Notes 10.17

Agency Notes

• At Resolution
  • Sadly, the news from Resolution is that Resolution is no more. The 18-month-old agency, founded by former ICM head Jeff Berg, is folding. It has been reported that this comes in the wake of news that key investors would not be fulfilling their financial obligations, but agents have been leaving the fledgling agency for months. Now, all Resolution agents will need to find new places of employment.
  • Among those to recently land elsewhere are Abram Nalibotsky and Pamela Goldman (now at Verve) and Kevin Hussey and Kate Cates (now at ICM Partners). These departures are in addition to Steve Alexander, Shari Smiley, Dennis Kim and Leigh Brillstein, all of whom left well ahead of the announcement to close.

• At CAA:
  • Director Brad Peyton (upcoming San Andreas) has signed with a team that includes Todd Feldman and Craig Gering.
  • Actress Emily Meade (The Leftovers) is now with a team that includes Rick Kurtzman and Ben Dey. Her manager is Robert Glennon.
  • Actress Zoey Deutch has signed with Tracy Brennan. She is managed by Gordon Gilbertson.
  • Lit agent Rob Herting has joined CAA, coming over from Verve.

• At WME:
  • Actress/model Chanel Iman is now represented by Charles King.
  • Actress Lauren London (Entourage) has signed with Brad Slater. Her manager is Troy Zien at 3 Arts.
  • Heavyweight screenwriters Brian Koppelman and David Levien (Ocean's Thirteen, Rounders), are now represented by Sarah Self. They are managed by Tom Lassally at 3 Arts.
  • Director Patrick Lussier has signed with Adriana Alberghetti.
  • Rising British actress Stacy Martin is now represented by Brent Morley and Jessica Kovacevic.

• At APA:
  • APA has inherited a former Resolution client in Nia Vardalos, who is now represented by a team headed up by Ryan Martin. Her manager is Stephanie Simon at Untitled.

• At Gersh:
  • Actor/comedian D.L. Hughley has signed with William Rodriguez. His manager is Michael Rotenberg at 3 Arts.
  • Speaking of William Rodriguez, he is a new addition to Gersh, having come over recently from ICM Partners (also D.L. Hughley's former agency).
  • Actor Jensen Ackles (Supernatural) is now represented by Alex Yarosh. His manager is Lainie Sorkin Becky at Management 360.

• At ICM Partners:
  • Oscar nominee John Singleton has signed with John Burnham. He is managed by Trevor Engelson at Underground.

• At Verve:
  • Filmmaker Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don't Cry) has signed with Bill Weinstein and Amy Retzinger. Peirce is also a new sign for Britton Rizzio at Circle of Confusion.

PR Notes

• Veteran publicist Leslie Sloane, who has been workng independently much of this year, has formally named her new company Vision PR. 
• Actresses Shay Mitchell and Vanessa Ray have both signed with PMKBNC.
• Actress Olivia Munn is now with True Public Relations.
• Joanna Going, Lorraine Toussaint, Tommy Chong and Chad Coleman are among the new signs for Anderson Group PR.
• Rosa Salazar, Kelly Frye, Kristen Taekman and Astro (a.k.a. actor Brian Bradley) have all signed with Platform PR.