EXCLUSIVE: Actress, filmmaker and social activist Olivia Wilde has inked with CAA in all areas. Wilde was previously with WME. She is currently in post-production on her directorial feature debut Booksmart a coming of age comedy for Annapurna Pictures which stars Jason Sudeikis, Will Forte, Billie Lourd and Lisa … Read entire story.
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UPDATED: Megyn Kelly’s two-day bad streak just got worse. Deadline hears that the NBC News host who caused such a ruckus with her on-air remarks about blackface and her ensuing apology is no longer a client of CAA and will not be repped by UTA. Kelly has … Read entire story.
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(UPDATED with AMC attorney statement) Charlie Collier is leaving AMC for a corner suite at New Fox ASAP and Andrew Lincoln is exiting The Walking Dead in the next couple of weeks but the nearly five-year legal all-out war between the cabler and Frank Darabont and CAA over … Read entire story.
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CAA veteran and one of the agency’s most senior TV lit agents Adam Berkowitz has departed the talent agency after a lengthy tenure. A rep for CAA has confirmed that Berkowitz is no longer employed at the agency, declining further comment. The circumstances surrounding Berkowitz’s exit are unclear … Read entire story.
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Heading towards its fifth year, the often legally bloody battle between Frank Darabont and CAA and AMC over profits from the very successful The Walking Dead has hit a rare moment of détente this long weekend. As both sides await a long-delayed summary judgment ruling and subsequent blast … Read entire story.
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