Jake Bloom, the larger-than-life Hollywood attorney who negotiated rich deals for clients including Nicolas Cage, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Depp, died Thursday in Sun Valley, Idaho, his wife Ruth confirmed. He was 81.
In 2019, Bloom retired along with his partner Alan Hergott while the firm was still in the midst of litigation with former client Depp.
Bloom Hergott was founded in 1970, with a stable of high-profile clients that also included directors Brad Bird, Martin Scorsese and Rob Cohen, producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Lorenzo di Bonaventura, and actor Jason Statham.
Over the years, he worked with Hollywood’s top names thanks to close relationships with CAA and ICM. Bloom famously negotiated Depp’s first deal to star in Disney’s live-action “Pirates of the Caribbean” film, which held back merchandising and theme park rights, resulting in a big payoff for Depp and Bruckheimer.
In 2001, Bloom secured a massive $29.25 million contract for Schwarzenegger to star in “Terminator 3.
In 2019, Bloom retired along with his partner Alan Hergott while the firm was still in the midst of litigation with former client Depp.
Bloom Hergott was founded in 1970, with a stable of high-profile clients that also included directors Brad Bird, Martin Scorsese and Rob Cohen, producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Lorenzo di Bonaventura, and actor Jason Statham.
Over the years, he worked with Hollywood’s top names thanks to close relationships with CAA and ICM. Bloom famously negotiated Depp’s first deal to star in Disney’s live-action “Pirates of the Caribbean” film, which held back merchandising and theme park rights, resulting in a big payoff for Depp and Bruckheimer.
In 2001, Bloom secured a massive $29.25 million contract for Schwarzenegger to star in “Terminator 3.
- 9/7/2023
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Jake Bloom has died. He passed away this morning in his Sun Valley Idaho home of natural causes. He was 81 years old.
The veteran and founding partner of Bloom, Hergott Llp Bloom created and helmed the largest and most successful entertainment law firm in Hollywood in history. Begun in 1970, at it’s height the company employed over 75 attorneys and had one of the most impressive stables of high-profile clients ever assembled.
His roster included producers Jerry Bruckheimer, George Lucas, Charles Roven, John Davis, Larry Gordon, Martin Scorsese and Lorenzo di Bonaventura as well as directors John Hughes, Ron Howard and Brad Bird.
It was his representation of the biggest motion picture and television personalities in the world that Bloom was most respected and admired for. His clients included actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Jason Patric and Jackie Chan among many others.
He also repped Johnny Depp,...
The veteran and founding partner of Bloom, Hergott Llp Bloom created and helmed the largest and most successful entertainment law firm in Hollywood in history. Begun in 1970, at it’s height the company employed over 75 attorneys and had one of the most impressive stables of high-profile clients ever assembled.
His roster included producers Jerry Bruckheimer, George Lucas, Charles Roven, John Davis, Larry Gordon, Martin Scorsese and Lorenzo di Bonaventura as well as directors John Hughes, Ron Howard and Brad Bird.
It was his representation of the biggest motion picture and television personalities in the world that Bloom was most respected and admired for. His clients included actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Jason Patric and Jackie Chan among many others.
He also repped Johnny Depp,...
- 9/7/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The American Film Institute said Friday that it has established the Thomas P. Pollock Endowed Scholarship Fund in memory of Tom Pollock, the famed Hollywood attorney, Universal Pictures chairman and producer who died last month at age 77. The scholarship, which is being supported by a who’s who of Hollywood, will be awarded annually to promising producers from underrepresented communities.
This year’s first recipients are Haley Beasley and Nagee Brown, both in the Producing track and in the class of 2022.
“Tom championed AFI and the power of great stories – and he believed in the mission of the Conservatory to inspire and educate diverse voices,” Kathleen Kennedy, chair of the AFI Board of Trustees, said today in announcing the scholarship. “Through this endowed scholarship fund, made possible by the goodwill and admiration he created during his lifetime, his legacy will live on in the next generation of storytellers.”
The scholarship...
This year’s first recipients are Haley Beasley and Nagee Brown, both in the Producing track and in the class of 2022.
“Tom championed AFI and the power of great stories – and he believed in the mission of the Conservatory to inspire and educate diverse voices,” Kathleen Kennedy, chair of the AFI Board of Trustees, said today in announcing the scholarship. “Through this endowed scholarship fund, made possible by the goodwill and admiration he created during his lifetime, his legacy will live on in the next generation of storytellers.”
The scholarship...
- 9/25/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Tom Pollock, the former chairman of Universal Pictures and the American Film Institute, has died, TheWrap has learned from longtime law partner Alan Hergott and screenwriter Nicholas Meyer. Pollock was 77.
