CAA Signs ‘Coming 2 America’ Actress Nomzamo Mbatha

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Veteran Cartoonist and director Tony Cervone has signed with CAA for representation.He most recently directed and voiced a handful of characters in Warner Bros. Animation’s Scooby-Doo pic Scoob, which became #1 on PVOD when Warner Bros.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterCAA announced today that they have signed writer, photographer, director andactor Tommy Dorfman.Dorfman is known for his role as Ryan Shaver in the Netflix drama 13 Reasons Why and most recently starred alongside Alan Cumming in Jeremy O.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterCAA has signed award-winning filmmaker Ben Sharrock.Sharrock is a budding indie director whose second feature, “Limbo,” was named by critics as the hidden gem of this year’s coronavirus-hit Cannes Film Festival selection.This is U.K.-based Sharrock’s first U.S. agency, though he continues to be represented abroad by Harriet Pennington Leigh of Lark.Sharrock wrote and directed “Limbo,” also serving as co-producer with his partner Irune Gurtubai.

RuPaul’s Drag Race stars are sending messages of support to Chi Chi DeVayne, who has been hospitalised with suspected kidney failure.DeVayne – an American drag queen and reality star – is currently undergoing tests to find out out why her blood pressure is high. She also revealed that she has tested negative for Covid-19.“I have high blood pressure and they’ve said that I’m going through kidney failure,” she told her fans on Instagram.

It has been previously announced that ASTRO member Cha Eunwoo has been roped in to lead the show True Beauty. The K-drama is based on a webtoon that revolves around a girl who is scared to reveal her face sans the makeup.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Gregory Diaz IV, who is starring in Jon Chu’s upcoming Warner Bros feature musical In The Heights, has signed with UTA.The 15-year-old actor previously appeared on Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and NBC’s New Amsterdam.Diaz made his name on Broadway with his performance as Bruce in Matilda the Musical in 2016 and also performed Off-Broadway in Pedro Pan, Zurich and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.He plays Sonny de la Vega in In the Heights, which is

Michael Che has set up his own sketch comedy series at HBO Max, Variety has learned.The streamer has given the series a six-episode order. Che will star in the series, with each episode set to tackle a different theme or incident — such as police brutality, unemployment, or falling in love — from a Black vantage point.“I’m really excited to be working on this show with HBO Max,” said Che.

Peter White Television EditorSaturday Night Live star Michael Che is getting his own sketch show on HBO Max.The streaming service has ordered a six-part untitled series from the comedian, Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video and Universal Television.Each episode of the show will follow a theme or incident, such as police brutality, unemployment and romance and use sketches and vignettes to illustrate what it feels like to experience this from a black vantage point.The streamer said the show was less

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMichael Che has set up his own sketch comedy series at HBO Max, Variety has learned.The streamer has given the series a six-episode order. Che will star in the series, with each episode set to tackle a different theme or incident — such as police brutality, unemployment, or falling in love — from a Black vantage point.“I’m really excited to be working on this show with HBO Max” said Che.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: We can tell you that CAA has inked New York Times bestselling author Tara Westover.Westover is known for her 2018 memoir Educated about a young girl who, kept out of school, who leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University.The Random House book debuted at No.

Love Island star Wes Nelson is in talks with Celebs Go Dating producers to appear on the next series of the show, a source has exclusively revealed to OK! online. Wes is set to join a number of stars on a different version of the show, where stars will go on virtual dates to meet social distancing requirements amid the coronavirus pandemic.The 22 year old reality star is on the look out for love after his split from Arabella Chi earlier this year.