Petra Ecclestone's feeling lucky after the Playboy Mansion sold for $100 mil -- she's selling Spelling Manor again for double that, and she thinks she can get it ... TMZ has learned. Sources close to the Formula One heiress tell us Petra recently listed the Manor for the second time in 2 years for a whopping $200 million ... all because of what Hugh Hefner fetched for his famous crib this summer. You'll recall ... the Playboy Mansion was sold in...
- 10/5/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The Academy has announced the new class of invited members for 2014 and, as is typical, many of which are among last year's nominees, which includes Barkhad Abdi, Michael Fassbender, Sally Hawkins, Mads Mikkelsen, Lupita Nyong'o and June Squibb in the Actors branch not to mention curious additions such as Josh Hutcherson, Rob Riggle and Jason Statham, but, okay. The Directors branch adds Jay and Mark Duplass along with Jean-Marc Vallee, Denis Villeneuve and Thomas Vinterberg. I didn't do an immediate tally of male to female additions or other demographics, but at first glance it seems to be a wide spread batch of new additions on all fronts. The Academy is also clearly attempting to aggressively bump up the demographics as this is the second year in a row where they have added a large number of new members, well over the average of 133 new members from 2004 to 2012. As far as...
- 6/26/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 271 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.
Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2014.
“This year’s class of invitees represents some of the most talented, creative and passionate filmmakers working in our industry today,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “Their contributions to film have entertained audiences around the world, and we are proud to welcome them to the Academy.”
The 2014 invitees are:
Actors
Barkhad Abdi – “Captain Phillips”
Clancy Brown – “The Hurricane,” “The Shawshank Redeption”
Paul Dano – “12 Years a Slave,” “Prisoners”
Michael Fassbender – “12 Years a Slave,” “Shame”
Ben Foster – “Lone Survivor,” “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”
Beth Grant – “The Artist,” “No Country for Old Men”
Clark Gregg – “Much Ado about Nothing,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Sally Hawkins – “Blue Jasmine,...
Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2014.
“This year’s class of invitees represents some of the most talented, creative and passionate filmmakers working in our industry today,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “Their contributions to film have entertained audiences around the world, and we are proud to welcome them to the Academy.”
The 2014 invitees are:
Actors
Barkhad Abdi – “Captain Phillips”
Clancy Brown – “The Hurricane,” “The Shawshank Redeption”
Paul Dano – “12 Years a Slave,” “Prisoners”
Michael Fassbender – “12 Years a Slave,” “Shame”
Ben Foster – “Lone Survivor,” “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”
Beth Grant – “The Artist,” “No Country for Old Men”
Clark Gregg – “Much Ado about Nothing,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Sally Hawkins – “Blue Jasmine,...
- 6/26/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Michael Fassbender and Lupita Nyong’o of 12 Years a Slave were two of the 271 artists and industry leaders invited to become members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which determines nominations and winners at the annual Oscars. The entire list of Academy membership—which numbers about 6,000—isn’t public information so the annual invitation list is often the best indication of the artists involved in the prestigious awards process. It’s worth noting that invitations need to be accepted in order for artists to become members; some artists, like two-time Best Actor winner Sean Penn, have declined membership over the years.
- 6/26/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Pop quiz: What do Chris Rock, Claire Denis, Eddie Vedder and Josh Hutcherson all have in common? Answer: They could all be Oscar voters very soon. The annual Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences invitation list always makes for interesting reading, shedding light on just how large and far-reaching the group's membership is -- or could be, depending on who accepts their invitations. This year, 271 individuals have been asked to join AMPAS, meaning every one of them could contribute to next year's Academy Awards balloting -- and it's as diverse a list as they've ever assembled. Think the Academy consists entirely of fusty retired white dudes? Not if recent Best Original Song nominee Pharrell Williams takes them up on their offer. Think it's all just a Hollywood insiders' game? Not if French arthouse titans Chantal Akerman and Olivier Assayas join the party. It's a list that subverts expectation at every turn.
- 6/26/2014
- by Guy Lodge
- Hitfix
Bad news for lovers of mustard yellow paint ... Bijan Pakzad's famously gaudy Beverly Hills mansion is officially off the market ... TMZ has learned. Bijan was famous for owning "the most expensive store in the world", located on Rodeo Drive (where else?) and his pad was just as pricey ... it hit the market last June for $12 million. But our real estate sources tell us ... after 10 months on the market and 140 showings -- real estate guru David Kramer...
