Exclusive: Tilda Swinton, the Academy Award- and BAFTA Award-winning actress most recently seen in yet another indelible role in David Fincher’s Netflix hitman pic The Killer, has signed with CAA.
One of the most esteemed screen talents currently working, Swinton has, in her nearly four-decade career, established ongoing relationships with such renowned filmmakers as Bong Joon Ho, Wes Anderson, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Luca Guadagnino, Jim Jarmusch, Fincher, and Joanna Hogg, having made eight films at the start of her career with director Derek Jarman.
Best known for roles in such films as Michael Clayton, for which she won an Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress, and We Need to Talk About Kevin, for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination, she also boasts credits including Orlando, I Am Love, Okja and The Chronicles of Narnia franchise, to name a few.
Swinton won the Venice Film Festival’s Best...
One of the most esteemed screen talents currently working, Swinton has, in her nearly four-decade career, established ongoing relationships with such renowned filmmakers as Bong Joon Ho, Wes Anderson, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Luca Guadagnino, Jim Jarmusch, Fincher, and Joanna Hogg, having made eight films at the start of her career with director Derek Jarman.
Best known for roles in such films as Michael Clayton, for which she won an Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress, and We Need to Talk About Kevin, for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination, she also boasts credits including Orlando, I Am Love, Okja and The Chronicles of Narnia franchise, to name a few.
Swinton won the Venice Film Festival’s Best...
- 1/26/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
President of Heyday Television Tom Winchester has departed the company to set up his own production outfit, Pure Fiction Television.
See-Saw Films (“Power of the Dog”) and talent agency Hamilton Hodell have minority stakes in the new company. The plan is for Pure Fiction to be “distributor agnostic and free to find the best homes for each show.”
Winchester will focus the company on prestige commercial television for both domestic and international audiences as well as working closely with writers, actors and directors to develop and produce their work.
See-Saw will also provide business affairs and production support while its COO, Simon Gillis, will sit on Pure Fiction’s board. Gillis brokered the deal alongside Jeremy Gawade of Lee & Thompson for Hamilton Hodell and Michael Brader of Wiggin for Winchester.
Winchester was with Heyday, which is owned by NBCUniversal, for almost three and a half years where he...
See-Saw Films (“Power of the Dog”) and talent agency Hamilton Hodell have minority stakes in the new company. The plan is for Pure Fiction to be “distributor agnostic and free to find the best homes for each show.”
Winchester will focus the company on prestige commercial television for both domestic and international audiences as well as working closely with writers, actors and directors to develop and produce their work.
See-Saw will also provide business affairs and production support while its COO, Simon Gillis, will sit on Pure Fiction’s board. Gillis brokered the deal alongside Jeremy Gawade of Lee & Thompson for Hamilton Hodell and Michael Brader of Wiggin for Winchester.
Winchester was with Heyday, which is owned by NBCUniversal, for almost three and a half years where he...
- 6/30/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: WME has inked Daryl McCormack, the star of critically acclaimed Good Luck to You, Leo Grande which made its world premiere at Sundance in January and was scooped up by Searchlight for $7.5M.
In the Sophie Hyde-directed movie, McCormack plays a sex worker hired by Thompson’s character, a widow yearning for some adventure, human connection and good sex after a stale but stable marriage.
McCormack can currently be seen on Amazon’s fantasy drama The Wheel of Time opposite Rosamund Pike. On the series, McCormack plays Aram, a handsome young man who lures men and women into his community of traveling nomads through the art of seduction.
The actor has a recurring role on the BBC 2/ Netflix series Peaky Blinders as Isiah Jesus. He also stars on Channel 4’s I Am Maria opposite award-winning actress Lesley Manville and starred in Stephen Frears’ A Very English Scandal!
In the Sophie Hyde-directed movie, McCormack plays a sex worker hired by Thompson’s character, a widow yearning for some adventure, human connection and good sex after a stale but stable marriage.
McCormack can currently be seen on Amazon’s fantasy drama The Wheel of Time opposite Rosamund Pike. On the series, McCormack plays Aram, a handsome young man who lures men and women into his community of traveling nomads through the art of seduction.