As an entertainment lawyer and later a producer and studio head, Pollock helped several iconic filmmakers get their start and oversaw the release of some of the most famous blockbusters ever released. As a lawyer starting his own firm in 1970, one of his first clients was George Lucas, who he took on as he was working on his debut film “Thx-1138.” Pollock later helped Lucas secure a fortune by negotiating the merchandising and sequel rights to “Star Wars.”
He went on to be instrumental in initiating production of the “Indiana Jones” and “Superman” film franchises.
In 1986, he became EVP of McA and Chairman of Universal Pictures, overseeing the release of multiple record-breaking box office hits and Oscar winners, including “Jurassic Park,...
As an entertainment lawyer and later a producer and studio head, Pollock helped several iconic filmmakers get their start and oversaw the release of some of the most famous blockbusters ever released. As a lawyer starting his own firm in 1970, one of his first clients was George Lucas, who he took on as he was working on his debut film “Thx-1138.” Pollock later helped Lucas secure a fortune by negotiating the merchandising and sequel rights to “Star Wars.”
He went on to be instrumental in initiating production of the “Indiana Jones” and “Superman” film franchises.
In 1986, he became EVP of McA and Chairman of Universal Pictures, overseeing the release of multiple record-breaking box office hits and Oscar winners, including “Jurassic Park,...
- 8/2/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Breaking: The early year courtship between some of Hollywood’s top dealmakers continues. The principals behind the law firms Goodman, Schenkman are in final talks to merge with Stone, Genow, Smelkinson, Binder & Christopher. They will christen the new firm Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher and the transaction should closed by month’s end.
The new firm reps some of the top talent in Hollywood, who collectively earned eight Oscar nominations this week after seven Golden Globes wins and 14 Globe noms. Those clients are Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Daniel Craig, Anthony Hopkins, Quentin Tarantino, producers Jason Blum, David Heyman, and John Davis, and showrunner Craig Mazin. The firm reps many others.
Goodman and Schenkman previously peeled off last year from Bloom Hergott, this after Jake Bloom retired and Alan Hergott stepped down. Their third partner, Leigh Brecheen, yesterday teamed with other Bloom Hergott colleagues to form the firm Brecheen, Feldman, Breimer,...
The new firm reps some of the top talent in Hollywood, who collectively earned eight Oscar nominations this week after seven Golden Globes wins and 14 Globe noms. Those clients are Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Daniel Craig, Anthony Hopkins, Quentin Tarantino, producers Jason Blum, David Heyman, and John Davis, and showrunner Craig Mazin. The firm reps many others.
Goodman and Schenkman previously peeled off last year from Bloom Hergott, this after Jake Bloom retired and Alan Hergott stepped down. Their third partner, Leigh Brecheen, yesterday teamed with other Bloom Hergott colleagues to form the firm Brecheen, Feldman, Breimer,...
- 1/15/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Entertainment lawyers Leigh Brecheen, David Feldman, Stephen Breimer, Richard Thompson and Ashley Silver have peeled away from Bloom Hergott to launch their own new entertainment law firm.
Brecheen, Feldman, Breimer, Silver & Thompson opens its doors immediately, based in the penthouse offices at the Watt Plaza Building in Century City. This follows last spring’s Deadline revelation that Jake Bloom was retiring and Alan Hergott would step down from the storied firm Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal Laviolette Feldman Schenkman & Goodman.
The partners in the new firm worked with each other for many years at the former Bloom Hergott firm in the areas of film, scripted and unscripted TV, digital, social and new media, as well as merchandising, licensing, publishing, sports and other areas. The group will continue to represent a list of clients that includes Conan O’Brien, John Oliver, Mel Gibson, Keegan-Michael Key, Lucas Hedges, Amy Ryan, Krysten Ritter, Damon Wayans,...
Brecheen, Feldman, Breimer, Silver & Thompson opens its doors immediately, based in the penthouse offices at the Watt Plaza Building in Century City. This follows last spring’s Deadline revelation that Jake Bloom was retiring and Alan Hergott would step down from the storied firm Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal Laviolette Feldman Schenkman & Goodman.
The partners in the new firm worked with each other for many years at the former Bloom Hergott firm in the areas of film, scripted and unscripted TV, digital, social and new media, as well as merchandising, licensing, publishing, sports and other areas. The group will continue to represent a list of clients that includes Conan O’Brien, John Oliver, Mel Gibson, Keegan-Michael Key, Lucas Hedges, Amy Ryan, Krysten Ritter, Damon Wayans,...
- 1/14/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Jake Bloom, the veteran entertainment lawyer of Bloom Hergott, is retiring from his namesake law firm after decades, shortly before a trial begins for a $50 million malpractice suit brought by the firm’s ex-client Johnny Depp.
