WME: Peter Sarsgaard has shifted from CAA to WME. He has two upcoming films this September, Pawn Sacrifice and Experimenter for Magnolia Films. Sarsgaard will continue to be repped by management company Authentic and attorney Peikoff Mahan.
CAA: CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has signed with CAA. Prior he did not have agency representation. The Emmy award winning Cuomo covers international events and breaking news and co-anchors CNN’s morning show New Day.
WME: Filmmaker Eli Roth has just signed with Mike Simpson at WME. HE will continued to be repped by attorney Carlos K. Goodman and Simon Halls at Slate PR. His horror film Knock Knock recently screened at Sundance and will be distributed by Lionsgate. In addition his film Drowned and a remake of Cabin Fever are awaiting release. He made the original Cabin Fever for $1.5 million, which ended up grossing $30 million worldwide and was the most profitable horror film in 2002. He was previously at CAA.
ICM Partners: Game of Thrones’ ‘Red Woman’ actress Carice van Houten has dropped CAA and signed with ICM. She will next be seen in teh feature Race for Focus Features and has been cast as Greta Garbo in the Untitled Hepp Film/ Greta Garbo Biopic. She also was cast in The Book of Vision and Brimstone, both in active development.