The actor has a recurring role on the BBC 2/ Netflix series Peaky Blinders as Isiah Jesus. He also stars on Channel 4’s I Am Maria opposite award-winning actress Lesley Manville and starred in Stephen Frears’ A Very English Scandal!
- 3/7/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hamilton Hodell, the UK talent agency that has clients including Daisy Edgar-Jones, Naomi Ackie and Tom Hiddleston, has upped a pair of its employees to partner: Senior Talent Agent Sian Smyth and Head of Commercials, Campaigns and Voice-Over India Sinclair.
Smyth joined the company’s talent division in 2013, building her client list alongside co-agent Madeleine Dewhirst. Sinclair has now been at the agency for 12 years, rising from assistant to run her own division overseeing commercials, campaigns and brand endorsements for the full agency’s roster.
“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Sian and India to partner status,” said Hamilton Hodell CEO Christian Hodell. “They are both exceptional agents, respected and well-liked in the industry, who display passion, vision and dedication in everything they do. They are a tremendous addition to our already strong team of partners. We look forward to the continued growth and success of the agency.”
The...
Smyth joined the company’s talent division in 2013, building her client list alongside co-agent Madeleine Dewhirst. Sinclair has now been at the agency for 12 years, rising from assistant to run her own division overseeing commercials, campaigns and brand endorsements for the full agency’s roster.
“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Sian and India to partner status,” said Hamilton Hodell CEO Christian Hodell. “They are both exceptional agents, respected and well-liked in the industry, who display passion, vision and dedication in everything they do. They are a tremendous addition to our already strong team of partners. We look forward to the continued growth and success of the agency.”
The...
- 6/23/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: CAA has inked Emmy-nominated and BAFTA TV Award-winning actress Vanessa Kirby.
The Wimbledon, London native began her career in the theater at the National Theatre, Royal Court Theatre and Off Broadway, starring in such notable productions as Polly Stenham’s Miss Julie, Robert Icke’s Uncle Vanya and Benedict Andrews’ A Streetcar Named Desire.
She starred early on in her career on the BBC Abi Morgan Emmy winning drama series The Hour and BBC’s Great Expectations with Gillian Anderson, which was soon followed up by roles in the Shia Labeouf movie Charlie Countryman, John Boorman’s Queen & Country, The Wachowskis’ Jupiter Ascending and Universal’s Everest.
Her breakthrough turn as Princess Margaret in Netflix’s The Crown landed Kirby a Primetime Emmy nom in the Supporting Actress drama category and a 2018 BAFTA Best Supporting Actress win. She landed the roles of femme fatale The White Widow opposite...
The Wimbledon, London native began her career in the theater at the National Theatre, Royal Court Theatre and Off Broadway, starring in such notable productions as Polly Stenham’s Miss Julie, Robert Icke’s Uncle Vanya and Benedict Andrews’ A Streetcar Named Desire.
She starred early on in her career on the BBC Abi Morgan Emmy winning drama series The Hour and BBC’s Great Expectations with Gillian Anderson, which was soon followed up by roles in the Shia Labeouf movie Charlie Countryman, John Boorman’s Queen & Country, The Wachowskis’ Jupiter Ascending and Universal’s Everest.
Her breakthrough turn as Princess Margaret in Netflix’s The Crown landed Kirby a Primetime Emmy nom in the Supporting Actress drama category and a 2018 BAFTA Best Supporting Actress win. She landed the roles of femme fatale The White Widow opposite...
- 8/19/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hamilton Hodell, the UK talent agency that counts Tom Hiddleston, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Naomi Ackie and Oscar-winner Emma Thompson among its clients, has made a raft of promotions.
Managing director Christian Hodell has become CEO, while Christopher Farrar has moved up to managing director. Madeleine Dewhirst and Alexander Cooke have both been made partners.
Hodell said: “I am so proud of these great agents and colleagues who started as assistants within the company and rose to become industry leaders.
“Maddie Dewhirst brings over ten years of experience, a sharp eye for talent and business plus a meticulous attention to detail in her work. Alex Cooke is a dynamic force who lives for the business and forges strong relationships with talent and buyers.”
Farrar added: “We look forward to adding more partners in the not too distant future. Hamilton Hodell is looking ahead and taking steps to build on our current...