Alan Hergott, Bloom’s longtime partner who has represented Brad Pitt, Kathleen Kennedy and Neil Patrick Harris among others, is also stepping down, and the law firm has already gotten a new name, Goodman Shenckman & Brecheen, or “Gsb.”
“It has been a true privilege to represent some of the most talented people in entertainment and media over so many years,” Bloom said in a statement to Deadline Monday night. “While I will miss my clients and colleagues, now is the right time for this evolution. It is an exciting opportunity for everyone involved and I look forward to watching Gsb optimize the new media landscape for its clients and continue to grow in the future.
Alan Hergott, Bloom’s longtime partner who has represented Brad Pitt, Kathleen Kennedy and Neil Patrick Harris among others, is also stepping down, and the law firm has already gotten a new name, Goodman Shenckman & Brecheen, or “Gsb.”
“It has been a true privilege to represent some of the most talented people in entertainment and media over so many years,” Bloom said in a statement to Deadline Monday night. “While I will miss my clients and colleagues, now is the right time for this evolution. It is an exciting opportunity for everyone involved and I look forward to watching Gsb optimize the new media landscape for its clients and continue to grow in the future.
- 5/15/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: As lawyers for Johnny Depp and his former law firm spar over a new trial date for the now $50 million malpractice lawsuit the Pirates of the Caribbean star brought against Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal Laviolette Feldman Schenkman & Goodman Llp in 2017, there looks to be at least two fewer Hollywood heavyweights in the ring as of today.
Fifty-one years after he started practicing law, Jacob Bloom is retiring from the firm that already doesn’t carry his name, I’ve learned. His fellow founding partner Alan Hergott is also stepping down after years representing clients including Brad Pitt, Star Wars overlord Kathleen Kennedy, her husband producer Frank Marshall, and Neil Patrick Harris.
Hergott and Bloom, who represented Depp for two decades, have been sending emails to clients, current and past, informing them of their decision to move on to a new phase of their lives. As well as working for...
Fifty-one years after he started practicing law, Jacob Bloom is retiring from the firm that already doesn’t carry his name, I’ve learned. His fellow founding partner Alan Hergott is also stepping down after years representing clients including Brad Pitt, Star Wars overlord Kathleen Kennedy, her husband producer Frank Marshall, and Neil Patrick Harris.
Hergott and Bloom, who represented Depp for two decades, have been sending emails to clients, current and past, informing them of their decision to move on to a new phase of their lives. As well as working for...
- 5/15/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Paul King, director of the “Paddington” movies, has come on board to develop and helm a movie version of the fantasy novel “Time’s Fool” for Fox Searchlight.
David Heyman, who produced the “Harry Potter,” “Fantastic Beasts,” and “Paddington” franchises, is producing. Jon Croker is co-writing the script with King and will also produce.
“Time’s Fool,” written by Glyn Maxwell, is a magical love story about a young man who is trapped, cursed to ride a train for eternity — except for one night every seven years, when the train pulls into his hometown, and he has only a few hours to unravel the nature of his curse.
“I’ve always been attracted to films which use magical ideas to explore real human emotions,” King said. “And so when, one rainy afternoon, Jon poured me a cup of tea and told me the story of ‘Time’s Fool,’ I was immediately hooked.
David Heyman, who produced the “Harry Potter,” “Fantastic Beasts,” and “Paddington” franchises, is producing. Jon Croker is co-writing the script with King and will also produce.
“Time’s Fool,” written by Glyn Maxwell, is a magical love story about a young man who is trapped, cursed to ride a train for eternity — except for one night every seven years, when the train pulls into his hometown, and he has only a few hours to unravel the nature of his curse.
“I’ve always been attracted to films which use magical ideas to explore real human emotions,” King said. “And so when, one rainy afternoon, Jon poured me a cup of tea and told me the story of ‘Time’s Fool,’ I was immediately hooked.
- 11/27/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Paul King, the director behind Paddington and Paddington 2, is set to develop and direct Time’s Fool at Fox Searchlight, the studio announced today.
King and Paddington co-writer Jon Croker will write the screenplay based on the novel “Time’s Fool: A Tale in Verse” by Glyn Maxwell. David Heyman, who most recently produced the new Fantastic Beasts film, will produce along with King and Croker.
The book “Time’s Fool,” originally published in 2000, is a magical love story about a young man who is trapped, cursed to ride a train for all eternity – except for one night every seven years, when the train pulls into his hometown, and he has only a few hours to unravel the nature of his curse.
King and Paddington co-writer Jon Croker will write the screenplay based on the novel “Time’s Fool: A Tale in Verse” by Glyn Maxwell. David Heyman, who most recently produced the new Fantastic Beasts film, will produce along with King and Croker.
The book “Time’s Fool,” originally published in 2000, is a magical love story about a young man who is trapped, cursed to ride a train for all eternity – except for one night every seven years, when the train pulls into his hometown, and he has only a few hours to unravel the nature of his curse.
