Verve Signs Jeymes Samuel As He Preps Helming Debut ‘The Harder They Fall’ For Netflix

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Jeffrey Donovan, known for his starring role as former CIA operative Michael Westen on all seven seasons of the Emmy-nominated USA series Burn Notice, has signed with ICM Partners.Following his run on Burn Notice, Donovan went on to play North Dakota off-kilter mobster Dodd Gerhardt in FX’s second season of Noah Hawley’s Fargo.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticEXCLUSIVE: As the much-anticipated Hamilton film debuts on Disney+ Friday and Hulu’s We Are Freestyle Love Supreme gets a July 17 premiere date, actor Christopher Jackson has signed with CAA, Deadline has learned exclusively.Jackson stars in director Thomas Kail’s Hamilton as George Washington, the character he originated in the Broadway production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have made a significant move in their post-royal careers by signing with prestigious speaking agents Harry Walker Agency, People confirms.

Justin Kroll Film ReporterCAA has signed “Little Women” star Florence Pugh.Pugh received Academy Award and BAFTA Award nominations for her performance in the Greta Gerwig-directed “Little Women,” which has earned more than $209 million at the global box office.She will next be seen in Marvel’s “Black Widow,” directed by Cate Shortland, opposite Scarlett Johansson, Rachel Weisz and David Harbour.

Verve, the boutique literary agency, is branching into talent representation. The agency has hired veteran talent agent Sean Grumman to head Verve Talent, a move that comes on the agency’s 10-year anniversary.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Greek director Christos Nikou, whose debut feature Apples is on sales this week in the Cannes virtual market.French sales outfit Alpha Violet is handling international sales on the Euro co-pro, which is produced by Hercules Mavroeidis, who produced acclaimed Greek movie Attenberg and was an executive producer on Yorgos Lanthimos’s Dogtooth.

Keeping it casual. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry dropped their royal titles in a charity letter dated June 19, signing off simply as “Harry & Meghan.” Already, followers of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex might be wondering what the informal shift means—the truth is, it’s something they’ve been trying for a while.

Casting close calls are endlessly fascinating. What would have happened if Tom Selleck starred in “Indiana Jones?” Or Will Smith as Neo in “The Matrix?” Film fans love to debate what could have been almost as much as what was.

“I Just Wanna Live” to the NAACP. In addition, Amazon Music will donate one dollar for each stream of the song to the NAACP through 9 p.m.

UTA has signed Prodigal Son star Tom Payne in all areas. Payne plays the lead role of Malcolm Bright on the Fox serial killer drama, which was recently renewed for a second season.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterBrazilian music phenomenon Anitta has signed a recording contract with Warner Records and is eyeing the release of a multilingual debut produced by Ryan Tedder in the U.S. later this year.

Benjamin Crump, a civil rights attorney who represents the families of victims of police violence, has signed with UTA. Crump is currently representing the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery and has also represented the families ofTrayvon Martin, Tamir Rice and Michael Brown, among others.

Broxburn Athletic have signed midfielder David Greenhill from Lowland League outfit Spartans.The 34-year-old becomes the fourth new arrival of the off-season and will bring a wealth of experience to the East of Scotland Premier Division side.Greenhill enjoyed a lengthy spell in the SPFL having started his career at Clyde and Alloa Athletic before tallying around 200 appearances for Berwick Rangers during a six-year stint with the Borders outfit.He then joined East Stirlingshire where he spent

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Award-winning director Rupert Wainwright, best known for his work on Stigmata, has signed with Buchwald. He was previously with APA.Wainwright began his career directing music videos for artists such as NWA and MC Hammer, and Michael Jackson.

Whilst football news has been dominated by the fact that Premier League football will finally be returning this month, Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niquez has also been in the news, triggering significant transfer speculation after revealing that his 'new club' will be revealed this week.