- 5/6/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
There is either a couple of football fans or Jerry Maguire/Moneyball with this year’s most liked unproduced screenplay. Close to 300 hundred film executives provided with the Black List creators a top ten of their favorite screenplays of the year and the consensus first overall pick (with 65 votes) comes from the recently featured in Variety (10 Screenwriters to Watch 2012) tandem of Rajiv Joseph & Scott Rothman and their drama which has nothing to do with enlisting in the armed forces. Draft Day – about the day in the life of a fictitious Buffalo Bills Gm appears to currently be in turnaround — which only means I expect to see this greenlight perhaps a little later than sooner – worth noting: top spot almost guarantees that the film will indeed go into production (2006, 2010 and 2011 are the exceptions.) Among the more alluring logline subjects we find on the list, I’d be keen on reading the...
- 12/18/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Late fashion icon Bijan Pakzad's ritzy Beverly Hills palace hits the market this week -- one more reason to wish you had $12 Million laying around. Like you needed another. Bijan -- was known for owning "the most expensive store in the world" and driving ridiculously exotic cars ... and his 12,000 sq. ft. pad is just as pimp. The 6-bedroom, 12-bath mansion includes a $200k chandelier made entirely of Bijan perfume bottles, a fully landscaped pool oasis,...
- 6/5/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Exclusive: Jim Berkus remains chairman and just sent out a notice to staff. Jeremy Zimmer is one of the Hollywood agency’s 6 owners and is a UTA co-founder and managing director. The 53-year-old Zimmer tells me that he took on the CEO role because “it’s important as the company reaches outside its traditional business into finance, international and digital. It’s a title people more readily identify with. My opinion is that this is only 10 years overdue — which is why we’re doing this right now.” Zimmer immediately becomes the agency’s heir apparent to Berkus. Zimmer told me that UTA “is in a great place in terms of stability and solidarity. And also to some degree the partners are acknowledging the role I played in helping us accomplish some of that stuff. It’s positioning for the future.” The other 6 UTA owners are Berkus, Peter Benedek, Jay Sures,...
- 1/30/2012
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Jim Berkus remains chairman and just sent out a notice to staff. Jeremy Zimmer is one of the Hollywood agency’s 6 owners and is a UTA co-founder and managing director. The 53-year-old Zimmer tells me that he took on the CEO role because “it’s important as the company reaches outside its traditional business into finance, international and digital. It’s a title people more readily identify with. My opinion is that this is only 10 years overdue — which is why we’re doing this right now.” Zimmer immediately becomes the agency’s heir apparent to Berkus. Zimmer told me that UTA “is in a great place in terms of stability and solidarity. And also to some degree the partners are acknowledging the role I played in helping us accomplish some of that stuff. It’s positioning for the future.” The other 6 UTA owners are Berkus, Peter Benedek, Jay Sures,...
- 1/30/2012
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
The Black List of 2010 continues with the second-half of the list showcasing the screenplays that received the most number of votes.
If you've missed the first half of the list you can find it here.
13 Votes:
Hunger Games by Billy Ray
“Based on the book by Suzanne Collins. In an America of the future, young boys and girls are forced to participate in a televised battle to the death.”
Agent Creative Artists Agency – Todd Feldman, Brian Kend
Manager Management 360 – Guymon Casady
Lionsgate. Color Force producing
14 Votes:
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
“When the mother of future United States President Abraham Lincoln is murdered by a vampire, he begins a lifelong vendetta to rid the world of the heinous creatures.”
Agent William Morris Endeavor – Cliff Roberts, Jeff Gorin
Fox. Tim Burton Productions, Bazelevs Productions producing.
15 Votes:
Are We Officially Dating? by Tom Gormican
“A dating movie told from...
If you've missed the first half of the list you can find it here.
13 Votes:
Hunger Games by Billy Ray
“Based on the book by Suzanne Collins. In an America of the future, young boys and girls are forced to participate in a televised battle to the death.”