- 11/27/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: All aboard! Paddington duo Paul King and David Heyman are teaming up on “magical love story” Time’s Fool for Fox Searchlight.
King is developing and will direct the feature, which is an adaptation of Glyn Maxwell’s novel-length poem Time’s Fool: A Tale In Verse, about a young man who is cursed to ride a train for eternity, except for one night every seven years when the train pulls into his home town and he has a few hours to unravel the nature of his entrapment.
Screenplay is being written by King and Jon Croker (The Woman In Black 2: Angel Of Death) who will both produce alongside Paddington and Harry Potter series producer Heyman. UK scribe Croker was part of the writing team on both Paddington films.
On publication in 2001, British writer Maxwell’s nostalgic verse poem Time’s Fool drew comparison to supernatural classics such...
King is developing and will direct the feature, which is an adaptation of Glyn Maxwell’s novel-length poem Time’s Fool: A Tale In Verse, about a young man who is cursed to ride a train for eternity, except for one night every seven years when the train pulls into his home town and he has a few hours to unravel the nature of his entrapment.
Screenplay is being written by King and Jon Croker (The Woman In Black 2: Angel Of Death) who will both produce alongside Paddington and Harry Potter series producer Heyman. UK scribe Croker was part of the writing team on both Paddington films.
On publication in 2001, British writer Maxwell’s nostalgic verse poem Time’s Fool drew comparison to supernatural classics such...
- 11/27/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Veteran TV director Michael Engler will helm the two-hour premiere of “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes’ upcoming NBC drama “The Gilded Age.”
Engler reunites with Fellowes after having directed four episodes of the costume drama including its series finale, as well as the upcoming feature film “The Chaperone,” which was written by Fellowes.
“The Gilded Age,” which will run for 10 episodes, is set in 1880s New York City, and centers on Marian Brook, the wide-eyed young scion of a conservative family who will embark on infiltrating the wealthy neighboring family dominated by ruthless railroad tycoon George Russell, his rakish and available son Larry, and his ambitious wife Bertha, whose “new money” is a barrier to acceptance by the Astor and Vanderbilt set.
Fellowes is writer and will executive produce alongside “Downton” alum Gareth Neame. The project hails from Universal Television.
Engler reunites with Fellowes after having directed four episodes of the costume drama including its series finale, as well as the upcoming feature film “The Chaperone,” which was written by Fellowes.
“The Gilded Age,” which will run for 10 episodes, is set in 1880s New York City, and centers on Marian Brook, the wide-eyed young scion of a conservative family who will embark on infiltrating the wealthy neighboring family dominated by ruthless railroad tycoon George Russell, his rakish and available son Larry, and his ambitious wife Bertha, whose “new money” is a barrier to acceptance by the Astor and Vanderbilt set.
Fellowes is writer and will executive produce alongside “Downton” alum Gareth Neame. The project hails from Universal Television.
- 8/16/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Downton Abbey alum Michael Engler is reuniting with series creator Julian Fellowes on Fellowes’ upcoming period drama The Gilded Age for NBC. Engler, who directed multiple episodes of Downton Abbey including the two-hour series finale, is set to direct the opening two-hour episode of Fellowes’ 10-episode series. He also will serve as executive producer with Fellowes and former Downton Ep Gareth Neame. Production on The Gilded Age will begin in spring 2019.
Written by Fellowes, The Gilded Age is a sweeping fictional epic of the millionaire titans of New York City in the 1880s – a period of immense social upheaval, of huge fortunes made and lost, and of palaces that spanned the length of Fifth Avenue. In the series, Marian Brook is the wide-eyed young scion of a conservative family who will embark on infiltrating the wealthy neighboring family dominated by ruthless railroad tycoon George Russell, his rakish and available son Larry,...
Written by Fellowes, The Gilded Age is a sweeping fictional epic of the millionaire titans of New York City in the 1880s – a period of immense social upheaval, of huge fortunes made and lost, and of palaces that spanned the length of Fifth Avenue. In the series, Marian Brook is the wide-eyed young scion of a conservative family who will embark on infiltrating the wealthy neighboring family dominated by ruthless railroad tycoon George Russell, his rakish and available son Larry,...
- 8/16/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Gilded Age,” one of TV’s longest-gestating projects, is a step closer to finally coming to fruition.
Michael Engler has come aboard to direct the two-hour NBC premiere of the new drama from “Downton Abbey” co-creator Julian Fellowes. The first season is now slated to debut in spring 2019.
Engler is a television veteran who directed multiple episodes of the wildly popular British period drama “Downton Abbey,” and also was a director and executive producer on Showtime’s “The Big C.” He recently completed work directing the upcoming feature film “The Chaperone,” written by Fellowes. He is represented by Wme, Anonymous Content and attorney Alan Hergott.