Managing director Christian Hodell has become CEO, while Christopher Farrar has moved up to managing director. Madeleine Dewhirst and Alexander Cooke have both been made partners.
Hodell said: “I am so proud of these great agents and colleagues who started as assistants within the company and rose to become industry leaders.
“Maddie Dewhirst brings over ten years of experience, a sharp eye for talent and business plus a meticulous attention to detail in her work. Alex Cooke is a dynamic force who lives for the business and forges strong relationships with talent and buyers.”
Farrar added: “We look forward to adding more partners in the not too distant future. Hamilton Hodell is looking ahead and taking steps to build on our current...
- 7/3/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The third season of “Killing Eve” has begun production and added Harriet Walter and Danny Sapani to its cast, BBC America revealed Monday.
As fans of the Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer-led drama will remember, Season 2 left off with a cliffhanger, as Carolyn (Fiona Shaw) seemingly betrayed Eve (Oh) before Villanelle (Comer) shot Eve, leaving her for dead in Rome.
Walter is known for her role as Caroline Collingwood on HBO’s “Succession,” who is the second wife of Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and mother for Shiv (Sarah Snook), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Kendall (Jeremy Strong). She also played Clemmie Churchill on the first season of Netflix’s “The Crown. Sapani played Ghanaian president Kwame Nkrumah on the second season of that series.
Also Read: 'Killing Eve': Sandra Oh Explains What the Shocking Finale Means for Season 3
As previously announced, Suzanne Heathcote (“Fear the Walking Dead”) will...
As fans of the Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer-led drama will remember, Season 2 left off with a cliffhanger, as Carolyn (Fiona Shaw) seemingly betrayed Eve (Oh) before Villanelle (Comer) shot Eve, leaving her for dead in Rome.
Walter is known for her role as Caroline Collingwood on HBO’s “Succession,” who is the second wife of Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and mother for Shiv (Sarah Snook), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Kendall (Jeremy Strong). She also played Clemmie Churchill on the first season of Netflix’s “The Crown. Sapani played Ghanaian president Kwame Nkrumah on the second season of that series.
Also Read: 'Killing Eve': Sandra Oh Explains What the Shocking Finale Means for Season 3
As previously announced, Suzanne Heathcote (“Fear the Walking Dead”) will...
- 8/19/2019
- by Jennifer Maas and Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Exclusive: CAA has signed Academy Award, Tony and BAFTA winning actor Mark Rylance.
Rylance won his Oscar for the Steven Spielberg-directed Bridge of Spies, and he followed starring in the Christopher Nolan-directed Dunkirk. He recently completed shooting Waiting For The Barbarians, starring opposite Johnny Depp.
In television, Rylance has twice won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor, first for The Government Inspector and again for Wolf Hall, for which he also received a Golden Globe nomination.
Rylance is also a three-time Tony Award winner for his performances in Jerusalem, Twelfth Night, and Boeing-Boeing.
Rylance hadn’t had a Hollywood movie/TV agent in years. He continues to be represented by Christian Hodell at Hamilton Hodell in the UK and as a playwright by Joyce Ketay at Gersh. His attorney is Peikoff Mahan Llp.
Rylance won his Oscar for the Steven Spielberg-directed Bridge of Spies, and he followed starring in the Christopher Nolan-directed Dunkirk. He recently completed shooting Waiting For The Barbarians, starring opposite Johnny Depp.
In television, Rylance has twice won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor, first for The Government Inspector and again for Wolf Hall, for which he also received a Golden Globe nomination.
Rylance is also a three-time Tony Award winner for his performances in Jerusalem, Twelfth Night, and Boeing-Boeing.
Rylance hadn’t had a Hollywood movie/TV agent in years. He continues to be represented by Christian Hodell at Hamilton Hodell in the UK and as a playwright by Joyce Ketay at Gersh. His attorney is Peikoff Mahan Llp.
- 1/8/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Hugh Laurie has been cast alongside George Clooney in Hulu’s upcoming adaptation of “Catch-22.”
Laurie will play Major de Coverley, a squadron executive officer on Pianosa air base. A noble, leonine presence, like some Civil War general, de Coverley dances to the beat of his own drum. Regarded with awe by the men. He spends his time pitching horseshoes, listening to jazz on his phonograph, mixing himself martinis, and hiring apartments for the officers in every new city the Americans take.
