‘Lingua Franca’ Filmmaker Isabel Sandoval Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE)

It’s (almost) all happening! Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix spoke about the future of Vanderpump Rules for the first time since Lisa Vanderpump’s SUR reopened.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterNinja Thyberg, whose movie “Pleasure” debuted to rave reviews at Sundance Film Festival, has signed with CAA.“Pleasure,” an explicit drama about the adult film industry, marked Thyberg’s feature film directorial debut.

EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Schine (SEAL Team) is set as a series regular opposite Rose Rollins and Josh Lucas in Long Slow Exhale, Spectrum Originals’ upcoming drama series from L.A. Finest‘s Pam Veasey, Anton Cropper and John Dove and Paramount TV Studios. After a nine-month exclusive run on Spectrum, the series will air with a second window on BET.

Academy Award-winning writer, director and producer Cameron Crowe has inked with United Talent Agency.

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed NAACP Image Award winner Nichelle Tramble Spellman for representation in all areas.

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has inked screenwriter T.S. Nowlin.

British actor Callum Woodhouse has signed with APA. Woodhouse is best known for playing Tristan Farnon opposite Samuel West on PBS' All Creatures Great and Small, a revival of the TV series about James Herriot's adventures as a veterinarian in 1930s Yorkshire.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThe British playwright, director and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah has signed with CAA and Redefine Entertainment.He currently serves as the artistic director for the Young Vic in London and was previously artistic director of Baltimore Center Stage.

She has also portrayed “Veronica” in the Snapchat original series Denton’s Death Date, and “Sarah Cushing” in The CW’s series Superman & Lois.

Harlemrestaurateur and TV personality Melba Wilson has signed with Buchwald. The representation comes as Wilson moves deeper into the TV space after her eponymous eatery, Melba’s Restaurant, made her famous for its “American Comfort” menu.

Taylor Cassidy, a TikTok creator with more than 2 million followers, has signed with WME. Cassidy spotlights Black culture, history and voices on her TikTok page, where she has built a following through series Fast Black History and Black Girl Magic Minute.

Creative Artists Agency has signed The Weeknd in all areas worldwide. The Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer, born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, is eyeing new partnerships and ventures via his tie-up with the Hollywood agency.

May Calamawy has signed with WME. The actress, who currently stars on Hulu's critically praised series Ramy, next appears opposite Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke in Marvel's upcoming Moon Knight series for streamer Disney+.

EXCLUSIVE: Aisha Tyler has signed with CAA for representation.

UTA has signed writer-director Dylan Meyer. Meyer has become an increasingly in-demand screenwriter.

EXCLUSIVE: Josh Lucas is set as a lead opposite Rose Rollins in Long Slow Exhale, Spectrum Originals’ upcoming drama series from L.A. Finest‘s Pam Veasey, Anton Cropper and John Dove and Paramount TV Studios. After a nine-month exclusive run on Spectrum, the series will air with a second window on BET.

EXCLUSIVE: Deniese Davis wants to bring some reform to Hollywood, literally.

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 Vanished star Anne Heche has signed with APA in all areas. The Hollywood actress, writer, producer and creator recently wrapped a recurring arc on the CBS series All Rise, and starred in last year’s Netflix film The Vanished.