Ken Stovitz is leaving Paradigm where he was a senior agent for the past three years, to join management company Mgmt. Entertainment, effective June 6. At Mgmt, Stovitz will manage clients, many of whom he currently represents and will share with Paradigm. He will also produce film and television projects. “I have known and worked successfully with Ken for too long to mention,” said Mgmt Founder and Managing Partner David Schiff. “He is a dynamic executive with a…...
- 5/27/2016
- Deadline TV
Ken Stovitz is leaving Paradigm where he was a senior agent for the past three years, to join management company Mgmt. Entertainment, effective June 6. At Mgmt, Stovitz will manage clients, many of whom he currently represents and will share with Paradigm. He will also produce film and television projects. “I have known and worked successfully with Ken for too long to mention,” said Mgmt Founder and Managing Partner David Schiff. “He is a dynamic executive with a…...
- 5/27/2016
- Deadline
Rob Leane Jun 27, 2017
It's official: Syfy is producing a Tremors TV pilot starring Kevin Bacon...
It's been a fair few months since we heard anything about the Tremors TV reboot, which Kevin Bacon is executive producing and starring in for Syfy.
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But now, we have definite confirmation that it's pressing ahead: a pilot episode is being made, according to The Wrap. Bacon will reprise his role as Valentine McKee, with showrunner duties going to Andrew Miller and David Schiff. If the pilot goes well, surely a full season will follow.
The Wrap also shared this plot summary...
"In the series, the killer Graboid worms that nearly destroyed Perfection, Nevada, are back, and the town’s only hope for survival is Valentine McKee (Bacon) who beat them once. But to do it again he’ll have to overcome age,...
It's official: Syfy is producing a Tremors TV pilot starring Kevin Bacon...
It's been a fair few months since we heard anything about the Tremors TV reboot, which Kevin Bacon is executive producing and starring in for Syfy.
See related Fast & Furious 8 review Fast & Furious 8 Blu-ray/DVD release date and bonus features
But now, we have definite confirmation that it's pressing ahead: a pilot episode is being made, according to The Wrap. Bacon will reprise his role as Valentine McKee, with showrunner duties going to Andrew Miller and David Schiff. If the pilot goes well, surely a full season will follow.
The Wrap also shared this plot summary...
"In the series, the killer Graboid worms that nearly destroyed Perfection, Nevada, are back, and the town’s only hope for survival is Valentine McKee (Bacon) who beat them once. But to do it again he’ll have to overcome age,...
- 11/25/2015
- Den of Geek
Amazon Studios will test adding more content to its ever-growing slate of kids’ programming. The streaming video platform and online retail giant has ordered six new pilot episodes for children’s series set for release on Amazon Instant Video in summer 2015.
The greenlit children’s pilots will debut this summer on Amazon Instant Video as the newest round of the platform’s kid-based pilot seasons. As is the case with all of Amazon’s pilot seasons, the e-commerce giant’s upcoming slate of episodes for kids will allow Amazon customers to give feedback about which pilot episodes they want to see turned into an Original Series on Prime.
Amazon’s first pilot is for the animated The Adventures of Knickerbock Teetertop, aimed at preschool children. Knickerbock tells the story of the titular character who wants to be an adventurer just like his grandpa. Amazon’s second animated pilot, Lost in Oz,...
The greenlit children’s pilots will debut this summer on Amazon Instant Video as the newest round of the platform’s kid-based pilot seasons. As is the case with all of Amazon’s pilot seasons, the e-commerce giant’s upcoming slate of episodes for kids will allow Amazon customers to give feedback about which pilot episodes they want to see turned into an Original Series on Prime.
Amazon’s first pilot is for the animated The Adventures of Knickerbock Teetertop, aimed at preschool children. Knickerbock tells the story of the titular character who wants to be an adventurer just like his grandpa. Amazon’s second animated pilot, Lost in Oz,...
- 5/11/2015
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
Three-quarters of a decade after its launch, the management firm run by partners David Schiff, Courtney Kivowitz and Christian Donatelli has adopted a new moniker. The Schiff Company henceforth will be known as Mgmt. Entertainment. “The name change is meant as a symbolic acknowledgement of the incredible growth of the company since it’s inception 7 plus years ago, founder and partner David Schiff said in a statement. “The change further reflects the significant contribution from partners Kivowitz and Donatelli.”
Mgmt’s roster continues to include such boldface names as Michael B. Jordan, Katherine McPhee, Ethan Hawke, Keira Knightley, Jeff Bridges, Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Bacon, Dane Dehaan, Sienna Miler Jane Lynch, Helena Bonham Carter, Anna Gunn, Aubrey Plaza, Emmy Rossum, Ben Falcone, Sissy Spacek, Jennifer Connelly, Ellen Burstyn, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Colin Hanks. Its managers include Mimi Ditrani, Adam Isaacs, Risa Shapiro, Kenny Goodman, Michael Diamond, Dianne McGunigle and Kristin Konig.
