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    Rep Report for January 26, 2024

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    Scott Axcell
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    Bicoastal photography and visual talent management agency Giant Artists has secured commercial representation for its newly launched live-action division (see this week’s Street Talk). Indie reps Lisa Gimenez and Deirdre Rymer Rivard at Blush LA TV will handle the West Coast and Texas while Jack Strachan and Matt Cohen at Say Hey NY will cover representation on the East Coast……

    Toluna, a global insights technology and panel provider providing market research insights to brands and agencies, has named Scott Axcell as its chief marketing officer. As part of his role, Axcell will be responsible for the strategy, execution, and overall success of Toluna’s global marketing efforts, overseeing product marketing, brand, creative, growth marketing, and marketing operations. He will also join the company’s executive leadership team. Early in his career, Axcell held brand marketing roles at Nestlé and Heinz in London, UK before taking a senior global branding & communications role at LeapFrog in San Francisco. After his time at LeapFrog, Axcell transitioned into executive marketing leadership roles helping to scale B2B businesses in the InsuranceTech, big data, and events industries. Now based in Denver, Axcell joined Toluna in 2022 as part of the GutCheck acquisition. At GutCheck, he led marketing efforts that were built around a deep content strategy and brand repositioning, which helped guide GutCheck back to being recognized as an innovative full-service insights provider. He now moves into the CMO role after a successful tenure as Toluna’s head of marketing for North America…..

    MAXHUB, a provider of collaborative communication and interactive class delivery solutions, has appointed David Heeg to the position of enterprise sales manager, Midwest. He is stationed in Geneva, Illinois….

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    Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe Reunite For “Nosferatu”

    Tuesday, December 24, 2024

    When Willem Dafoe enjoys working with a filmmaker, he'll often jump at the chance to do it again.

    The list of directors with whom the 69-year-old has worked with more than once is extensive, including Wes Anderson,Yorgos Lanthimos,Paul Schrader,Lars von Trier and, now for a third time, Robert Eggers. "If it's good, you come back," Dafoe said plainly.

    The pair spoke about Eggers' adaptation of "Nosferatu" that hits theaters Wednesday, some of the challenges they faced making "The Lighthouse" — their first project together released in 2019 — and the unique relationship that exists between actors and directors.

    The interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

    Q: Willem, I read that you called Robert after you saw "The Witch." What did you say?

    DAFOE: I want to meet you and I want to know who this filmmaker is.

    Q: What is it about him that keeps bringing you back?

    DAFOE: Well, if it's good, you come back. When I saw "The Witch," I thought, "Wow, this is a film about a period that I'm not particularly knowledgeable about, but I enter it so easily. This is relevant. It's rooted. It's my story. I'm with these people."

    That's quite an incredible trick because a lot of period films, they're always pointing to themselves. They're always sending messages. They're always showing. This had a kind of energy and the kind of physicality and sensuality that I thought, "Who does this? I gotta see this guy." And then I had a wonderful experience in "The Lighthouse" and I played a part that was really fun in "The Northman." So, when he wants to do this passion project and offers me this beautiful role of Professor Von Franz, I say,... Read More

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