Creative production company We Are Royale (WAR) is boosting its leadership with the addition of Jason Cook as executive creative director, who will work alongside newly promoted ECD Loren Judah. The appointments make room for WAR co-founder Brien Holman to assume the role of chief creative officer, with fellow co-founder Jen Lucero taking rank as CEO.
“Jason and Loren each bring unique and complementary skillsets into the fold as we gear up for an exciting new era at We Are Royale,” stated Holman. “When you combine Loren’s mastery of the interactive space, and Jason’s dexterity in traditional live-action, CG, and design, the creative leadership we have in place has never been stronger.”
Lucero added, “Solidifying our creative leadership allows Brien and I to steer WAR into the future as we look to build on our successes in the advertising, entertainment, and gaming space going on 15 years.”
No stranger to the WAR family, Cook has freelanced with the company over the years. He now joins the staff with an accomplished entertainment and advertising career. Prior to launching his own studio, Nylon, he gained ground as a designer/animator at creative shops in Los Angeles, including BL:ND, Imaginary Forces, and Logan. He next held a tenure as associate creative director at Superfad, where he amassed an impressive body of campaign work for Coca-Cola, Pella Windows, and Visa, while directing spots for Fiat, THQ, and League of Legends. Cook went on to enjoy a lengthy run of freelance work as a creative director/director for Arsenal FX, Stardust, Troika, We Are Royale, and many more. In addition to his commercial representation as a director at Mutt Film, and later Dictionary Films, Cook most recently served as creative director at Flavor Design, where he led projects for Target, Ford, Honda, Chevy, Maytag, Walmart, Kellogg’s, and many more.
Judah is entering his 10th year with WAR. From title designs to AR/VR applications, he has spearheaded campaigns and experiences at WAR for such clients as Facebook (Meta), Riot Games, Nike, Coca-Cola, and USAF, to name a few.
“Scandal” cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North Carolina
The cast of ABC's hit political drama "Scandal" may need to brush up on their snappy, speedy delivery known as "Scandal-pace," because they're reuniting for a good cause. Its stars including Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn and Bellamy Young will take part in a live virtual script reading on Nov. 17 to raise money for hurricane relief in western North Carolina.
Beginning Friday, fans can go online and donate to reserve a spot for the online reading. Proceeds will benefit United Way of North Carolina. Everyone who donates will be able to take part in a virtual pre-event with the cast and Shonda Rhimes will give an introduction.
Additional guest stars will also be announced. The online fundraising platform Prizeo is also holding a contest where one person who donates online via their site will be selected to read a role from the script with the actors. The winner should not worry about the "Scandal"-pace, assured Young over Zoom.
"Whomever the lucky reader is can read at whatever pace they want," she said.
Young, who played Mellie Young, the first lady and later Republican presidential nominee on "Scandal," was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina. She came up with the idea for the effort with a friend and took it to her fellow "Scandal" actors, who all jumped on board. Young said this is the first script reading the cast has all done together since the show ended after seven seasons in 2018.
Which episode they will be reading has not been announced yet.
Young said it's "been devastating" to see so many parts of her hometown badly damaged by Hurricane Helene, which ravaged western North Carolina one month ago.
To research the best use for donations, Young spoke with numerous political leaders, including North... Read More