Mgmt’s roster continues to include such boldface names as Michael B. Jordan, Katherine McPhee, Ethan Hawke, Keira Knightley, Jeff Bridges, Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Bacon, Dane Dehaan, Sienna Miler Jane Lynch, Helena Bonham Carter, Anna Gunn, Aubrey Plaza, Emmy Rossum, Ben Falcone, Sissy Spacek, Jennifer Connelly, Ellen Burstyn, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Colin Hanks. Its managers include Mimi Ditrani, Adam Isaacs, Risa Shapiro, Kenny Goodman, Michael Diamond, Dianne McGunigle and Kristin Konig.
- 1/10/2015
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
Three-quarters of a decade after its launch, the management firm run by partners David Schiff, Courtney Kivowitz and Christian Donatelli has adopted a new moniker. The Schiff Company henceforth will be known as Mgmt. Entertainment. “The name change is meant as a symbolic acknowledgement of the incredible growth of the company since it’s inception 7 plus years ago, founder and partner David Schiff said in a statement. “The change further reflects the…...
- 1/10/2015
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline TV
The Schiff Company has been renamed Mgmt. Entertainment, it was announced Friday by partners David Schiff, Courtney Kivowitz and Christian Donatelli.
“The name change is meant as a symbolic acknowledgement of the incredible growth of the company since it’s inception 7-plus years ago. The change further reflects the significant contribution from partners Kivowitz and Donatelli,” said company founder David Schiff.
Also Read: If TheWrap’s Jeff Sneider Had an Oscar Ballot: ‘Nightcrawler,’ Tom Hardy, Melissa McCarthy, John Goodman
Mgmt. continues to build upon its strong talent roster, exemplified by Jeff Bridges, Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Bacon, MIchael B. Jordan, Katharine McPhee,...
“The name change is meant as a symbolic acknowledgement of the incredible growth of the company since it’s inception 7-plus years ago. The change further reflects the significant contribution from partners Kivowitz and Donatelli,” said company founder David Schiff.
Also Read: If TheWrap’s Jeff Sneider Had an Oscar Ballot: ‘Nightcrawler,’ Tom Hardy, Melissa McCarthy, John Goodman
Mgmt. continues to build upon its strong talent roster, exemplified by Jeff Bridges, Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Bacon, MIchael B. Jordan, Katharine McPhee,...
- 1/10/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Paradigm has inked Julian McMahon. The Australian-born actor received a Golden Globe nom for his role as playboy Christian Troy on long-running FX drama series Nip/Tuck. On the film side, McMahon appears in the the upcoming drama You’re Not You, opposite Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum, Josh Duhamel, and Marcia Gay Harden. His other feature credits include Faces In The Crowd, Paranoia, and Fire With Fire. McMahon also played super villain Dr. Victor von Doom in the Fantastic Four franchise, and appeared in Premonition opposite Sandra Bullock. McMahon continues to be repped by managers David Schiff & Kristin Konig at The Schiff Company, Monique Moss at Integrated PR, and attorney Jacob A. Bloom of Bloom Hergott, Diemer, Rosenthal, Laviolette, Feldman, Schenkman & Goodman.
- 5/6/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Dianne McGunigle, who for the past decade has been an agent in CAA‘s comedy department in New York, is leaving the agency. She will move to Los Angeles to become a manager at The Schiff Company. McGunigle has worked with such clients as Donald Glover, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Pally, Jemima Kirke, and Abby Elliott, among others. She was hired by David Schiff, who told Deadline that she “has an accomplished track record for having nurtured the careers of uniquely talented comedic writers, actors and performers, many of whom Dianne was among the first to discover. We are really excited that Dianne has chosen us as her landing spot to transition to management where we know she will have great success.” McGunigle will relocate and start the new job in early May.
- 3/26/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Dianne McGunigle, who for the past decade has been an agent in CAA‘s comedy department in New York, is leaving the agency. She will move to Los Angeles to become a manager at The Schiff Company. McGunigle has worked with such clients as Donald Glover, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Pally, Jemima Kirke, and Abby Elliott, among others. She was hired by David Schiff, who told Deadline that she “has an accomplished track record for having nurtured the careers of uniquely talented comedic writers, actors and performers, many of whom Dianne was among the first to discover. We are really excited that Dianne has chosen us as her landing spot to transition to management where we know she will have great success.” McGunigle will relocate and start the new job in early May.
- 3/26/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Longtime Wme talent agent and partner Adam Isaacs has departed Wme to join the Schiff Co., where he will serve as a manager. At Wme, Isaacs represented such top clients as Keira Knightley, Helena Bonham Carter, Dougray Scott and Tom Waits. Those actors, among others, will follow him to his new digs. (The actors also will continue to be repped by Wme.) "Adam is a highly regarded individual and an extremely skilled and passionate advocate for actors," said David Schiff in a statement. "He has great taste, proven success and well-deserved good will. We are all excited to welcome him to
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- 2/1/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Sienna Miller has signed with The Schiff Company for management. Miller most recently starred in the HBO/BBC co-production The Girl, which airs later this year. Miller is among several new clients who’ve joined David Schiff’s company this year, with others that include Jeremy Piven, Jeremy Sisto, Janet McTeer, Jonathan Schaech, Ryan Eggold, David Stenn, Martin Weisz, and Brittany Snow.
