Suzanne Molinaro has joined Deutsch New York as senior VP, director of digital production. She will oversee production of digital projects across all accounts, including Microsoft, PNC Bank and Unilever, working with Joe Calabrese, executive VP, director of integrated production. Molinaro had most recently been with JWT NY as director of digital production. Meanwhile Stephanie Lee-Pang will take on the title of sr. VP, director of digital operations at Deutsch NY. Lee-Pang, most recently director of interactive production, has been with Deutsch since 2004….NY studio Hornet has signed director Mikey Please for representation in the U.S., Canada and South America. Passion Pictures will rep Please in Europe. The director’s short film The Eagleman Stag, premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, won a BAFTA Award, and made an extensive run on the festival circuit, gaining exposure at SXSW as well as AFI and fests in Seattle, L.A. and Chicago. On the branded front, Please has a stop motion film for Nike slated to debut this month. And he is developing a short film titled Martyn Myller, which will be produced by Hornet…L.A.-based Mirror Films has signed the Goetz Brothers, a directorial team consisting of Kevin and Michael Goetz. The duo’s work spans spots, music videos, and a recently wrapped feature film debut, Scenic Route….L.A.-based Bueno Films has signed director Jeffrey DeChausse whose credits include commercial and documentary projects for such clients as Apple, Visa, Lexus and Toyota. He recently wrapped a documentary, American Auto….Morten Tyldum–director of Headhunters, a Norwegian film–has joined Santa Monica-based Bully Pictures for ad representation in the U.S….
Gene Hackman Tributes Pour In From Francis Ford Coppola, Viola Davis, Clint Eastwood and Paul Feig, Among Others
Director Francis Ford Coppola, actor Viola Davis, director Paul Feig and and actor-director Clint Eastwood are among those paying tribute to Gene Hackman after his death at age 95. Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were found dead in their New Mexico home, authorities said Thursday.
"The loss of a great artist, always cause for both mourning and celebration: Gene Hackman a great actor, inspiring and magnificent in his work and complexity, I mourn his loss, and celebrate his existence and contribution." — Francis Ford Coppola on Instagram.
"There was no finer actor than Gene. Intense and instinctive. Never a false note. He was also a dear friend whom I will miss very much." — actor-director Clint Eastwood in a statement.
"He was a tough nut, Gene Hackman, but he was really good and he was really difficult. Like, we can say it now, but he was a tough guy because older great actors do not give young directors much of a chance. They're really rough on 'em." — Bill Murray, recounting to The Associated Press Thursday how Hackman worked on the set of the "Royal Tenenbaums," including doing multiple takes flawlessly when other performers didn't nail the scene. "He was a great one. He was a great actor."
"We have lost a true legend. The magnificent Gene Hackman has passed away. A man whose breath of talent was immeasurable. Growing up on his movies was an absolute thrill for me. To observe his remarkable facility and humanity in every role was something to behold. Whatever film he was in, he made it better. A force of nature like no other and as such there will never be another like him." — actor Cary Elwes.
"The greatest ... " — director Edgar Wright on X.
"So awful. Gene was such an inspiration to so many of... Read More