Set in New York in the 1880s, “The Gilded Age” tells the story of a new-money family trying to join the ranks of the Astors and Vanderbilts. The drama has been in development for more than six years. NBC entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt first...
Michael Engler has come aboard to direct the two-hour NBC premiere of the new drama from “Downton Abbey” co-creator Julian Fellowes. The first season is now slated to debut in spring 2019.
Engler is a television veteran who directed multiple episodes of the wildly popular British period drama “Downton Abbey,” and also was a director and executive producer on Showtime’s “The Big C.” He recently completed work directing the upcoming feature film “The Chaperone,” written by Fellowes. He is represented by Wme, Anonymous Content and attorney Alan Hergott.
Set in New York in the 1880s, “The Gilded Age” tells the story of a new-money family trying to join the ranks of the Astors and Vanderbilts. The drama has been in development for more than six years. NBC entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt first...
- 8/16/2018
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
The Los Angeles Lgbt Center honored Co-ceo of Wme | Img Ariel Emanuel, and former Senior Advisor to President Obama, Valerie Jarrett, at their 48th Anniversary Gala Vanguard Awards, which took place on Saturday, September 23 at the Beverly Hilton.
Jimmy Kimmel at 48th Anniversary Gala Vanguard Awards
This year’s star-studded, Hollywood-meets-the-Beltway evening, brought to you by American Airlines, united more than 1,000 leaders from the civic, corporate, entertainment, and philanthropic communities to celebrate the inspirational 2017 honorees for their unwavering support of the Lgbt community and their dedication to creating positive change in the world. Guests enjoyed cocktails, dinner, and entertainment, along with a not-to-be-missed silent auction that included high-end items, packages, and experiences.
Host Jimmy Kimmel was greeted by thunderous applause when he stepped onstage to kick off the evening’s program. He introduced MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, who took a moment to reflect on the current political climate, and...
Jimmy Kimmel at 48th Anniversary Gala Vanguard Awards
This year’s star-studded, Hollywood-meets-the-Beltway evening, brought to you by American Airlines, united more than 1,000 leaders from the civic, corporate, entertainment, and philanthropic communities to celebrate the inspirational 2017 honorees for their unwavering support of the Lgbt community and their dedication to creating positive change in the world. Guests enjoyed cocktails, dinner, and entertainment, along with a not-to-be-missed silent auction that included high-end items, packages, and experiences.
Host Jimmy Kimmel was greeted by thunderous applause when he stepped onstage to kick off the evening’s program. He introduced MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, who took a moment to reflect on the current political climate, and...
- 9/27/2017
- Look to the Stars
The Los Angeles Lgbt Center has announced that talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, writer and producer Shonda Rhimes, artist Mark Bradford, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, and comedian Jermaine Fowler will join previously announced honorees Ariel Emanuel and Valerie Jarrett at the 48th Anniversary Gala Vanguard Awards brought to you by American Airlines on Saturday, Sept. 23, at The Beverly Hilton.
Bradford will present an award to Co-ceo of Wme | Img Ariel Emanuel, while presenter Rhimes will take the stage to honor Valerie Jarrett, former senior advisor for the Obama Administration. Kimmel will host the evening that includes special appearances by O’Donnell and Fowler.
“It’s a great honor to receive this award from the Los Angeles Lgbt Center, and not one I take lightly,” Emanuel said. “While this community has come a long way in a short time, there are still big obstacles to full equality—both here and across the country.
Bradford will present an award to Co-ceo of Wme | Img Ariel Emanuel, while presenter Rhimes will take the stage to honor Valerie Jarrett, former senior advisor for the Obama Administration. Kimmel will host the evening that includes special appearances by O’Donnell and Fowler.
“It’s a great honor to receive this award from the Los Angeles Lgbt Center, and not one I take lightly,” Emanuel said. “While this community has come a long way in a short time, there are still big obstacles to full equality—both here and across the country.
- 9/19/2017
- Look to the Stars
Brad Pitt is enlisting some legal firepower in preparation for a contentious divorce from Angelina Jolie. Lance Spiegel, a well-known Beverly Hills family law attorney, joined the actor's team Thursday afternoon, a source close to the situation tells The Hollywood Reporter. Pitt continues to be advised by his Hollywood lawyer Alan Hergott and by manager Cynthia Pett. Spiegel, 70, has extensive experience in family law and divorce cases involving entertainment figures. He previously represented actress-producer Eva Longoria in her split from NBA star Tony Parker and The Bachelor producer Mike Fleiss in his 2012 divorce. Other clients have included
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- 9/22/2016
- by Ryan Parker, Matthew Belloni
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Georgia is in the process of passing a bill that would allow businesses to discriminate against refuse service to Lgbt people. Many big entertainment leaders are taking a stand against this bill, urging Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to Veto the Bill, or risk losing their business.