Adapted from the 1961 Joseph Heller novel of the same name, the six-episode series is set in Italy during World War II. It tells the story of on Capt. John Yossarian, a U.S. Air Force bombardier who is furious because the bureaucratic rule known as Catch-22, which specifies that a concern for one’s own safety in the face of dangers which are real and immediate is the process...
Laurie will play Major de Coverley, a squadron executive officer on Pianosa air base. A noble, leonine presence, like some Civil War general, de Coverley dances to the beat of his own drum. Regarded with awe by the men. He spends his time pitching horseshoes, listening to jazz on his phonograph, mixing himself martinis, and hiring apartments for the officers in every new city the Americans take.
Adapted from the 1961 Joseph Heller novel of the same name, the six-episode series is set in Italy during World War II. It tells the story of on Capt. John Yossarian, a U.S. Air Force bombardier who is furious because the bureaucratic rule known as Catch-22, which specifies that a concern for one’s own safety in the face of dangers which are real and immediate is the process...
- 4/3/2018
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Hugh Laurie, coming off a two-season starring turn on Hulu’s Chance, is reuniting with the streaming platform for a co-starring role in Catch-22, Hulu’s high-profile limited series co-starring and directed by George Clooney. Written by Luke Davies and David Michôd based on the seminal Joseph Heller novel, Catch-22 hails from Anonymous Content and Paramount Television.
Set in Italy during World War II, Catch-22 is the story of the incomparable, artful dodger Yossarian (Christopher Abbott), a bombardier for the U.S. Air Force, who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy, but rather his own army which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to avoid his military assignments, he’ll be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic...
Set in Italy during World War II, Catch-22 is the story of the incomparable, artful dodger Yossarian (Christopher Abbott), a bombardier for the U.S. Air Force, who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy, but rather his own army which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to avoid his military assignments, he’ll be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic...
- 4/3/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: FilmNation and BBC Films are co-financing the Duncan Kenworthy production, which has sold out worldwide.
Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci and 2016 Screen Star Of Tomorrow Fionn Whitehead are to star in director Richard Eyre’s adaptation of Ian McEwan’s The Children Act.
Filming on the Duncan Kenworthy production will take place on location in London from mid-October. FilmNation Entertainment, who are co-financing with BBC Films, is handling worldwide rights and has sold out the film internationally. McEwan adapted his own 2014 novel for the screen.
International distributors who have boarded the film include: eOne in the UK and Canada, Telemunchen in Germany, Bim in Italy, Vertigo in Spain, Roadshow in Australia, Kino in Japan, Swen in Latin America, Cineart in Benelux, Scanbox in Scandinavia, Spentzos in Greece, Lev in Israel, Italia in the Middle East, Ster Kinekor in South Africa and Bravos in Hong Kong.
Thompson stars in The Children Act as Fiona Maye, an eminent...
Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci and 2016 Screen Star Of Tomorrow Fionn Whitehead are to star in director Richard Eyre’s adaptation of Ian McEwan’s The Children Act.
Filming on the Duncan Kenworthy production will take place on location in London from mid-October. FilmNation Entertainment, who are co-financing with BBC Films, is handling worldwide rights and has sold out the film internationally. McEwan adapted his own 2014 novel for the screen.
International distributors who have boarded the film include: eOne in the UK and Canada, Telemunchen in Germany, Bim in Italy, Vertigo in Spain, Roadshow in Australia, Kino in Japan, Swen in Latin America, Cineart in Benelux, Scanbox in Scandinavia, Spentzos in Greece, Lev in Israel, Italia in the Middle East, Ster Kinekor in South Africa and Bravos in Hong Kong.
Thompson stars in The Children Act as Fiona Maye, an eminent...
- 10/3/2016
- by matt.mueller@screendaily.com (Matt Mueller)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: CAA has signed David Oyelowo, who is coming off Lee Daniels’ The Butler, part of the cast nominated for a SAG ensemble award, followed by co-starring in the Christopher Nolan-directed Interstellar opposite Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway. Oyelowo, who has been doing fine work for a long time in everything from Jack Reacher to Red Tails, The Help and Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, had been with Wme. His exit appears to be fallout from the recent exit of Brian Swardstrom to UTA. Oyelowo continues to be represented in the UK by Christian Hodell at Hamilton Hodell and manager Glenn Rigberg at Inphenate. His attorney is Ira Schreck at Schreck Rose Dapello & Adams.
