Rock Paper Scissors has promoted Lauren Dellara to its roster for commercial representation in the U.S. Dellara is the latest in a long line of editors who began their career as an assistant under the mentorship of editor Angus Wall and Rock Paper Scissors.
Dellara (affectionately known as LD) has quickly built an impressive client base, with her most recent commercial project being Nike’s hyper-viral “Dream Crazy”–the collaborative anthem celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the “Just Do It” campaign, starring Colin Kaepernick for Wieden + Kennedy. Other projects include Nike Basketball’s “Chosen One” with director Hiro Murai–the creative mind behind Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” and Atlanta on FX–as well as, The North Face, Calvin Klein, additional work for Nike, Netflix and a music video for Sza’s “Broken Clocks.”
Rana Martin, executive producer at Rock Paper Scissors LA, said on the promotion of LD to the company roster, “Lauren’s dedication has paid off with an amazing year for her, with some of our most celebrated clients asking for her by name to edit their highest profile commercial projects. Not only is she part of the heart and soul of our creative campus, she has the acumen of an editor beyond her years.”
Dellara studied filmmaking at Loyola Marymount University in her native Los Angeles before following the full path from intern to assistant editor to editor at Rock Paper Scissors.
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More