Check out the official press release from the Human Rights Campaign:
"Breaking: Entertainment Industry Leaders Call on Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to Veto Hb 757 and Warn they will Abandon Production in State
Leaders in entertainment answer Hrc President Chad Griffin’s call to action against legislation that would put Lgbt people at risk
More studios and leaders expected to announce today that they will abandon operations in Georgia if H.B. 757 is enacted
Washington – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (Hrc), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (Lgbt) civil rights organization, sent a letter to Georgia Governor Nathan Deal on behalf of...
Check out the official press release from the Human Rights Campaign:
"Breaking: Entertainment Industry Leaders Call on Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to Veto Hb 757 and Warn they will Abandon Production in State
Leaders in entertainment answer Hrc President Chad Griffin’s call to action against legislation that would put Lgbt people at risk
More studios and leaders expected to announce today that they will abandon operations in Georgia if H.B. 757 is enacted
Washington – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (Hrc), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (Lgbt) civil rights organization, sent a letter to Georgia Governor Nathan Deal on behalf of...
- 3/24/2016
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
Exclusive: Director Adam Shankman is in talks to direct O’Lucky Day, a Paramount Pictures comedy that will star Game Of Thrones‘ Emmy winner Peter Dinklage as a con man who may or may not be a real Leprechaun, but who certainly passes himself off as one. The film’s being produced by Mary Parent and Cale Boyter through their Disruption Entertainment banner, along with Dinklage.
Andrew Dodge (Bad Words) wrote the script, with Damian Shannon & Mark Swift doing the rewrite and Dodge returning to help. The plan is to start production in April, after Dinklage wraps the next season of Game Of Thrones and his pivotal character Tyrion Lannister.
Shankman is repped by UTA and attorney Alan Hergott; Dinklage is repped by CAA, Insight and Jackoway Tyerman.
Shannon & Swift’s credits include the Friday the 13th franchise and Freddy Vs Jason. They’re repped by UTA and Magnet Management.
Andrew Dodge (Bad Words) wrote the script, with Damian Shannon & Mark Swift doing the rewrite and Dodge returning to help. The plan is to start production in April, after Dinklage wraps the next season of Game Of Thrones and his pivotal character Tyrion Lannister.
Shankman is repped by UTA and attorney Alan Hergott; Dinklage is repped by CAA, Insight and Jackoway Tyerman.
Shannon & Swift’s credits include the Friday the 13th franchise and Freddy Vs Jason. They’re repped by UTA and Magnet Management.
- 2/11/2015
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
Oscar winner Brad Pitt is in negotiations to play Richard Leakey in Angelina Jolie‘s drama “Africa,” an individual familiar with the Skydance project has told TheWrap.
Skydance declined to comment, while a representative for Pitt did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Pitt and wife Jolie recently teamed on her third feature as a director, “By the Sea.” They first worked together on “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.”
Oscar winner Eric Roth (“Forrest Gump”) wrote “Africa,” which is a biopic of Leakey, the famed archaeologist who became a staunch defender of elephants against poachers in Kenya in the late ’80s.
Skydance declined to comment, while a representative for Pitt did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Pitt and wife Jolie recently teamed on her third feature as a director, “By the Sea.” They first worked together on “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.”
Oscar winner Eric Roth (“Forrest Gump”) wrote “Africa,” which is a biopic of Leakey, the famed archaeologist who became a staunch defender of elephants against poachers in Kenya in the late ’80s.
- 1/28/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Jake Gyllenhaal may not have received an Oscar nomination for “Nightcrawler” on Thursday but he could still end the day with a win, as David Ayer is courting his “End of Watch” star to replace Tom Hardy as Rick Flagg in “Suicide Squad,” multiple individuals familiar with the comic book project have told TheWrap.
Warner Bros. had no comment, while a representative for Gyllenhaal didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Hardy was forced to exit the project because Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “The Revenant” is going over schedule into mid-March, after which Hardy will be needed to...
Warner Bros. had no comment, while a representative for Gyllenhaal didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Hardy was forced to exit the project because Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “The Revenant” is going over schedule into mid-March, after which Hardy will be needed to...
- 1/15/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Nightcrawler star Jake Gyllenhaal will re-team with director Antoine Fuqua on new Afm sales title The Man Who Made It Snow after the pair recently wrapped production on Southpaw.
The first project to emerge from Fuqua Films’ first-look deal with Im Global is a biopic about the notorious 1980s cocaine smuggler Max Mermelstein – at the time the only American admitted to the inner circle of the Colombian cocaine cartel.
Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston adapted the screenplay based on the late Mermelstein’s autobiography of the same title.
