Stink Films has secured indie firms Bueno Talent and Get Reehl/Get Davis (GRGD) for representation on the West Coast and in the Midwest, respectively. Talent management company Bueno was launched by Millie Munro and Bryan Shrednick. GRGD was formed when Get Reehl founder Jill Reehl partnered with Maggie Davis. Stink will be repped by Reehl and David Kilian in the Midwest……
Katie Northy has launched East Coast creative management company TALK SHOP. Northy has a decade-plus of experience representing creative talent in film production, editorial, design, music and audio, and brings a hands-on approach to establishing brands and nurturing creatives. The NYC-based TALK SHOP opens with a roster that includes BANDIT, Butter Music + Sound, Greencard, Honor Society, Identity, Mr. Bronx, Scout and Valiant Pictures. In addition to her career in sales, Northy is experienced in participating in larger-scale branding initiatives including the launch of both Butter Music + Sound and Mr. Bronx, the rebrand of BANDIT, and the strategic growth of Honor Society’s roster and brand. Stepping out as an independent talent representative, she aims to widen her circle of trusted resources, expose her agency and brand clients to new talent, and boost diversity and representation in all roles behind the camera….
Video agency Hayden5 has added Jessica Zerby as account manager. Zerby comes to Hayden5 with experience on both the brand and production sides of the business, having held roles at Target, and various production entities. She will work out of Hayden5’s Los Angeles location, serving as a main point of contact for clients, nurturing new and existing relationships, and helping to expand on Hayden5’s creative network. Most recently, Zerby worked as a creative producer at Target, where she oversaw a vast range of creative projects, such the new Ulta partnership, Black Beyond Measure campaign, the 2019 Major League Soccer All-Star Game; and baby and seasonal campaigns, among others….
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