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EXCLUSIVE: Octavia Spencer has signed with CAA for representation in all areas including her production company ORIT Entertainment, which she runs with partner and producer Brian Clisham and Head of Production and Development Stephanie Kluft. Bryan Lourd will lead the team.

TheWrap: Why now?Bryan Lourd: The why now is a long answer, but it’s essentially that we’ve known each other for decades, then beyond us, our partners have known each other, and every single hour, we are shocked at the connectivity of the two companies. And yes, we were competitive but their company and our company had the most integrity with each other.

CAA acquiring ICM Partners came together in secret over a short period of time — so much so that longtime insiders at both agencies were learned of the deal moments before the news was formally announced on Monday.To CAA’s trio of leaders — Bryan Lourd, Richard Lovett and Kevin Huvane — and ICM Partners’ chief Chris Silbermann, the fact that the talks were kept quiet was a sign that the leaders are temperamentally in sync.“It’s a testament to the reason for the partnership” that word of the

The bombshell acquisition of ICM Partners by CAA will strengthen a collective commitment to client representation, the principals behind the deal said in an interview with Deadline this morning.

Things are getting heated between Scarlett Johansson and Disney!

Scarlett Johansson‘s agent is tearing into Disney.

CAA Co-Chairman and Scarlett Johansson’s agent Bryan Lourd just issued the following statement in response to Disney’s harsh slam against the Black Widow actress in her breach of contact lawsuit vs. the Burbank studio, you can read below.

George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Don Cheadle, Kerry Washington, Mindy Kaling, Nicole Avant, Eva Longoria, Working Title Films founders Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner and Creative Artists Agency (CAA) co-chairman Bryan Lourd are funding a specialized Los Angeles high school with the goal of creating a “pipeline of diverse, career-ready young people” for Hollywood jobs, particularly below-the-line roles, the stars and producers announced Monday.Created in partnership with Los Angeles Unified School

In what is being described as an effort to “drive transformational change across the entertainment industry for students from underserved communities,” a coalition of industry leaders spearheaded by George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Don Cheadle, Kerry Washington, Mindy Kaling, Nicole Avant, Eva Longoria, Working Title Films founders Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner and Creative Artists Agency Co-Chairman Bryan Lourd are teaming with Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner to found the Roybal

Billie Lourd’s son Kingston isn’t out of diapers yet, but he’s already celebrating Star Wars Day.

Creative Artists Agency has promoted CFO James Burtson to president of the Hollywood talent agency. Carol Sawdye, a former COO of the global PwC network of firms, will also join CAA as its new chief financial officer.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorCAA has promoted Jim Burtson to the post of president, a move that is another sign of generational changes at the agency.CAA’s trio of co-chairmen — Kevin Huvane, Bryan Lourd and Richard Lovett — are staying put.

CAA has elevated its chief financial officer, James Burtson, to president, and brought in former PwC exec Carol Sawdye as CFO.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorCAA’s longtime leaders had a lot on their minds on the sunny afternoon in late October when Kevin Huvane, Bryan Lourd and Richard Lovett sat down with Variety for a no-holds-barred conversation in Lourd’s Holmby Hills backyard. The trio talked about their unique partnership and why it has endured, the state of the talent representation business, how they’re thinking about succession plans for the agency and why they chose to speak out now.

Kevin Huvane, Richard Lovett and Bryan Lourd are mad as hell.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterCAA’s managing partner conceded on Friday that the Writers Guild of America’s boycott “worked,” and urged a judge to help bring the 19-month standoff to an end.In a declaration filed in court, Bryan Lourd urged the court not to postpone an upcoming hearing on the agency’s motion for an injunction, saying that would only cause further damage to the agency.“The WGA’s illegal boycott has worked,” he said.

Also Read: CAA Co-Chair Bryan Lourd on Writers Guild Conflict: 'I Hate How This Has Gone'But while those two agencies were able to negotiate better terms for themselves, the WGA says that it is drawing a hard line against raising affiliate studio ownership any further.“To be blunt, we’re not going to give them a different and better deal because they waited,” the memo says. “We’re not going to keep pushing back the sunset period on packaging.

On Aug. 23, CAA co-chairmen Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane, along with president Richard Lovett, convened a hastily assembled all-hands Zoom call with at least one priority in mind: damage control.

Also Read: WGA Packaging Fee Lawsuit Delayed to August 2021 by Pandemic“We have not had the opportunity to do that, which is something I think most people don’t know. I think we will, and I expect in the near future that we won’t be suing each other.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterIn a sprawling keynote conversation with Ziffren Brittenham partner Ken Ziffren at the UCLA Entertainment Symposium, CAA managing partner and co-chairman Bryan Lourd opened up about his thoughts on the ongoing Writers Guild conflict, the Black Lives Matter movement and the agency’s efforts to diversify, and the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the entertainment industry.Lourd was a late addition to the roster; former WarnerMedia Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt had

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticCAA’s Bryan Lourd will take over as the keynote speaker for the 44th Annual UCLA Entertainment Symposium Wednesday, replacing Bob Greenblatt, the former Chairman of WarnerMedia Entertainment.In a virtual sit-down interview with powerhouse attorney Ken Ziffren, the uberagency Managing Partner and Co-Chairman will now be the yearly media conference’s marquee attraction in a session that goes online on August 12, at 5 p.m. PT.

CAA Holdings LLC, led by CEO Bryan Lourd, has been hit with a credit rating downgrade from S&P Global Ratings.

CAA is the latest agency to implement paycuts as the industry continues to weather the novel coronavirus pandemic, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Announced via video conference this morning, the reductions in pay will be companywide and proportionate – meaning higher earners take deeper cuts – maxing out at 50 percent, with the exception of co-chairmen Richard Lovett, Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane, who will forgo the remainder of their salaries for 2020.

CAA is the latest agency to implement paycuts as the industry continues to weather the novel coronavirus pandemic, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.Announced via video conference this morning, the reductions in pay will be companywide and proportionate – meaning higher earners take deeper cuts – maxing out at 50 percent, with the exception of co-chairmen Richard Lovett, Bryan Lourd and Kevin Huvane, who will forgo the remainder of their salaries for 2020.The pay rate for assistants – raised

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A new documentary looking at the making of “Star Wars: The Rise Of SKywalker” has stars Billie Lourd and Daisy Ridley discussing the emotional and physical challenges of working in light of the loss of Carrie Fisher.