Agencies
Equitable Stewardship for Artists: Talent agent Rachel Sheedy has joined Equitable Stewardship for Artists. She was previously at Jeff Berg’s recently folded Resolution. Equitable Stewarsdhip started more than two years ago by Paul Alan Smith, and the company also has hired Varun Monga and Antoni Kaczmarek as agents.
ICM Partners: Agency has signed Lauren Iungerich, who created MTV’s comedy series Awkward. She was previously at WME. Iungerich served as executive producer/showrunner for the series’ first three seasons. She saw three other comedy projects go to pilot: Dumb Girls and Hot Mess at MTV and Damaged Goods at ABC.
WME: Nick Cassavetes has signed with WME. He was previously repped by Jeff Bergat Resolution. Cassavetes most recently directed the Cameron Diaz comedy The Other Woman. He also helmed The Notebook, the Emile Hirsch-Justin Timberlake crime pic Alpha Dog and the family drama My Sister’s Keeper.
ICM Partners: The Walking Dead’s Sarah Wayne Callies signed with ICM. She was previously at Resolution, where she was repped by Joey Stanton, who recently moved to CAA. Callies starred in Warner Bros.’ Into the Storm and is shooting the Voltage thriller Pay the Ghost with Nicholas Cage. She also is repped by Brian Medavoy at More/Medavoy Management.
UTA: Hungry Hearts director Saverio Costanzo has signed with his first-ever agency, UTA. The Italian filmmaker wrote and directed the film, which earned acting awards for stars Adam Driver and Alba Rohrwacher, at Venice this fall.
WME: Stand-up comedy star and actor Russell Peters has signed with WME. Peters has done several comedy specials for Netflix, including Notorious and Russell Peters Vs. The World. He was a judge on NBC’s reality series Last Comic Standing as well.
Abrams Artists Agency: Abrams Artists’ Alternative Programming and Digital Media Division, which is run by veteran agent Alec Shankman, promoted Amanda Marzolf in the digital/influencer arena. They also hired licensing executive Lynda Cevallos. The department represents producers, production companies, digital content creators, brands, and talent.
Management Companies
Evolution Management: The company is merging into music specialist Primary Wave. Evolution financed David Lowery’s Ain’t Them Bodies Saints and will become part of Primary Wave’s Talent Management division, operating under the Primary Wave name.