Agent Creative Artists Agency – Todd Feldman, Brian Kend
Manager Management 360 – Guymon Casady
Lionsgate. Color Force producing
14 Votes:
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
“When the mother of future United States President Abraham Lincoln is murdered by a vampire, he begins a lifelong vendetta to rid the world of the heinous creatures.”
Agent William Morris Endeavor – Cliff Roberts, Jeff Gorin
Fox. Tim Burton Productions, Bazelevs Productions producing.
15 Votes:
Are We Officially Dating? by Tom Gormican
“A dating movie told from...
- 12/15/2010
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
The Black List started in 2005 when Franklin Leonard was working for Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way production company. Leonard was getting drowned in sub-par spec scripts, so he sent an e-mail out to his industry contacts looking for the best unproduced scripts out there. The 2005 Black List and the 2006 Black List were undeniably important in getting a fresh batch of writers on the Hollywood scene. Since then, too many people know about the party and the studio system has learned that people are paying attention. That means that increasingly, scripts have been lobbied into the Black List. [Note: I have no actual evidence I would be able to share, disclose or show you that proves this, so file that assertion under: "Things Dave thinks and gets to write because he's squatted on that soapbox long enough to get squatter's rights."]This year: the majority of the Black List Top Ten has already been sold or optioned. I'm not sure how helpful it is to make a list of good In Production scripts. Certainly less helpful to writer's churning out material that keeps getting passed over (or people who have Not starred in Prison Break...
- 12/13/2010
- LRMonline.com
Back in 2004, a list was compiled of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood of that year. This came to be known as The Black List. It was all started by a young executive at Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way, who polled 90+ peers to send him their 10 favorite, new, unproduced screenplays to read over the holidays. It has since become a tradition at the end of every year, in December, to release this list, which is voted on by a group of individuals in the entertainment industry from producer assistants, talent agency individuals, and many people involved with film development all the way up to VP's.
The 2010 Black List is here, and thanks to Deadline we have the list of best unproduced screenplays. Most of the scripts we've heard of, many of them are in production, some have already wrapped filming, they just wont be released until next year.
The 2010 Black List is here, and thanks to Deadline we have the list of best unproduced screenplays. Most of the scripts we've heard of, many of them are in production, some have already wrapped filming, they just wont be released until next year.
- 12/13/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
The Black List has been released. The annual list is compiled with a poll of 300 (up from last year's 250) development executives and high-level assistants, and contains a ranking of the hot screenplays making the rounds in Hollywoodland, which were written in, or are somehow uniquely associated with, 2010 and will not be released in theaters during this calendar year. Basically, the black list contains the hottest projects in Hollywood that you haven't heard of yet. Note: The headline is a slightly inaccurate, because a lot of these screenplays have already been acquired (six of the top ten listed), a bunch are in production now, and some have even finished production. One of this year's top ten screenplays, J.C. Chandor's Margin Call, about the last 24 hours at now-defunct investment bank Lehman Brothers is already in the can and set to premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival with Chandor at the helm...
- 12/13/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Frank Leonard is the most popular man in Hollywood today. This fine December day marks the release of the 6th annual Black List, a ranked collection of the top un-produced screenplays in the town, compiled by Leonard. Last year the top script was The Muppet Man from Christopher Weekes about “the life and times of the late Jim Henson.” Coming in second was Aaron Sorkin‘s The Social Network script, which is a current frontrunner to sweep the Oscars. The year before was The Beaver, now starring Mel Gibson and set for a release in 2011.
The top one this year, College Republicans, has Shia Labeouf and Paul Dano attached. As for the rest of the list, I’ll be seeing Margin Call (pictured above) at Sundance 2011 and Safe House goes into production next year. We also reported on Oldboy director Park Chan-wook‘s English language debut with Carey Mulligan attached,...
The top one this year, College Republicans, has Shia Labeouf and Paul Dano attached. As for the rest of the list, I’ll be seeing Margin Call (pictured above) at Sundance 2011 and Safe House goes into production next year. We also reported on Oldboy director Park Chan-wook‘s English language debut with Carey Mulligan attached,...
- 12/13/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
It's very amicable and she wants to remain an agent. She will be a consultant to UTA for the next few months while she lines up her next job. I hear the reason UTA let her go is because of a personality conflict. A protege of David Kramer, Hernandez has a solid roster of clients and an excellent reputation. "She is one of the few agents who protects her clients' creative voices and individuality, and because of that her writers are very loyal to her," a tipster tells me.
