This Must Be the Place." They do concede, however, that it's recent TV roles — "The White Lotus" for Fahy and "Bad Sisters" for Hewson — that have led to new frontiers of opportunity.
Susanne Bier, who directed "The Perfect Couple," says both Fahy and Hewson are "going to be big stars."
"They certainly have proper, profound star quality, Both of them in very different ways," Bier says. "Both are incredibly creative, incredibly smart, and also have a impressive insight as to who they are. You can be a great actor or actress and not necessarily really know who you are yourself. And they do."
Hewson, 33, whose dad is U2 front man Bono, may have grown up in a famous family but she's now in demand in her own right. She will next be seen in a second season of "Bad Sisters, " out in November. She's in Noah Baumbach's next film, alongside Adam Sandler, George Clooney and Riley Keough. She's also been cast in Steven Spielberg's next production and is set to star opposite Murray Bartlett in a racing series for Hulu.
Fahy, 34, is in production on a limited series with Julianne Moore and Milly Alcock called "Sirens," written by Molly Smith Metzler ("Maid") for Netflix. She also has two films in the can with Josh O'Connor ("The Crown," "Challengers") and Brandon Sklenar ("It Ends With Us").
The two actors spoke candidly about this phase of their careers. This interview has been condensed for clarity and... Read More