Moxie Pictures has signed Ruben Fleischer for representation in the U.S. and U.K. The genre-spanning filmmaker began his career directing commercials and music videos, honing his skills and successfully diversifying into feature films and television.
Fleischer is well known for his feature work which includes star-studded films such as Uncharted, Venom, Gangster Squad and Zombieland
On the television front, he directed the pilots of The Good Lawyer for ABC, St. Dennis Medical for NBC, Santa Clarita Diet for Netflix and American Housewife for ABC. He also directed the pilot and finale episodes of NBC’s Superstore, and stayed on to produce all 113 episodes.
Fleischer additionally produced The Bold Type for Freeform, Stumptown for ABC and the limited series The White House Plumbers for HBO. He recently received an Emmy nomination (Outstanding Comedy Series) for his work in developing and executive producing Jury Duty for Amazon. Jury Duty received a total of four Emmy nominations this year.
Fleischer’s commercial work includes campaigns for Hyundai, Samsung, Capital One and Chrysler. Prior to joining Moxie, he was previously represented by Caviar.
“I have always been an admirer of Ruben’s work, way before Zombieland,” stated Moxie CEO Robert Fernandez. “Any time you can work with such a gifted filmmaker and producer, you jump at it. Ruben is a valuable addition to the Moxie family and I look forward to many collaborations with him for years to come.”
On joining Moxie, Fleischer said, “When I was first starting out, I only dreamed of the possibility of joining Moxie’s illustrious roster. Two decades into my commercial directing career, dreams have come true, and I feel extremely lucky to be working alongside Robby and all the many talented people at Moxie creating memorable campaigns for the world’s greatest brands.”
SCHROM x Yacht Club and Be Electric Studios Launch Electric XR for Virtual Production
SCHROM x Yacht Club, a full-service live-action, tabletop, and postproduction company, has teamed with Be Electric Studios, a soundstage, equipment rental, and virtual production company, to launch Electric XR, a virtual production collective.
Industry veteran Thomas Rossano will lead the new venture, which provides advanced virtual production solutions across multiple facilities. He brings over 25 years of experience in live-action, tabletop, postproduction and talent curation to enhance Electric XR’s offerings as a resource for brands and agencies, as well as other production companies in need of virtual production solutions. Additionally Rossano continues to serve as EP at XR New York (XR-NY), a role he’s held since December 2022. SCHROM x Yacht Club originally established XR-NY to help provide XR services for third-party rentals. While XR-NY will continue to function independently for SCHROM X Yacht Club, it now operates under the Electric XR umbrella.
Rossano’s expertise spans producing live-action commercials, branded content, interactive and experiential content. In addition to leading Electric XR, he holds responsibilities at SCHROM x Yacht Club which include driving business development, collaborating with sales reps and expanding the company’s creative talent network. Rossano’s career includes serving as an exec producer at Hungry Man for about 11 years, right from that company’s inception. He then went on to become a partner at Station Film where he also had a lengthy tenure. Later he was a partner at PRISM. Then after the pandemic hit, he became a freelance EP for nearly two years, looking into opportunities in virtual production, which led him to XR NY and now Electric XR. Over the years, he has produced high-profile... Read More