UTA Signs Actor, Writer, And Producer X Mayo

American Crime Story: Impeachment” posed a unique challenge for Monica Lewinsky.The activist and writer had to navigate two different roles on the FX anthology series, which chronicles Bill Clinton’s 1998 impeachment following allegations that he committed perjury and obstructed justice related to an affair in the Oval Office.

EXCLUSIVE: Growing up in the 60s, director Sam Pollard lived in a household that loved baseball, specifically the St. Louis Cardinals.

producer to get the behind-the-scenes scoop from fan favorite couples, including season 3's Kyle and Noon.Kyle, who hails from New Orleans, fell in love with Noon when he visited Thailand and she showed him around her home country. After dating long-distance, she applied for the K-1 visa to live with him in the United States.

Universal Pictures has set Billy Eichner (Impeachment: American Crime Story), Luke Macfarlane (Single All The Way), TS Madison (Zola), Miss Lawrence (The United States vs.

EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham Group has signed Indian director, writer and producer Pan Nalin, whose latest feature Last Film Show was well-received at Tribeca this year.

EXCLUSIVE: The Nacelle Company (The Toys That Made Us) has partnered with Paul Frank via owner Futurity Brands to develop and produce a TV show, centered on its characters.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDiversity and authenticity in storytelling have always been critical, but only in recent years has Hollywood seemed to take notice.Throughout most of the history of American film and television, stories of people of color were more often than not told through the lens of a white creator. Many have sounded the alarm for years that by doing things this way, the nuance and culture of those being portrayed is lost or misrepresented.

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Jamie Lang The Guadalajara Film Festival (FICG) will close this October’s rescheduled in-person festival with the first two episodes of Netflix’s animated event series “Maya and the Three” from daytime Emmy-winning director Jorge Gutierrez (“The Book of Life,” “El Tigre”).“Having ‘Maya’ premier at my beloved FICG, in the capital of Mexican animation, is a dream come true!” Gutierrez told Variety after the announcement was made.FICG released details outlining the full program for this year’s

EXCLUSIVE: Eugene Pack, creator of the live stage comedy show Celebrity Autobiography and writer-director of The Pack Podcast, has signed with CAA.

The characters have some parallels to audiences familiar with their US cousins. For one example, Amadioha is the Nigerian god of thunder to the Igbos and Yorubas.

Jennie Punter With a full year of creative pauses and improvisational workflow behind them, Canadian producers hit the 2021 Toronto festival bullish that in-person screenings and heightened fall fest excitement will focus critics and sales buzz to connect their films with audiences beyond their home turf.Luc Dery and Kim McCraw of Montreal’s micro_scope, who introduced Denis Villeneuve’s “Incendies” and Philippe Falardeau’s “Monsieur Lazhar” to North American audiences at TIFF, return with Ivan

Editor’s note: This article is derived from a conversation between Ramy Youssef and producer Maytha Albassen and is part of a series of Deadline stories tied to the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDavid and Jessica Oyelowo have signed a TV overall deal with ViacomCBS and MTV Entertainment under their Yoruba Saxon production banner, Variety has learned.Under the deal, David is attached to star in and executive produce a series about legendary Old West lawman Bass Reeves. Reeves was known as the greatest frontier hero in American history and is also believed to be the inspiration for The Lone Ranger.

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has picked up North American distribution rights to President, directed by Camilla Nielsson (Democrats).

Kobe Bryant’s eldest daughter, Natalia Bryant, made her foray into modeling in a huge way after signing with IMG Models back in February.

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first clip from You Resemble Me, the debut feature of NY-based Egyptian-American director Dina Amer which has its world premiere in the Venice Days section of the Venice Film Festival this week.