Singing his praises. AnnaSophia Robb is “thrilled” about former Carrie Diaries costar Austin Butler‘s success following the release of the Elvis biopic.
26.07.2022 - 18:35 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: WME is bolstering its scripted TV ranks.
The talent agency has promoted two former coordinators Maddie Schrager and Austin Vaziri to agents in its scripted television division.
Schrager has been working with the department’s client roster, which includes writers and directors. In her new role, she will focus on elevating voices of filmmakers that push storytelling and will help the team in covering networks and studios. Schrager was promoted to scripted TV coordinator and joined the trainee program in 2021 after having worked as an assistant across the scripted TV and literary packaging departments. She started in the mailroom at WME in 2018.
Vaziri works with writers and directors across the comedy and drama categories. He will focus on covering TV networks and studios, as well as finding new talent for the agency. He will also work with the agency’s digital department to identify video game properties and developers to pair with producers and writers.
Vaziri has been with WME since 2016. He started in the mailroom and worked his way up to assistant and into the trainee program through the scripted TV department. He was promoted to coordinator in 2021.
Both are based in Beverly Hills.
WME’s scripted TV department is run by co-heads Tom Wellington and Erin Junkin.
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Singing his praises. AnnaSophia Robb is “thrilled” about former Carrie Diaries costar Austin Butler‘s success following the release of the Elvis biopic.
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Austin Butler just played the legendary musician in the movie "Elvis" and will now star in director Jeff Nichols' next movie "The Bikeriders" with Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy. According to Variety, "The Bikeriders" is named after the 1967 Danny Lyon photography book and "tells an original story about a '60s Midwestern motorcycle club as it evolves over the course of a decade from a community for outsiders into a far more sinister gang." The movie has brought Sarah Green and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones onboard to produce with Fred Berger as the films executive producer. It will begin to film in Ohio in the fall. Austin Butler previously starred as Elvis Presley in the biopic about the singer's life. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) "The Bikeriders" will mark the sixth movie on Nichols' directorial resume.The other movies that he has directed over the years are "Shotgun Stories," "Take Shelter," "Mud," "Midnight Special" and "Loving." So far, Butler, Hardy and Comer are the only three cast members who have been announced.
The ultimate throwback! Vanessa Hudgens posed with ex Austin Butler‘s current girlfriend, Kaia Gerber, in 2007 — and fans can’t wrap their heads around the resurfaced pic.
Austin Butler has booked a new movie role!
Wilson Chapman editorAustin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hanks will star in “Loving” and “Take Shelter” director Jeff Nichols’ next feature, Variety has confirmed.Titled “The Bikeriders” after the 1967 Danny Lyon photography book, the film tells an original story about a ’60s midwestern motorcycle club as it evolves over the course of a decade from a community for outsiders into a far more sinister gang. The film will be Nichols’ sixth directorial effort, and his first since “Midnight Special” and “Loving” premiered in 2016.
Believe it or not, it’s been six years since we’ve last seen a Jeff Nichols film. Sure, back in 2016, we were lucky enough to get the release of “Midnight Special” and “Loving,” but since then the filmmaker has been a bit silent.
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Tough love! Elvis star Austin Butler opened up about the methods director Baz Luhrmann used to get him into character — some ending up too intense for the actor to handle.
Austin Butler practiced some method acting for his role as Elvis.