Jenne Casarotto Dies: Founder Of Leading British Talent Agency Was 77

Coming off his recent Best Actor nomination for “American Fiction,” Jeffrey Wright has landed a high-profile part opposite Denzel Washington and Ilfenesh Hadera (“Billions“) in Spike Lee‘s (“Da 5 Bloods“) “High & Low,” according to a report from THR. The ransom thriller is a remake of the acclaimed Akira Kurosawa film from 1963.

Hot on the heels of his first Academy Award nomination for his lead role in American Fiction, Jeffrey Wright has been set to join Denzel Washington and Ilfenesh Hadera in Spike Lee’s High and Low, an English-language reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime thriller, for Apple and A24.

EXCLUSIVE: XO Kitty’s Anthony Keyvan and Cruel Summer’s Harley Quinn Smith have signed with Prototype Talent Agency for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: Ilfenesh Hadera (Godfather of Harlem) has been tapped to star opposite Denzel Washington in Apple and A24‘s High and Low, an English-language reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime thriller, from filmmaker Spike Lee.

Steve Harley, the frontman of British glam rock band Cockney Rebel, died Sunday at 73 from cancer.

Eric Carmen, the singer of 'All By Myself' and frontman of the Raspberries, has sadly passed away at the age of 74.

Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha have arrived at Vanity Fair’s big event!

Siddhant Adlakha A sci-fi road trip steeped unevenly in grief, “We’re All Gonna Die” introduces its concept in exciting fashion before pushing it far into the background. Its lead performances are occasionally powerful, but writer-directors Freddie Wong and Matthew Arnold — of web-based studio RocketJump — struggle to keep their subject matter sincere, resulting in tonal oddities.

How do you capture Jenne Casarotto? She was at the intersection of theatre, film and television. It all, seemingly, swirled around her.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Denzel Washington are joining forces and heading to the stage.

EXCLUSIVE: Talent agent Marisa Patella has joined Prototype Talent Agency. Formerly with A3, Patella joins Prototype following the recent closure of the agency.

Kamasi Washington has announced his new album ‘Fearless Movement’ and has shared its lead single ‘Prologue’. Check it out below.The cinematic track sees the Los Angeles jazz multi-instrumentalist create upbeat instrumentation featuring pounding drums and a glorious trumpet at the forefront.

EXCLUSIVE: NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s new indie is forging a documentary about the longest-serving British player in NFL history, who was a victim of human trafficking.

Edward Bond, the Oscar-nominated Blow-Up screenwriter and playwright whose Saved and Early Morning were banned in the UK, fueling a legal review that led to the end of stage censorship in the country, has died, his agency said. He was 89.

EXCLUSIVE: The government-backed body responsible for policing UK talent agencies has launched an industry-wide investigation amid concerns over the conduct of certain companies.

EXCLUSIVE: Scottie Thompson (Hellfire), David Koechner (Anchorman), Gillian White (Trouble Man!) and Isaiah Washington (Grey’s Anatomy) are currently starring in Christmas action-comedy Dashing Through The Snow.

Mark Dodson, whose unique voice characterizations propelled creatures in the films Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Gremlins, has died at 64.

The colorful Iris Apfel, whose embrace of vibrant fashion was captured in a 2014 documentary film, died Friday at 102 at her home in Palm Beach, Florida.

Alex Ritman Jenne Casarotto, co-founder of the London agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates which represents some of the leading names working behind the camera, died on Feb. 29. She was 77.

Jim Reeve, the British film and TV financier, has died aged 64.