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21.08.2023 - 18:11 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: UTA on Monday announced its signing of writer, producer and executive John Ierardi for representation in all areas.
“I am beyond excited to be joining the UTA family,” Ierardi told Deadline. “The company has always been a pillar in the industry at giving creatives a voice and I couldn’t be happier to start this next chapter.”
Ierardi teamed with Bo Youngblood in 2019 to launch Showdown Productions, a production company whose mission is to produce material with a strong artistic vision that provides critical commentary on diverse social issues.
The company, where he serves as an executive, most recently wrapped production on the Will Wernick-directed pool hall drama Break, starring Victor Rasuk and Jeff Kober, as well as the thriller In Flight, which Ierardi co-wrote from his own story. Youngblood helmed the latter title, which stars Cristo Fernandez (Ted Lasso), Tiffany Smith (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) and Maria Russell (Jury Duty), and will be put up for sales this November.
Ierardi also previously exec produced Epix’s horror pic Torn Hearts from Blumhouse Television, which starred Katey Sagal, Abby Quinn and Alexxis Lemire, as well as the comedic crime thriller The Pay Day, additionally producing the thriller Safe at Home, which was based on his story.
Other upcoming projects from Ierardi include the thriller The Cure, written by Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer; the female-led action thriller Find Me from UTA writer-podcaster client Dave Beazley, which Marci Wiseman is producing; and the satirical thriller The Reception, penned by Raymond Creamer, which UTA is packaging. He continues to be represented by Bronson Law Group.
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Dwayne Johnson loves making fans’ day.
Yellowstone” fans have been waiting for any news about the second part of Season 5. The show has become a hot topic of conversation as controversy has surrounded actor Kevin Costner’s role as John Dutton. Earlier this year, it was reported that Costner was causing issues with production.
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With no film industry to speak of, and limited funds to make a movie in one of the most remote places on earth, young Bhutanese director/writer Pawo Choyning Dorji pulled off a miracle with his first feature, Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom which came out of nowhere to get an Oscar nomination for Best International Feature (formerly Best Foreign Language Film) in 2019. It was a charmer of a movie set in a village in Bhutan with no connection to the outside world and where a young teacher must decide whether he wants to stay and teach the kids or follow his dreams to Australia.
One week after it voted to install fencing on Mulholland to block some views of the sign and protect pedestrians, the Los Angeles City Council has approved a motion seeking to potentially prohibit tour bus operations in hillside neighborhoods in proximity to the Hollywood Sign.
Fans of Hollyoaks and Coronation street will be pleased to know that Hollyoaks bad boy Calum Lill is set to set foot onto the cobbles soon. Coronation Street has reportedly signed the star, who shot to fame in his 12 episode stint playing PC Carlton Smith in the hit Channel 4 soap in 2021. In previous Hollyoaks episodes, viewers saw the character of PC George Smith abuse beloved show regular John Paul McQueen.
Nadine Dorries has resigned her parliamentary seat with a scathing attack on Rishi Sunak, accusing him of “demeaning his office by opening the gates to whip up a public frenzy” against her.
If anyone was in any doubt as to where world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and his younger boxing brother Tommy Fury got their fighting spirits, everything would have been explained on Tuesday, August 22. John Fury, 59, the father of the two boxing stars, let his inner animal come out during a pre-fight press conference featuring Tommy Fury, KSI, Logan Paul and Dillon Danis.
EXCLUSIVE: Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards, announced the 2023 Film Independent Forum, the preeminent conference for independent filmmakers and content creators.
EXCLUSIVE: Gabriel Bier Gislason, the rising genre filmmaker whose feature directorial debut Attachment world premiered to critical acclaim at last year’s Tribeca Festival, has signed with Curate for management.
Brent Lang Executive Editor Black Bear’s management arm has signed Swedish director Måns Månsson for representation. Månsson most recently directed “Estonia,” an eight-part Scandinavian series about Europe’s deadliest civil maritime disaster, which has been selected to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival’s TIFF Primetime.
SAG-AFTRA has given an interim agreement to another upcoming fall festival pic with theChristy Hall drama Daddio, starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn. The agreement will allow talent to promote the movie at the upcoming festivals including Toronto, where it has been confirmed as a Special Presentation pic.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson provided rare insight into his 11-year marriage with director Sam Taylor-Johnson, in a recently-published interview with Esquire.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is confident and content in his relationship with his wife, Sam Taylor-Johnson.The 33-year-old star recently spoke with for a profile, and shared some rare insights into his home life with the 56-year-old filmmaker and their children.However, Aaron was apparently hesitant to share too much when it came to his romance with Sam — which may have something to do with weathering a storm of criticism since the start of their romance due in large part to their 23-year age gap.«I've probably talked to you more about my kids and Sam than I have with anybody,» Aaron said in the interview, when shutting down a line of further questioning about his marriage. «I've got really nothing to hide, and I'm secure in what we have.»«But I'm not going to unlock things that are actually precious to me,» he added.The pair met on the set of the 2009 drama, which was Sam's directorial debut, and starred Aaron as a teenage John Lennon.
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson is confident and content in his relationship with his wife, Sam Taylor-Johnson.The star recently spoke with for a profile, and shared some rare insights into his home life with the filmmaker and their children.However, Aaron was apparently hesitant to share too much when it came to his romance with Sam — which may have something to do with weathering a storm of criticism since the start of their romance due in large part to their 23-year age gap.«I've probably talked to you more about my kids and Sam than I have with anybody,» Aaron said in the interview, when shutting down a line of further questioning about his marriage. «I've got really nothing to hide, and I'm secure in what we have.»«But I'm not going to unlock things that are actually precious to me,» he added.The pair met on the set of the 2009 drama, which was Sam's directorial debut, and starred Aaron as a teenage John Lennon.