WME

Nancy Meyers Jumps to CAA (Exclusive)

February 19, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 12 weeks ago

Nancy Meyers has made a number of successful movies on middle-age romance

  

Former ICM Chairman Jeff Berg Launches New Agency: Resolution

January 28, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 16 weeks ago

Jeff Berg will try to pull in agents and clients from rival agencies while also offering financial advisory services

  

How Fox Searchlight Made the Biggest Deal at Sundance: $9.75M on an Egg Sandwich

January 25, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 16 weeks ago

In a rare flash of bipartisanship, WME and CAA worked together to draw almost $10 million for "The Way, Way Back" 

  

WME's Ari Emanuel Named to MOCA Board

October 3, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 32 weeks ago

Maurice Marciano, the co-founder of Guess jeans, was also named to the board

  

Johnny Carson Archive Signs With WME

September 19, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 34 weeks ago

WME has signed the Carson Entertainment Group, which owns more than 3,300 hours of footage from Johnny Carson's time on "The Tonight Show"

  

J.J. Abrams Signs with CAA (Exclusive)

September 12, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 35 weeks ago

The writer, director and producer had been without an agent since last summer

  

Vice to Finance, Produce Somali Pirate Film 'Fishing Without Nets'

September 11, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 35 weeks ago

"Fishing Without Nets" won the Cinedigm Jury Prize at theShortList, TheWrap's first short film festival

  

Christopher Nolan Sues WME, CAA as Agencies Battle for His Commissions

September 6, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman & Lucas Shaw 36 weeks ago

"Dark Knight Rises" director Christopher Nolan switched agencies from CAA to WME and now both want commissions

  

WME Agent Danny Gabai Exits to Expand Vice's Los Angeles Office (Exclusive)

September 5, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 36 weeks ago

Vice will expand into scripted programming and look to boost its film marketing division

  

WME Signs Jane Levy, Star of ABC's 'Suburgatory'

August 22, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 38 weeks ago

Jane Levy has also starred in a remake of Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead," due for release next year

  

Tina Bennett Joins Literary Group at WME

July 23, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 43 weeks ago

Tina Bennett is an agent to Malcolm Gladwell, Fareed Zakaria, Laura Hillenbrand and Atul Gawande, among other high-profile non-fiction authors

  

Kanye West Joins CAA, Cara Lewis

July 19, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 43 weeks ago

The multi-platinum, Grammy-Award winning rapper reunites with longtime agent Cara Lewis

  

Autodesk Shells Out $60M for Social Video Service Socialcam

July 17, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 43 weeks ago

WME was one of several angel investors in the company -- Ashton Kutcher was another

  

Tobey Maguire Jumps to WME From CAA

July 13, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 44 weeks ago

"Spider-Man" actor Tobey Maguire follows Warren Zavala to WME

  

Hollywood Talent Agencies Place Bets on Digital as Film and TV Falter

June 28, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 46 weeks ago

Companies incubated at CAA and backed by WME continue to pop up, while UTA expands its stable of online video, social and video game clients. The best part: money is starting to appear

  

WME, Kleiner Perkins Lead $8M Investment Round in Social Video Start-up Chill

June 27, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 46 weeks ago

Chill aims to conquer the world of social video

  

WME Adds Pair of Lit Agents in London

June 18, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 48 weeks ago

Simon Trewin and Elizabeth Sheinkman have joined William Morris Endeavor’s London office

  

Dermot Mulroney Exits ICM for WME

June 13, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 48 weeks ago

Patrick Whitesell will represent Dermot Mulroney at WME

  

Agent Warren Zavala Exits CAA for WME

June 10, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 49 weeks ago

Warren Zavala represented Joseph Gordon-Levitt and others while at CAA, but it's not clear who will follow him to WME

  

ICM Finalizes Buyout of Rizvi Traverse and Jeff Berg

May 23, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 51 weeks ago

ICM agency to be run by 29 different partners from all of its departments 

  

WME Adds Joe Brauner, Agent for Norah Jones and Amos Lee

May 16, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Norah Jones and Amos Lee's agent Joe Brauner has joined WME

  

WME Sells 31 Percent Stake to Silver Lake Partners For 'Strategic Partnership'

May 2, 2012 By Lucas Shaw & Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

WME, the Hollywood super agency, has agreed to sell a non-controlling minority stake to the prominent tech investment firm

  

CAA Promotes More than a Dozen, Beefing Up Film, Overseas Offices

April 24, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

CAA has upped a number of staffers, bolstering departments, such as motion picture talent, after a rash of recent departures

  

'Game Change' Director Jay Roach Follows Agent Dan Aloni to WME

March 13, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Jay Roach, who directed all three "Austin Powers" movies, moves to WME with his agent, Dan Aloni, who was fired from CAA Feb. 29

  

Directors Michel Gondry, Tom Shadyac Follow Fired CAA Agent Dan Aloni to WME

March 7, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Since CAA fired Dan Aloni Feb. 29, at least 10 directors -- including Michel Gondry, Tom Shadyac and Christopher Nolan -- have moved with him to WME

  

Internal WME Memo Hiring Ex-CAA Agent Dan Aloni: Read It Here

March 3, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

TheWrap obtained the surprisingly low-key memo from motion picture head Adam Venit