Stept Studios has added French Canadian director Soleil Denault to its roster for U.S. commercial representation.
Known for her colorful art direction and feminine signature, Denault has collaborated with brands such as Knix, Canada Goose, Shopify, Yoplait and Comfort Colors. She worked extensively as an art director before taking the plunge into directing.
Nick Martini, co-founder and CEO at Stept Studios, said of Denault, “Her vision and talent as a director are truly mesmerizing, making her a perfect addition to our roster of talent.”
Denault said, “I’m incredibly humbled to be welcomed into this amazing ecosystem and roster. Nick and the team have made me feel right at home, I can’t wait to get crazy creative and thrive with them!”
Denault is currently repped by Telescope Films in Montreal and Common Good in Toronto. She had formerly been repped by L’ÉLOI in Canada as well as the U.S.
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