Street Talk
Fox Television Studios has entered into a first-look deal with Crispin Porter+Bogusky (CP+B), Miami. Per the agreement, Fox gets a first look at concepts and content developed by CP+B that could spawn potential TV series. In addition to series, the relationship could result in branded entertainment, as well as program content across different platforms such as the Web and cell phones….Swedish director Henrik Hallgren has come aboard Compulsive Pictures, New York, for spot representation in the U.S. ….London-based M-A-D-E has inked a representation deal with Manifesto Films, which maintains shops in Zurich, Switzerland, and Vancouver B.C. Per the arrangement, director Reto Salimbeni, Manifesto’s founder, will be handled in the U.K. by M-A-D-E. In turn, Manifesto will platform M-A-D-E’s directors in Switzerland and Canada, including the New York-based helming team Suk & Koch….. New York-based animation studio Noodlesoup Productions has signed 3-D director/animator Doug Johnson and 2-D director/animator Chris Siemasko……The Cannes International Advertising Festival will honor Sony PlayStation as its Advertiser of the Year. The award will be presented on June 25….The Art Directors Club (ADC) is honoring Apple and TBWA/Chiat/Day, Los Angeles, with the Vision Award, to be presented on June 2 at the ADC gala….Apple, Avid and Omneon scored top honors at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) third annual Awards for Innovation in Media (AIM) Editor’s Choice honors. Editors from leading industry publications, including SHOOT‘s sr. editor/technology & postproduction Carolyn Giardina, participated in the judging. In the content creation category, Apple’s Final Cut Pro 5 came up a winner. In the content management category, Omneon’s Spectrum Media Server won. And receiving the 2005 AIM Editor’s Choice Award within the content delivery category was Avid’s Dnxchange…..“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