- 6/14/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Exclusive: ICM Partners has signed Charlie McDowell, who makes his feature directing debut on the Justin Lader-scripted indie Fighting Jacob. Jamie Bell and Kate Mara are attached to star and Kenny Goodman and David Schiff are producing. McDowell is the son of Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenburgen, and he holds the distinction of being the youngest director to graduate from the AFI program. He’s a regular contributor of short films to Funnyordie.com, and his short Bye Bye Benjamin has screened at festivals. He also wrote the CBS pilot Dear Girls Above Me, based on his popular Twitter feed, which has also led to a book deal with Crown Publishing Group. He had been repped by CAA.
- 6/12/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Exclusive: HBO has bought Valentine, a half-hour comedy script from writer Bryan Sipe and producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, with Kevin Bacon attached to executive produce and potentially star. Additionally, Sipe has signed on to do a re-write on the Parkes/MacDonald-produced feature The Kid Who Knew Too Much for Paramount, a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1934 and 1956 movies. Valentine, which Sipe wrote on spec, centers on Johnny Valentine, the role that would be played by Bacon. With three ex wives and his glory days behind him, Johnny Valentine is the new voice of talk radio. He’s not on the left, the right, or the middle, he’s on the bottom. Sipe is executive producing with Parkes/MacDonald Prods.' Parkes, MacDonald and Ted Gold as well as Bacon and his manager David Schiff. This is the second HBO half-hour project that is being developed for Bacon to star,...
- 8/10/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Update: Idris Elba, formerly an Icm client, signed with UTA after taking meetings with the other major agencies. (Elba is the British actor who just signed to play Alex Cross in David Twohy’s Cross based on the James Patterson novels, and stars in the 6-part BBC mini-series Luther playing another maverick cop.) Elba is repped by UK agent Roger Charteris, manager David Schiff, and attorney Fred Toczek. Icm just signed Robin Antin and the Pussycat Dolls. The agency will represent the brand across the board (touring, television, licensing, etc.) Wme is denying that Kanye West has left: "He is still a client." But other agencies say he's taking meetings and may soon be out the door, diamond teeth and all. Cuba Gooding Jr went back to CAA from Gersh. Affion Crockett, writer/producer/star of Fox's upcoming untitled Jamie Foxx sketch comedy series, has signed with CAA. He is...
- 11/4/2010
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
Ashton Kutcher is on fire, selling one more show based on Twitter feeds to CBS. Kutcher has previously convinced the Eye to order a pilot for "Shh ... Don't Tell Steve". While "Steve" is a man's recount of his immature and eccentric roommate, the new show "Dear Girls Above Me" follows a guy's tweets about two annoying girls living above his apartment.
The series is a concept developed by Kutcher's Katalyst Productions and the Schiff Co. Kutcher, Jason Goldberg and David Schiff are executive producers, while Tim Doyle ("The Big Bang Theory", "Better Off Ted") is still in negotiations to join the team. Writers assigned to develop the script based on the tweets are Charlie McDowel and Justin Lader.
Although CBS lands two Twitter series, there is a difference in them. "Steve" is using quotes made by his roommate while "Dear Girls" includes the unidentified protagonist's comment on the girls' sayings.
The series is a concept developed by Kutcher's Katalyst Productions and the Schiff Co. Kutcher, Jason Goldberg and David Schiff are executive producers, while Tim Doyle ("The Big Bang Theory", "Better Off Ted") is still in negotiations to join the team. Writers assigned to develop the script based on the tweets are Charlie McDowel and Justin Lader.
Although CBS lands two Twitter series, there is a difference in them. "Steve" is using quotes made by his roommate while "Dear Girls" includes the unidentified protagonist's comment on the girls' sayings.
- 10/16/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Radical Publishing has announced that Disney has acquired the film adaptation of Oblivion , based on Radical Publishing's illustrated novel created by Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski, written by Rex Mundi creator, Arvid Nelson, and with illustrations by Andrée Wallin. Oblivion will be directed by Joseph Kosinki and will be produced by Radical's president and publisher, Barry Levine, and Kosinski. Radical Studios' executive vice president Jesse Berger is signed on as executive producer. Kosinki is repped by Verve and Anonymous Content while Radical is repped by CAA and David Schiff. In a future where the Earth's surface has been irradiated beyond recognition, the remnants of humanity live above the clouds, safe from the brutal alien Scavengers that stalk the ruins. But...
- 8/4/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Updates Jennifer Connelly Exits Icm For CAA; Risa Shapiro Now Her Manager Updates Icm's Shapiro Leaves To Partner With Client David Duchovny's Manager I'm told that Risa Shapiro, the former Icm agent who left to become a manager with Melanie Greene of Melanie Greene Management/Productions, has left. She will now join David Schiff at The Schiff Co. Greene repped Shapiro's principal agency client David Duchovny. And Risa went to Greene to manage her other longtime client Jennifer Connolly jumped to CAA.
- 2/18/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline Hollywood
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