Gyllenhaal will also produce alongside Fuqua, Tabor and Im Global’s Matt Jackson. Im Global CEO Stuart Ford serves as executive producer.
Wme and attorney Alan Hergott of Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal Laviolette brokered the deal with Im Global head of business affairs Deborah Zipser and Ford.
Under the terms of the Fuqua Films deal, Im Global will fully finance and co-produce The Man Who Made It Snow when it...
The first project to emerge from Fuqua Films’ first-look deal with Im Global is a biopic about the notorious 1980s cocaine smuggler Max Mermelstein – at the time the only American admitted to the inner circle of the Colombian cocaine cartel.
Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston adapted the screenplay based on the late Mermelstein’s autobiography of the same title.
Gyllenhaal will also produce alongside Fuqua, Tabor and Im Global’s Matt Jackson. Im Global CEO Stuart Ford serves as executive producer.
Wme and attorney Alan Hergott of Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal Laviolette brokered the deal with Im Global head of business affairs Deborah Zipser and Ford.
Under the terms of the Fuqua Films deal, Im Global will fully finance and co-produce The Man Who Made It Snow when it...
- 11/3/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Southpaw director Antoine Fuqua and star Jake Gyllenhaal are reuniting to work on The Man Who Made It Snow, based on the true story of Max Mermelstein, a Jewish hotel engineer who transformed Pablo Escobar’s Medellin Cartel from a small mom-and-pop drug organization into a billion-dollar enterprise.
Fuqua is producing the project, previously known as Let It Snow, through his Fuqua Films banner. The pic will be the first from Fuqua Films’ first-look development, production and financing deal with Im Global sealed in September. Gyllenhaal also will serve as a producer alongside Fuqua, Tabor and Im Global’s Matt Jackson. Im Global CEO Stuart Ford will exec produce.
Im Global will fully finance and serve as co-producers on the picture, which shoots late next year. It also is handling international sales at Afm beginning this week.
The screenplay by Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston is based on the now-deceased Mermelstein’s best-selling autobiography.
Fuqua is producing the project, previously known as Let It Snow, through his Fuqua Films banner. The pic will be the first from Fuqua Films’ first-look development, production and financing deal with Im Global sealed in September. Gyllenhaal also will serve as a producer alongside Fuqua, Tabor and Im Global’s Matt Jackson. Im Global CEO Stuart Ford will exec produce.
Im Global will fully finance and serve as co-producers on the picture, which shoots late next year. It also is handling international sales at Afm beginning this week.
The screenplay by Brett Tabor and Michael Kingston is based on the now-deceased Mermelstein’s best-selling autobiography.
- 11/3/2014
- by Ali Jaafar
- Deadline
Josh Stewart (The Dark Knight Rises) is set as the male lead opposite Mena Suvari in Amazon Studios’ drama pilot Hysteria, from Shaun Cassidy, Alcon Entertainment and Universal TV. It centers on Dr. Logan Harlow (Suvari), an exceptionally bright but socially awkward neurologist/psychiatrist at the University of Texas Medical School who travels to her hometown of Austin to investigate a mysterious epidemic among high school girls that might be spreading through technology. Stewart, repped by ICM Partners and attorney Alan Hergott, will play a local man who is trying to reconnect with his family after he had an affair with the family babysitter and now finds the girl not wanting to let go. Stewart most recently was seen in Transcendence. Related: 2014 Amazon Studios Pilots Johnathon Schaech has joined the cast of History’s miniseries Texas Rising, from A+E Studios and ITV Studios America. It details the Texas Revolution...
- 5/6/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The CW and CBS TV Studios, which are exploring the French court circa 17th century with freshman drama Reign, are staying in the country with another period drama project, The Painted Girls. Based on the book by Cathy Marie Buchanan, The Painted Girls is set in 1880s Paris against the backdrop of the turbulent and exciting world of “La Belle Epoque” – decadence, poverty, sex, drugs and a serial killer running rampant throughout the city. It revolves around three sisters studying at a top ballet academy, one of whom becomes the muse for Edgar Degas and his famed paintings of ballerinas. Tony-nominated playwright Geoffrey Nauffts (Next Fall) will write the adaptation and co-executive produce. Dan Jinks (Pushing Daisies), who exec produced the CW’s medical drama Emily Owens, MD, is executive producing the project, which was brought to his company by Svp Nick Nantell. Nauffts’ TV credits include Brothers & Sisters and Political Animals.