- 7/27/2010
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
Exclusive: I hear that, after a hot pursuit by all the major Hollywood agencies, formerly rep-less Brad Bird has signed with UTA's Tracey Jacobs and David Kramer. The writer-director is currently prepping to helm Paramount's Mission: Impossible IV for producer J.J. Abrams, with Tom Cruise starring. But Deadline has reported previously that Paramount is currently rethinking MI4. I hear the script that came in is very good, but the studio is still trying to figure out the budget as well as Cruise's role in light of the lackluster Knight And Day grosses. There's talk that Tom's character will mentor a young operative this time out if the pic [...]...
- 7/13/2010
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
Motion picture literary agent Jason Burns and alternative TV agent Brett Hansen, both longtime UTA agents who began their careers at the agency, have been promoted to the UTA Partnership.
A native Californian, Burns began his career at Smith Barney in the stock broker training program. In 1997, he left the investment firm to pursue his interest in the entertainment industry, entering UTA's Agent Training Program. In June 2000, Burns was promoted to agent in the motion picture literary department, where he has spent the past decade representing both established and up-and-coming filmmakers and screenwriters.
Burns' clients include Ruben Fleischer, Phil Lord & Chris Miller, Chris Gorak, Josh Zetumer, Scott Z. Burns, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Phil Johnston, John Hlavin and David Callaham.
A product of UTA's Agent Training Program, which he joined in 1999, Hansen rose through the agency ranks, working for such agents as former UTA television partner Sue Naegle and UTA co-founder Peter Benedek.
A native Californian, Burns began his career at Smith Barney in the stock broker training program. In 1997, he left the investment firm to pursue his interest in the entertainment industry, entering UTA's Agent Training Program. In June 2000, Burns was promoted to agent in the motion picture literary department, where he has spent the past decade representing both established and up-and-coming filmmakers and screenwriters.
Burns' clients include Ruben Fleischer, Phil Lord & Chris Miller, Chris Gorak, Josh Zetumer, Scott Z. Burns, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Phil Johnston, John Hlavin and David Callaham.
A product of UTA's Agent Training Program, which he joined in 1999, Hansen rose through the agency ranks, working for such agents as former UTA television partner Sue Naegle and UTA co-founder Peter Benedek.
- 6/3/2010
- by By Elizabeth Guider
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
UTA has promoted motion picture lit agent Julien Thuan to partner.
Thuan, who is the 21st person at UTA to currenly hold that title, reps a range of high-profile clients that include Nicholas Stoller, Jarrad Paul & Andrew Mogel, Rodney Rothman, Michael Schur, Drew Goddard, Gustin Nash & Jesse Cale Brad Copeland, Joshua Safran, Liz Tuccillo, Nick Kazan and Jessica Goldberg.
Thuan began his career at UTA in the mailroom and as a trainee before working his way up through the ranks. Motion picture lit chief David Kramer noted that Thuan "perfectly embodies our long-standing success in growing exceptional agents from our mailroom to our partnership."
Thuan joins a list of partners, which in the film lit department include Jeremy Zimmer, David Kramer, Andrew Cannava, Rich Klubeck, Blair Kohan, Steve Rabineau and Howard Sanders.
Thuan, who is the 21st person at UTA to currenly hold that title, reps a range of high-profile clients that include Nicholas Stoller, Jarrad Paul & Andrew Mogel, Rodney Rothman, Michael Schur, Drew Goddard, Gustin Nash & Jesse Cale Brad Copeland, Joshua Safran, Liz Tuccillo, Nick Kazan and Jessica Goldberg.
Thuan began his career at UTA in the mailroom and as a trainee before working his way up through the ranks. Motion picture lit chief David Kramer noted that Thuan "perfectly embodies our long-standing success in growing exceptional agents from our mailroom to our partnership."
Thuan joins a list of partners, which in the film lit department include Jeremy Zimmer, David Kramer, Andrew Cannava, Rich Klubeck, Blair Kohan, Steve Rabineau and Howard Sanders.
- 10/13/2009
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Steve Rabineau Steve Rabineau has joined the United Talent Agency, where he is now a partner and agent in the motion picture lit department. He leaves behind Wma, where he spent the past five years.
