Trevor King has joined RSA as its East Coast sales rep. King will be responsible for all East Coast sales exclusively for RSA. This is a new role at RSA which previously was repped by executive producer Philip Fox-Mills in conjunction with Uncle Lefty. King was born and raised in Los Angeles, attended Columbia University and began his career in TV commercial production. After working with numerous production companies as a PA and coordinator, he moved on to the world of post as a producer at Spontaneous. King transitioned into the sales rep/head of sales chair at BlueRock and after three years opened independent repping shop, Kingdom, where he looked after Reginaldo, Mad River and Robot Repair. In 2007, King went back in-house at Click 3X….Boutique commercial production studio CoMPANY has signed independent rep firm The Standard Society–headed by Katy Richter and Heather Guillen–to handle the Midwest. CoMPANY’s directorial roster includes Larry Frey, Fred Goss, John Grammatico, Brendan Heath, David McNally, Alex Ogus, Harry Patramanis, Jeff Thomas, Harald Zwart and the Coen Brothers….Bicoastal music shop Butter Music and Sound has secured Marla Mossberg of MBW Represents to handle the West Coast. Butter recently opened its West Coast office in Venice, Calif., led by executive producer Marcus Nelson….Design-based production company King and Country (K&C) has signed with SuperPowers reps Angelina Powers and K.C. Gulino for East Coast commercial representation. Powers launched her independent sales company in 2011, bringing more than 15 years of sales experience in the advertising industry, especially within the realms of production and post. Gulino joined forces with Powers in 2013 to form SuperPowers Representation. K&C was established in 2006 by directors Rick Gledhill and Efrain Montanez and executive producer Jerry Torgerson….
Is “Glicked” The New “Barbenheimer”? “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” Hit Theater Screens
"Barbenheimer" was a phenomenon impossible to manufacture. But, more than a year later, that hasn't stopped people from trying to make "Glicked" — or even "Babyratu" — happen.
The counterprogramming of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" in July 2023 hit a nerve culturally and had the receipts to back it up. Unlike so many things that begin as memes, it transcended its online beginnings. Instead of an either-or, the two movies ultimately complemented and boosted one another at the box office.
And ever since, moviegoers, marketers and meme makers have been trying to recreate that moment, searching the movie release schedule for odd mashups and sending candidates off into the social media void. Most attempts have fizzled (sorry, "Saw Patrol" ).
This weekend is perhaps the closest approximation yet as the Broadway musical adaptation "Wicked" opens Friday against the chest-thumping sword-and-sandals epic "Gladiator II." Two big studio releases (Universal and Paramount), with one-name titles, opposite tones and aesthetics and big blockbuster energy — it was already halfway there before the name game began: "Wickiator," "Wadiator," "Gladwick" and even the eyebrow raising "Gladicked" have all been suggested.
"'Glicked' rolls off the tongue a little bit more," actor Fred Hechinger said at the New York screening of "Gladiator II" this week. "I think we should all band around 'Glicked.' It gets too confusing if you have four or five different names for it."
As with "Barbenheimer," as reductive as it might seem, "Glicked" also has the male/female divide that make the fan art extra silly. One is pink and bright and awash in sparkles, tulle, Broadway bangers and brand tie-ins; The other is all sweat and sand, blood and bulging... Read More