WME: Writing and directing duo Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer have signed with WME. Their SXSW thriller Starry Eyes has done well on iTunes and it debuted in select theaters and digital platforms this fall via Dark Sky Films.
ICM: Actor Jared Harris has signed with ICM Partners just as he has two big films slated in 2015: Warner Bros.' The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Fox 2000’s Poltergeist remake. Harris is best known for his role as Lane Pryce on AMC's Mad Men, which landed him a Best Supporting Actor Emmy nod.
Gersh: The Case Against 8’s Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo, both LGBT advocates, have signed with Gersh. The couple was one of two who served as plaintiffs in the American Foundation for Equal Rights’ lawsuit over Proposition 8, as seen in the HBO documentary.
Verve: Filmmaker Shane Acker has signed with Verve. He received an Academy Award nomination for his 2005 animated short 9 when he was a UCLA student. He turned that into the 2009 feature of the same name, which was produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov. He has worked as a visual effects supervisor (47 Ronin, Oz the Great and Powerful, 2012’s Total Recall), and is preparing to direct Reel FX’s CG-animated adaptation of the Dark Horse comic Beasts of Burden.
APA: Actor John Robinson has signed with APA. The Portland native was discovered by Gus Van Sant with his 2003 drama Elephant, and was cast by Stacy Peralta (to portray a younger version of Peralta) in the autobiographical Lords of Dogtown, opposite Heath Ledger and Emile Hirsch. Robinson has appeared in Peter Bogdanovich’s comedy She’s Funny That Way, and the horror thriller Something Wicked.
Wolf-Kasteler: Unbroken lead Jack O’Connell has signed with Wolf-Kasteler’s Lisa Kasteler. The British thesp got his start on the U.K. teen series Skins and appeared in 300: Rise of an Empire earlier this year. His role in Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken is expected to make him a breakout star.
Shelter PR: Actor Miyavi has signed with Shelter PR, which was formed by WKT’s Cara Tripicchio, Christine Tripicchio and Marla Farrell in August. Miyavi, aka Takamasa Ishihara, could get Oscar attention for his supporting role as Louis Zamperini’s sadistic tormenter in Unbroken.
Shelter PR: Firm has also signed Bobby Cannavale. The actor is starring in the untitled HBO period rock drama from Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter and he is filming a role in Marvel’s Ant-Man. This year he appeared in indie comedies Chef and Adult Beginners.