International production company Believe Media has added Anthony Mandler to its global roster of directors. This marks the first time he has signed with a company for commercial representation.
Mandler is known for highly sophisticated work spanning different platforms and genres and for featuring some of the most famous names in entertainment today. Following successes as a prolific music video director and celebrated stills photographer, he diversified into spotmaking.
Mandler has directed commercials for such brands as Nike, Samsung, Ciroc and Motorola, and his epic still photography spans such notables as David Beckham, Ryan Phillipe, Lebron James, Eva Mendes and Eminem for publications like Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Rolling Stone, ESPN and Menโs Health.
Mandlerโs body of music videos include more than a dozen music videos for Rihanna and music projects with Jay-Z, Mary J Blige, Drake and The Killers. Like its predecessor โNational Anthemโ that also deals with the depiction of the American female archetype, Mandlerโs new music videoโfor Lana Del Rey, โRideโโis currently trending worldwide.
Additionally, Mandler has three feature projects in development: Vlad, produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner at Plan B, Last Days of American Crime with Noomi Rapace at Radical Studios and Dead of Winter staring Haley Steinfeld.
Gene Hackman Tributes Pour In From Francis Ford Coppola, Viola Davis, Clint Eastwood and Paul Feig, Among Others
Director Francis Ford Coppola, actor Viola Davis, director Paul Feig and and actor-director Clint Eastwood are among those paying tribute to Gene Hackman after his death at age 95. Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were found dead in their New Mexico home, authorities said Thursday.
"The loss of a great artist, always cause for both mourning and celebration: Gene Hackman a great actor, inspiring and magnificent in his work and complexity, I mourn his loss, and celebrate his existence and contribution." โ Francis Ford Coppola on Instagram.
"There was no finer actor than Gene. Intense and instinctive. Never a false note. He was also a dear friend whom I will miss very much." โ actor-director Clint Eastwood in a statement.
"He was a tough nut, Gene Hackman, but he was really good and he was really difficult. Like, we can say it now, but he was a tough guy because older great actors do not give young directors much of a chance. They're really rough on 'em." โ Bill Murray, recounting to The Associated Press Thursday how Hackman worked on the set of the "Royal Tenenbaums," including doing multiple takes flawlessly when other performers didn't nail the scene. "He was a great one. He was a great actor."
"We have lost a true legend. The magnificent Gene Hackman has passed away. A man whose breath of talent was immeasurable. Growing up on his movies was an absolute thrill for me. To observe his remarkable facility and humanity in every role was something to behold. Whatever film he was in, he made it better. A force of nature like no other and as such there will never be another like him." โ actor Cary Elwes.
"The greatest ... " โ director Edgar Wright on X.
"So awful. Gene was such an inspiration to so many of... Read More