Bicoastal production house HeLo has signed director Jim Sheridan, a six-time Oscar nominee, for commercials and branded content. He was formerly represented in the ad arena by Moxie Pictures.
Sheridan earned two Best Director Oscar nominations–for My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown in 1990, and for In The Name of The Father in 1994. The latter also scored him noms for Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published. Additionally My Left Foot garnered Sheridan a Best Writing nom for a Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. And in 2004 he was nominated for Best Original Screenplay on the strength of In America.
On the spotmaking front, Sheridan has directed for such brands as Cheerios, MasterCard and Weight Watchers, collaborating with agencies that include Saatchi & Saatchi, CP+B, and McCann. In addition to being on the HeLo roster, Sheridan will also leverage his extensive creative and industry contacts to serve as a strategic consultant to help the company attract and retain top-notch talent across the directorial and experiential spectrum.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, Sheridan spent his early years in theater, working as a playwright and artistic director for numerous houses in Ireland before crossing the pond to New York City in 1982. He continued to work in the theater space before making his feature film directorial debut in 1989 with My Left Foot starring Daniel Day Lewis. Sheridan followed with the historical drama The Field, which he also wrote and directed. In 1993, he wrote, produced and directed In The Name of the Father, later writing, producing and directing The Boxer, also starring Daniel Day Lewis, in 1999. Sheridan’s other feature directorial credits include In America, Get Rich or Die Tryin’ starring 50 Cent, and Brothers starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman and Tobey Maguire.
The signing of Sheridan comes on the heels of HeLo’s strong showing at Cannes. The shop’s Bud Light Super Bowl spot, “Ian Up For Whatever” earned a Gold Lion in Film Craft–Achievement in Production as well as a Silver Lion in Promotion & Activation and a Bronze Lion in Media. Additionally HeLo copped two Bronze Lions in Promo & Activation and Cyber for the Canal+ web film The Woman Who Can’t Watch Movies. The Bud Light spot also took home an AICP Show honor in the Production category earlier in June.
“Overnight Success” Has Been More Than A Decade In The Making For Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson
Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson, two of the stars of Netflix's whodunit "The Perfect Couple," have news for you if you want to call them breakouts: They've been working in this business for more than a decade.
Fahy made her TV debut in 2009 in an episode of "Gossip Girl." Hewson's first big film role was in 2011's "This Must Be the Place." They do concede, however, that it's recent TV roles — "The White Lotus" for Fahy and "Bad Sisters" for Hewson — that have led to new frontiers of opportunity.
Susanne Bier, who directed "The Perfect Couple," says both Fahy and Hewson are "going to be big stars."
"They certainly have proper, profound star quality, Both of them in very different ways," Bier says. "Both are incredibly creative, incredibly smart, and also have a impressive insight as to who they are. You can be a great actor or actress and not necessarily really know who you are yourself. And they do."
Hewson, 33, whose dad is U2 front man Bono, may have grown up in a famous family but she's now in demand in her own right. She will next be seen in a second season of "Bad Sisters, " out in November. She's in Noah Baumbach's next film, alongside Adam Sandler, George Clooney and Riley Keough. She's also been cast in Steven Spielberg's next production and is set to star opposite Murray Bartlett in a racing series for Hulu.
Fahy, 34, is in production on a limited series with Julianne Moore and Milly Alcock called "Sirens," written by Molly Smith Metzler ("Maid") for Netflix. She also has two films in the can with Josh O'Connor ("The Crown," "Challengers") and Brandon Sklenar ("It Ends With Us").
The two actors spoke candidly about this phase of their careers. This interview has been condensed for clarity and... Read More