Emmy-Winning ‘Rent: Live’ Production Designer Jason Sherwood Signs With CAA

Jim Carrey is set to take over the role of presidential candidate Joe Biden on Saturday Night Live during season 46, and the news has left fans of the actor’s predecessor Jason Sudeikis in shambles.NBC announced the switch-up on Wednesday, September 16. “There was some interest on his part,” executive producer Lorne Michaels told Vulture of Carrey, 58.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVLast September at the Creative Arts Emmys, Norman Lear, became the oldest Emmy winner in history with a victory in the category of Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All In the Family’ And ‘The Jeffersons’.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorNight 1 of five in a row for the 2020 Creative Arts Emmys is in the books, and here is a look at the first winners by program and network.Netflix is the early leader in the clubhouse with five trophies spanning four programs — Cheer won twice — and CNN and National Geographic are tied for second with three apiece.

Jason Donovan has reportedly become one of the first stars to have joined Dancing on Ice. Neighbours star Jason will have some dancing experience as he competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2011, with the 52 year old coming third.

Angelique Jackson Filmmaker Dean Fleischer-Camp has signed with CAA.The director and editor is best known for the viral short “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” voiced by Jenny Slate. The stop-motion animated short debuted in 2010 and was an official selection at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.

Caroline Aaron says she “got the golden ticket” when she joined the cast of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” an Emmy favorite that has racked up 54 nominations and 16 wins since it premiered in 2017.

UK animation studio Aniventure has signed with CAA. The London-based cartoon producer has also enlisted CAA Media Finance to help find new partners as Aniventure expands in the global family entertainment content space.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Prolific director-producer Randall Einhorn has signed with CAA for representation.Known for his work on The Office, Parks & Recreation, Modern Family, Fargo and Shameless, Einhorn has directed numerous pilots, seven of which have gone to series, including the critically-acclaimed Wilfred, The Muppets for ABC, The Mick, Me, Myself & I, Lodge 49 and The Kids Are Alright.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterAniventure, the London based animation production studio, has unveiled its first slate of titles.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live cast member Ego Nwodim has signed with CAA for representation.Nwodim joined the venerable late-night sketch show SNL as a featured cast member in 2018 and is now heading into her third season. She can also be seen in the Hulu series Shrill, IFC’s Brockmire, and the upcoming feature, The Broken Hearts Gallery.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office Editor“It’s a reboot, really, because we’re in a whole different world,” says Emmy-nominated Westworld production designer Howard Cummings about season 3, which drops us right inside our world –the human one– outside Delos’ robotic theme park.And to create a near future Los Angeles, and a near-tomorrow for San Francisco where the Delos HQ is located on the show, Cummings respectively synthesized both cities’ skylines with Singapore and Valencia,

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineOn The Little Mermaid Live!, production designer Misty Buckley offered up a fresh visual take on a classic fairy tale, aiming to transport viewers into an underwater world, with sets designed for the stage.Celebrating the 30th  anniversary of Disney’s animated film, the live musical special intercut footage from that beloved Oscar winner with fantastical live-action sequences, filmed within a theatre in the round.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWhen the decision came down that the Democratic National Convention was going to be a first-time virtual event and no longer a live spectacle in Milwaukee, Wis., producer Ricky Kirshner and director Glenn Weiss were only sure about one thing.“The first thing we said was, ‘It’s not going to be a giant Zoom call,’” Kirshner told Variety in a joint interview with Weiss just two days after the convention came to a close.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorRichard Tanne’s drama “Chemical Hearts,” adapted from Krystal Sutherland’s 2016 novel “Our Chemical Hearts,” centers on a budding romance between Henry Page (played by Austin Abrams of “Euphoria”) and Grace Town (“Riverdale” star Lili Reinhart), who meet while working at the school newspaper. The movie, debuting Aug.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated and Tony- and two-time Emmy-winning actor, producer and director Fishburne has signed with CAA for representation in all areas.Fishburne, who had been a long-time Paradigm client, is currently nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Emmy for Quibi’s #FreeRayshawn.He co-stars alongside Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson in ABC’s hit comedy series Black-ish.

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

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineFor Season 2 of FX’s What We Do in the Shadows, production designer Kate Bunch expanded the world, and the Staten Island residence of a trio of vampire roommates, doing so for both logistical and creative reasons.As she set out on the comedy’s new season, Bunch knew what she’d have to deal with first—the exterior of the vampire mansion established in Season 1. “Season 2, we lost our exterior location.