- 11/5/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: The 400-year-old Roanoke Colony mystery is getting a galactic twist with Colony, a drama project at The CW from CBS TV Studios and the studio-based Kennedy/Marshall Co. Written by Ian Goldberg (Once Upon A Time), Colony is a thriller about a group of explorers sent to colonize Mars, willing to leave their lives behind to brave the dangers of another planet, and the terrifying reality they discover. It is inspired by the story of The Lost Colony, the 16th century British settlement on Roanoke Island, off the coast of North Carolina, whose inhabitants vanished without a trace, sparking a slew of theories about their fate. Goldberg will executive produce with Kennedy/Marshall’s Robert Zotnowski and Frank Marshall. The project stems from Kennedy/Marshall’s deal at CBS TV Studios. In the first year of the pact, the company, repped by CAA and Alan Hergott, landed a pilot...
- 10/10/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
David Yates, director of the last four Harry Potter movies, has signed on to helm high-profile FX drama pilot Tyrant, from Homeland executive producers Howard Gordon and Gideon Raff and Six Feet Under alum Craig Wright. Yates replaces Ang Lee, who originally committed to Tyrant but pulled out last month for personal reasons. Created by Raff and developed by Gordon and Wright, Tyrant tells the story of an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Gordon, Raff and Wright executive produce in association with Keshet Broadcasting. The Fox 21-produced project, which will film the pilot in Morocco, has a big commitment at FX and is expected to go to series. On the TV side, Brit Yates directed the acclaimed British miniseries State Of Play, which was made into a Hollywood movie starring Russell Crowe, and the HBO film The Girl In The Cafe, which earned him an Emmy nomination.
- 6/12/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Peter Morgan has signed for representation with UTA. The Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe-winning scribe of The Queen was repped by ICM.
Morgan, who also won a BAFTA for The Last King of Scotland, is writing a sequel to The Queen, while the adaptation of his play Frost/Nixon is being directed by Ron Howard for Imagine/Working Title and Universal.
The writer also just concluded work on State of Play for Universal and Working Title and penned The Other Boleyn Girl, an upcoming release from Sony. Fox 2000 is in negotiations to turn his TV series The Jury into a film to be written by Beau Willimon and directed by Marc Forster. Morgan also is repped by U.K. agent Greg Hunt and attorney Alan Hergott.
Morgan, who also won a BAFTA for The Last King of Scotland, is writing a sequel to The Queen, while the adaptation of his play Frost/Nixon is being directed by Ron Howard for Imagine/Working Title and Universal.
The writer also just concluded work on State of Play for Universal and Working Title and penned The Other Boleyn Girl, an upcoming release from Sony. Fox 2000 is in negotiations to turn his TV series The Jury into a film to be written by Beau Willimon and directed by Marc Forster. Morgan also is repped by U.K. agent Greg Hunt and attorney Alan Hergott.
- 10/4/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Brad Pitt has signed on to join his Ocean's Thirteen co-star George Clooney in the Coen brothers' Burn After Reading for Working Title Films.
The black comedy, which also stars Frances McDormand, centers on a CIA agent who loses the disc of the book he is writing. Like the film's title, the screenplay is shrouded in secrecy, and it is unclear what role Pitt will play.
The actor will begin shooting the film in late August.
Joel and Ethan Coen penned the screenplay, and Joel Coen will direct the contemporary project.
Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are producing alongside the Coens. Focus Features will distribute worldwide.
Pitt, whose Ocean's Thirteen will unspool at next month's Festival de Cannes, recently wrapped Warner Bros. Pictures' "The Assassination of Jesse James." The Babel star's upcoming films also include Paramount Pictures' Benjamin Button, which he is finishing in New Orleans.
He is repped by CAA, Brillstein-Grey and attorney Alan Hergott.
The black comedy, which also stars Frances McDormand, centers on a CIA agent who loses the disc of the book he is writing. Like the film's title, the screenplay is shrouded in secrecy, and it is unclear what role Pitt will play.
The actor will begin shooting the film in late August.
Joel and Ethan Coen penned the screenplay, and Joel Coen will direct the contemporary project.
Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are producing alongside the Coens. Focus Features will distribute worldwide.
Pitt, whose Ocean's Thirteen will unspool at next month's Festival de Cannes, recently wrapped Warner Bros. Pictures' "The Assassination of Jesse James." The Babel star's upcoming films also include Paramount Pictures' Benjamin Button, which he is finishing in New Orleans.
He is repped by CAA, Brillstein-Grey and attorney Alan Hergott.
- 4/20/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Laurence Andries has inked a one-year, seven-figure overall deal with Touchstone Television with an option for a second year. Under the pact, Andries, a co-executive producer on Touchstone's ABC drama Alias, will continue on the show as executive producer next season while developing new projects for the studio. Andries was a co-executive producer on NBC's praised drama Boomtown. He also was a supervising producer on Alan Ball's critically acclaimed HBO drama Six Feet Under for two seasons. His series credits also include The Hoop Life and Millennium. Andries, who is doing a rewrite on Universal Pictures' Society Cab for Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's Playtone, is repped by UTA and attorney Alan Hergott.
- 3/11/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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