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A New York jury will not hear the profanity packed emails of original The Walking Dead showrunner Frank Darabont in the trial for the $300 million profits participation battle from the Shawshank Redemption director and CAA against AMC – at least for now. "The Court is not swayed by Defendants' argument that, absent…

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed NAACP Image Award winner Nichelle Tramble Spellman for representation in all areas. Tramble Spellman created and serves as showrunner and executive producer for Apple TV+’s Truth Be Told. Last year Tramble Spellman received the NAACP Image Award for outstanding writing in a drama series prize…

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has inked screenwriter T.S. Nowlin. Nowlin, co-wrote and adapted the first Maze Runner from the James Dashner YA novel, and received sole writing credit on sequels Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials and Maze Runner: The Death Cure. Combined the trilogy grossed close to $950M. The Florida State University…

Actress Inde Navarrette, best known for her role as “Estela de la Cruz” in the fourth and final season of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why, has signed with CAA for representation in all areas. She has also portrayed “Veronica” in the Snapchat original series Denton’s Death Date, and “Sarah Cushing” in The CW’s series Superman…

EXCLUSIVE: Aisha Tyler has signed with CAA for representation. Multi-hyphenate Tyler, host of the CW’s Whose Line Is It Anyway, is known for her acting turns on Friends, 24 and Criminal Minds. She has voiced the character of Lana for 11 seasons on FXX’s Emmy Award-winning animated series, Archer, and is currently…

EXCLUSIVE: Deniese Davis wants to bring some reform to Hollywood, literally. The Insecure co-executive producer has formed Reform Media Group to produce big screen and small screen content. In Davis' desire to both entertain and illuminate audiences, the A Black Lady Sketch Show producer and her new banner have signed…

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Brandt, the co-creator of NBC’s Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Justice, has signed with CAA for representation in all areas. The writer, director and producer served as the showrunner on Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. for multiple seasons, executive produces all the series, and…

Yet another veteran of Buffy the Vampire Slayer has publicly offered support for Charisma Carpenter after her allegations yesterday of abuse and "misconduct" by Joss Whedon on the supernatural series. Like Carpenter herself, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Michelle Trachtenberg, Amber Benson, and Emma Caulfield, Eliza Dushku…

CAA has upped Bryant Barile, Albert Lee, and Stephanie Smalling to Agents in its industry-leading Motion Picture Literary department. “Bryant, Albert, and Stephanie have long been contributing to the success of the department, consistently demonstrating an exceptional taste level, a passion for delivering…

Shia LaBeouf and CAA have mutually parted ways, Deadline has confirmed. LaBeouf has reportedly been receiving inpatient care over the last month in the wake of a December lawsuit filed against the actor by his ex-girlfriend, musician FKA Twigs over physical abuse during their relationship. According to sources…

EXCLUSIVE: Prolific TV director Anton Cropper has signed with CAA for representation in all areas. Cropper is a director and executive producer who moves between comedy and drama. One of the most accomplished pilot directors, Cropper directed the pilots for Mixed-ish, L.A.'s Finest, and Suits spinoff Pearson, all of…

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed writing duo Kaz and Ryan Firpo. The cousins wrote Marvel's highly-anticipated Eternals directed by Chloé Zhao, which is set for release on November 5. The agency move coincides with the formal launch of their production label Badłands, for which they have spent the last year building a slate…