Rabineau's move is among the first to take place in the wake of Wma's decision to merge with Endeavor, which was announced last week, and signals an ongoing realignment of the talent agency world.
Rabineau spent a decade at Icm before moving in 1997 to the upstart Endeavor, where he became a partner. In 2004, Rabineau, along with fellow Endeavor motion picture lit agent David Lonner, moved to Wma, where they were reunited with Wma head Jim Wiatt, with whom they had worked during their years at Icm.
But now that Endeavor is melding with Wma, Rabineau has opted to strike out for UTA.
Rabineau clients who are relocating with him include Alfonso Cuaron, Phillip Noyce,...
Rabineau's move is among the first to take place in the wake of Wma's decision to merge with Endeavor, which was announced last week, and signals an ongoing realignment of the talent agency world.
Rabineau spent a decade at Icm before moving in 1997 to the upstart Endeavor, where he became a partner. In 2004, Rabineau, along with fellow Endeavor motion picture lit agent David Lonner, moved to Wma, where they were reunited with Wma head Jim Wiatt, with whom they had worked during their years at Icm.
But now that Endeavor is melding with Wma, Rabineau has opted to strike out for UTA.
Rabineau clients who are relocating with him include Alfonso Cuaron, Phillip Noyce,...
- 5/4/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With the 80th anniversary of USC's School of Cinematic Arts imminent, industry benefactors have been lining up to support the institution's expansion.
Fox Entertainment Group, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., the Fran and Ray Stark Foundation, the Dana and Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli Foundation and Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg are among the donors that have ponied up to support construction of the school's new campus, which USC hopes to complete next year.
Since 2006, fundraisers have accumulated nearly $125 million of the $175 million needed to finish the state-of-the-art project.
Alumni including John August, Ashley and David Kramer, Peter Segal, Stacey Sher and Jana and Stephen Sommers also have contributed.
George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg will present a tour of the new campus March 29 during a news conference with Sca dean Elizabeth Daley and USC president Steven Sample.
"We are incredibly proud of our close and valued ties to the entertainment industry,...
Fox Entertainment Group, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., the Fran and Ray Stark Foundation, the Dana and Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli Foundation and Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg are among the donors that have ponied up to support construction of the school's new campus, which USC hopes to complete next year.
Since 2006, fundraisers have accumulated nearly $125 million of the $175 million needed to finish the state-of-the-art project.
Alumni including John August, Ashley and David Kramer, Peter Segal, Stacey Sher and Jana and Stephen Sommers also have contributed.
George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg will present a tour of the new campus March 29 during a news conference with Sca dean Elizabeth Daley and USC president Steven Sample.
"We are incredibly proud of our close and valued ties to the entertainment industry,...
- 3/18/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Literary manager Doug Johnson, who has been with management/production company Management 360 since 2002, has joined United Talent Agency as an agent in the motion picture literary department.
Johnson, a producer on "My Best Friend's Girl," built a client roster that included David Arquette, writer Jim Hecht ("Ice Age: The Meltdown"), writer/producer Josh Safran ("Gossip Girl") and actress/writer Lorene Scafaria ("Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist"), among others. Prior to Management 360, he worked at Tollin/Robbins Prods.
"Doug has been a great collaborator for many years, and we know firsthand what a skilled and accomplished representative he is for his clients," said David Kramer, UTA board member and motion picture literary department head. "We know he'll make a swift transition into being an agent, and we're excited that he is joining the UTA team."
Johnson was Management 360's first outside hire shortly after that firm was formed by principals Suzan Bymel,...
Johnson, a producer on "My Best Friend's Girl," built a client roster that included David Arquette, writer Jim Hecht ("Ice Age: The Meltdown"), writer/producer Josh Safran ("Gossip Girl") and actress/writer Lorene Scafaria ("Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist"), among others. Prior to Management 360, he worked at Tollin/Robbins Prods.
"Doug has been a great collaborator for many years, and we know firsthand what a skilled and accomplished representative he is for his clients," said David Kramer, UTA board member and motion picture literary department head. "We know he'll make a swift transition into being an agent, and we're excited that he is joining the UTA team."
Johnson was Management 360's first outside hire shortly after that firm was formed by principals Suzan Bymel,...
- 9/29/2008
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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