Iliza Shlesinger Signs With UTA

straight to your inbox There seems to be some disagreement within the Manchester City squad over how much of an advantage the new Champions League format can be to the Blues' hopes of winning the tournament. Due to the three-month suspension of football across Europe, the Champions League is being played in a mini-tournament in Lisbon at the end of all the domestic seasons, with the quarter-finals and semi-finals being played as single knockout ties.

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.

Shawn Ashmore is about to bring some fire to season 2 of “The Boys“.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Veteran TV and film writer Dana Stevens has signed with UTA for worldwide representation in all areas.Most recently, Stevens wrote the upcoming Sony Pictures drama Fatherhood, directed by Paul Weitz and starring Kevin Hart. The film is an adaptation of Matt Logelin’s memoir which details Logelin’s life after his high school sweetheart passed away after giving birth to their daughter.

Mark David Though she only bought the canyon-side contemporary a bit more than a year ago for not quite $2.8 million, standup comedian Iliza Shlesinger, the sixth season winner of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” has flipped the sleek Hollywood Hills aerie back on the market at a whisper under $2.9 million.

Krista Vernoff has signed with UTA in all areas. Vernoff ranks as one of ABC's most important showrunners and runs veteran medical drama Grey's Anatomy and its spinoff, Station 19, and has a pilot, Rebel, in the works this season at the network.

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.

straight to your inboxManchester City midfielder Phil Foden says having a family network around him has helped him deal with the modern pressures of being a footballer for one of the biggest clubs in the world.Speaking with teammate Ilkay Gundogan about Mental Health for the Heads Up campaign, Foden said social media can be a difficult environment for a young player, as he discussed how fatherhood has shown him that there is more to life than football."I think for me growing up in such a great

straight to your inbox Ilkay Gundogan talked up Manchester City's attacking options without Sergio Aguero for the Champions League game with Real Madrid ... but was more reluctant to push his own case.

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.

Also Read: Game-Changer: 'Trolls World Tour' Digital Success Pits Universal Against Movie Theaters“For over ten years, Walt has been a key part of the DreamWorks family,” said DreamWorks Animation President Margie Cohn in a statement.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Trolls franchise filmmaker Walt Dohrn has inked a multi-year deal with DreamWorks Animation, Deadline has learned.A longtime DreamWorks talent, Dohrn will have an overall first look exclusive deal for original animated projects at the studio along with executive producing, directing, development and supervisory duties on various projects.“For over ten years, Walt has been a key part of the DreamWorks family,” said DreamWorks

Multi-hyphenate creator Flight, real name Kimani White, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas. Known for his basketball reaction videos, Flight has made a name for himself on YouTube, where he has 6.3 million subscribers across two channels.

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.

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan admitted Manchester City lacked energy and were too slow against Arsenal as they bowed out of the FA Cup with a semi-final defeat at an empty Wembley on Saturday.City started brightly but allowed Arsenal into the game, and the Gunners dealt with everything thrown at them after taking the lead through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on 18 minutes.Although City were improved after the break, Gundogan conceded that the energy and pace of their performance was not good

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed prolific TV producer Jessica Rhoades (Sharp Objects) and her company Pacesetter Productions in all areas.Rhoades is currently an executive producer on Gillian Flynn’s upcoming Amazon Studios straight-to-series drama Utopia, starring Sasha Lane, John Cusack, and Rainn Wilson, which is expected to premiere this fall.