Unicorns & Unicorns (U&U) has signed Jake Honig, marking the director’s first production house roost for representation in the U.S.
With experience in film, commercial and television directing, Honig has had his work screened at numerous film festivals and seen it featured on HBO Max, Adult Swim, Comedy Central, New York Magazine and PAPER mag.
“Jake is a unicorn in every sense of the word,” said U&U EP Mercedes Allen-Sarria. “He is magic, bright, and one of a kind. His work is hilarious and his attention to detail shows up in every aspect of his art. He is versatile and that’s always something we are looking for–someone who can cross the different realms of this world. He can do experiential and fashion. He has an insane knack for directing influencers, and he can even make fried chicken Crocs look fresh and dope. He is collaborative and exciting. It’s a joy to work with him.”
After a viral hit campaign for KFC in collaboration with Crocs, Honig has turned out recent projects for notable brands such as Corona, LG, Old Spice, Mucinex, Kroger and IHOP featuring celebrities including Danny DeVito, Rachel Brosnahan, Phoebe Robinson and Cat Cohen. Honig’s first feature film will go into production later this year.
“Adrianne [McCurrach, exec producer], Sun [Komen, technical creative director] and everyone at U&U are the ultimate hustlers,” said Honig. “They’re aggressively dedicated to their directors and know how to have a great time wherever they are, on-set or out at dinner. Everyone who works with them has a wonderful experience, which is really all you can ask for. I’m super excited to be joining their roster and can’t wait to see what this year has in store for us.”
Maggie Smith, Star of Stage, Film and “Downton Abbey,” Dies At 89
Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in "Downton Abbey" and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She was 89. Smith's sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens, said in a statement that Smith died early Friday in a London hospital. "She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother," they said in a statement issued through publicist Clair Dobbs. Smith was frequently rated the preeminent British female performer of a generation that included Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench, with a clutch of Academy Award nominations and a shelf full of acting trophies. She remained in demand even in her later years, despite her lament that "when you get into the granny era, you're lucky to get anything." Smith drily summarized her later roles as "a gallery of grotesques," including Professor McGonagall. Asked why she took the role, she quipped: "Harry Potter is my pension." Richard Eyre, who directed Smith in a television production of "Suddenly Last Summer," said she was "intellectually the smartest actress I've ever worked with. You have to get up very, very early in the morning to outwit Maggie Smith." "Jean Brodie," in which she played a dangerously charismatic Edinburgh schoolteacher, brought her the Academy Award for best actress, and the British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) as well in 1969. Smith added a supporting actress Oscar for "California Suite" in 1978, Golden Globes for "California Suite" and "Room with a View," and BAFTAs for lead actress in "A Private Function" in 1984, "A Room with a View" in... Read More