- 1/8/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Exclusive: This was a very competitive signing, with all major agencies pursuing the Downton Abbey star who didn’t have an U.S. agency representation. Wme will represent Michelle Dockery in all areas. Dockery’s role as Lady Mary Crawley on Downton Abbey, which returns for Season 4 on PBS January 5, earned the British actress two Emmy nominations and a Golden Globes nom. Dockery will next be seen in Universal’s Non-Stop, and she was just tapped to play Sir Ben Kingsley’s daughter in Self/Less for Focus. On stage, Dockery earned a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for her role in the play Burnt By The Sun. She continues to be managed by Sandra Chang at Anonymous Content and by Christian Hodell at Hamilton Hodell in the UK.
- 12/5/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
HBO has aired its "First Look" at Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and you can watch the segment in two parts below! The sixth installment hits theaters on July 15th. News also broke this weekend that "Harry Potter" franchise star Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) is recovering from a mild case of swine flu. Christian Hodell of Hamilton Hodell management said Saturday that Grint took a few days away from the set of the latest film, but has now been able to return to work. He will also be able to attend the "Half-Blood Prince" premiere in London on Tuesday.
- 7/4/2009
- Comingsoon.net
Initially, it was announced that the new Ridley Scott-directed Robin Hood feature would focus on the Sheriff of Nottingham, portraying him as a noble lawman, while Robin Hood was cast in a less favorable light. Russell Crowe had signed on to play both parts in a story that producer Brian Grazier originally described as follows: "The two role confusion is that what Robin Hood does is he sees Nottingham in battle very early in the movie and Nottingham dies. And Robin Hood takes over the identity of Nottingham. That's how it plays out."
Of course, subsequently it was announced that the two roles would be quite separate after all, and follow the more traditional telling of the mythology, with Robin the hero and the Sheriff the villain, though ostensibly both characters will be more complicated overall. And while everyone had settled into the idea of Russell Crowe as Robin Hood,...
Of course, subsequently it was announced that the two roles would be quite separate after all, and follow the more traditional telling of the mythology, with Robin the hero and the Sheriff the villain, though ostensibly both characters will be more complicated overall. And while everyone had settled into the idea of Russell Crowe as Robin Hood,...
- 4/26/2009
- CinemaSpy
LONDON -- Brit actor Ben Whishaw, who starred in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, is sniffing out a starring role in Jane Campion's Bright Star, the filmmakers said Wednesday.
Whishaw is in final negotiations to star as poet John Keats in the period romance drama for Pathe International, which is written and will be directed by Campion.
Bright Star focuses on the three-year romance between 19th century poet Keats and Fanny Brawne, to be played by Abbie Cornish. The poet's romance was sadly cut short by Keats' untimely death at the age of 25.
Whishaw is about to begin shooting Brideshead Revisited alongside Hayley Atwell and Matthew Goode and this fall he will also be seen in Todd Haynes' I'm Not There, as one of the seven characters portraying music legend Bob Dylan.
Whishaw is repped by Christian Hodell of Hamilton Hodell and Hylda Queally of CAA. Negotiations are being finalixed by his attorney Jodi Peikoff.
Campion's movie is scheduled to go before the cameras either in late summer or early fall.
Whishaw is in final negotiations to star as poet John Keats in the period romance drama for Pathe International, which is written and will be directed by Campion.
Bright Star focuses on the three-year romance between 19th century poet Keats and Fanny Brawne, to be played by Abbie Cornish. The poet's romance was sadly cut short by Keats' untimely death at the age of 25.
Whishaw is about to begin shooting Brideshead Revisited alongside Hayley Atwell and Matthew Goode and this fall he will also be seen in Todd Haynes' I'm Not There, as one of the seven characters portraying music legend Bob Dylan.
Whishaw is repped by Christian Hodell of Hamilton Hodell and Hylda Queally of CAA. Negotiations are being finalixed by his attorney Jodi Peikoff.
Campion's movie is scheduled to go before the cameras either in late summer or early fall.
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