CAA Signs Esports Host James "Dash" Patterson (Exclusive)

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFor more than 17 years, Common Sense Media has provided advice to parents trying to figure out whether movies, TV shows, digital media and apps are age-appropriate for their kids.Now the not-for-profit organization plans to make money from its own original media targeted at children: It’s launching Common Sense Networks, its first for-profit venture, and has tapped former Sony Pictures Television exec and Crackle GM Eric Berger to run the newly formed L.A.-based

< 1 min read Chi Chi DeVayne, the stage name of Zavion Davenport, who competed on two different seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race has died at age 34. News of the drag queen’s passing came Thursday, less than a week after DeVayne informed her Instagram followers that she was back in the hospital.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Kimberlé Crenshaw, the cofounder and executive director of the African American Policy Forum, a gender and racial justice legal think tank.Crenshaw is a leading authority on civil rights, Black feminist legal theory, and race, racism and the law.She is also the founder and executive director of the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies at Columbia Law School; the Promise Institute Professor at UCLA Law School; and the

Australian Fans of Ru Paul’s Drag Race have woken to the tragic news that drag queen Chi Chi DeVayne had passed away overnight from ongoing health concerns. Chi Chi DeVayne, otherwise known as Zavion Davenport, rose to fame on season eight of the popular reality show, coming back to compete in 2018’s All Star Competition. “Keep me in your prayers.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: CAA has inked Emmy-nominated and BAFTA TV Award-winning actress Vanessa Kirby.The Wimbledon, London native began her career in the theater at the National Theatre, Royal Court Theatre and Off Broadway, starring in such notable productions as Polly Stenham’s Miss Julie, Robert Icke’s Uncle Vanya and Benedict Andrews’ A Streetcar Named Desire. She starred early on in her career on the BBC Abi Morgan Emmy winning drama series The

CBS News national correspondent Jericka Duncan has signed with CAA. Duncan's reporting appears on CBS News broadcasts and platforms, including CBS This Morning, CBS Evening News, 48 Hours and CBS Sunday Morning.

Rocky Stoutenburgh, aquadriplegic Fortnite streamer, has signed an esports deal with Luminosity Gaming. Stoutenburgh, known in the gaming community as RockyNoHands, uses a Quadstick — a device controlled with his mouth — to play the battle royale arena hit, as well as other games such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Warzone and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE:  CAA has inked filmmaker and actor Brady Corbet.Corbet recently wrote and directed the Natalie Portman-Jude Law critically acclaimed movie Vox Lux which after making its world premiere at the Venice film festival, was promptly acquired by NEON at TIFF 2018, as Deadline first reported.In Vox Lux, Portman starred as a female pop star who survives a school shooting and becomes famous for writing and performing a tribute song to the

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterCAA has signed actress, model and activist Leyna Bloom.Bloom became a prominent name in the New York City ballroom community as a member of the legendary House of Miyake-Mugler. In 2017, she went from serving face in ballroom to serving fierceness on the catwalk, becoming one of the few openly transgender models to walk the runway during New York Fashion Week.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterUniversal Music Vietnam (UMV), in partnership with Vietnamese independent label Times Records (Hãng Đĩa Thời Đại), has signed Vietnamese pop sensation Phùng Khánh Linh. The announcement comes on the heels of Universal Music Group opening UMV’s offices in Ho Chi Minh City last month.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: CAA has inked filmmaker Gavin Rothery, who recently made his feature directorial debut with the sci-fi movie Archive which he also wrote.Before SXSW’s cancellation due to COVID-19, the Theo James-Stacy Martin movie was set for a premiere at the Austin, TX fest.Archive is set in 2038 and follows George Almore, who is working on a true human-equivalent AI.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmCAA tonight signed David Leitch, the former stuntman who co-directed John Wick, and helmed  Deadpool 2, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw and Atomic Blonde. Agency also signed his wife and creative partner Kelly McCormick.Leitch had been repped by WME and just recently was set to direct Bullet Train, the Sony Pictures action movie that will star Brad Pitt.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed storyteller, activist, futurist and Black Lives Matter Canada co-founder Janaya Future Khan for representation in all areas.Known as Future within the BLM movement, they have become a leading voice in the global crusade demanding social transformation, justice, and equality in a time when the world is at a critical moment in history when it comes to the Black community.Through their dedication and bold approach to social justice,

[email protected] comes to a close Sunday, ending a five-day lineup of almost entirely prerecorded virtual panels.San Diego Comic-Con 2020 was canceled in April due to the coronavirus pandemic, marking the first time the annual pop culture event won’t happen as planned in its 50-year history.

[email protected] is in full swing, boasting an impressive lineup of almost entirely prerecorded virtual panels.HBO has set presentations for “His Dark Materials” and “Lovecraft Country,” and Amazon Prime Video is bringing “The Boys,” “Upload,” “Truth Seekers” and “Utopia,” and also sponsoring its own Amazon Virtual-Con hub.Meanwhile, AMC is hosting panels for its “Walking Dead” universe and “NOS4A2” and Disney is prepping 11 different presentations, including a career retrospective on Nathan

Janet W. Lee For the first time in its 50-year history, San Diego Comic-Con is happening as a virtual, streaming event.

[email protected] As a result, there will be no Marvel, DC Comics or for that matter any Hall H panels, no Artists Alley, no convention floor to walk around, and definitely no cosplayers (despite the uptick in masks we’re all seeing).It’s not just fans, of course. The other side of the big events in Hall H and Ballroom 20 is that they are the place many studios, networks and streamers kick off the promotional arm of an upcoming tentpole movie or genre TV show.

Eli Countryman San Diego Comic-Con may be going digital, but the lineup still offers a wide array of panels and conversations. With four days of content, Variety breaks down a list of this year’s most notable, anticipated and exciting panels.The “Star Trek Universe” panel begins Thursday at 10 A.M.