Exclusive: Allied Management Group, which was set up by Wilmer Valderrama and John Pollak, has signed a number of Latino writers to its roster.
The company has signed Luisa Leschin, Raphael Draccon & Carolina Munhóz, The Original Content Society’s Raúl Campos and Felix de Valdivia, and Daniel and Diego Ayala López.
The goal is for Allied to bring these Latino writers to networks, streamers and studios in the U.S English-language market.
Leschin has worked on nearly 500 episodes of television including Netflix’s Gentefied, where she was a co-exec producer on its second season, Max’s Head of the Class, where she was a co-ep and Hulu’s East Los High. She has also worked on series including Everybody Hates Chris and The George Lopez Show.
Draccon and Munhóz are a husband-and-wife writing team who showran The Chosen One and Invisible City for Netflix and have a first-look deal with...
The company has signed Luisa Leschin, Raphael Draccon & Carolina Munhóz, The Original Content Society’s Raúl Campos and Felix de Valdivia, and Daniel and Diego Ayala López.
The goal is for Allied to bring these Latino writers to networks, streamers and studios in the U.S English-language market.
Leschin has worked on nearly 500 episodes of television including Netflix’s Gentefied, where she was a co-exec producer on its second season, Max’s Head of the Class, where she was a co-ep and Hulu’s East Los High. She has also worked on series including Everybody Hates Chris and The George Lopez Show.
Draccon and Munhóz are a husband-and-wife writing team who showran The Chosen One and Invisible City for Netflix and have a first-look deal with...
- 2/7/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Andie MacDowell (Groundhog Day), Carmen Ejogo (True Detective) and Kevin Pollak (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) have joined Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis in comedy Goodrich, which began filming in LA this week.
Set in contemporary Los Angeles during the holidays, the film tells the story of art dealer Andy Goodrich (Keaton), a man whose life is upended when his younger second wife leaves him and enters a 90-day rehab program while also threatening divorce. Goodrich takes charge of their nine-year-old twins, thrusting him into the world of modern parenthood for which he is deeply unprepared. With his career falling by the wayside, he leans on his grown and pregnant daughter Grace for support, and ultimately evolves into the father Grace never had. Bad Moms, Ted and Forgetting Sarah Marshall star Kunis will play Grace.
As we previously revealed, Hallie Meyers-Shyer (Home Again) is aboard as writer director. Jason Cloth...
Set in contemporary Los Angeles during the holidays, the film tells the story of art dealer Andy Goodrich (Keaton), a man whose life is upended when his younger second wife leaves him and enters a 90-day rehab program while also threatening divorce. Goodrich takes charge of their nine-year-old twins, thrusting him into the world of modern parenthood for which he is deeply unprepared. With his career falling by the wayside, he leans on his grown and pregnant daughter Grace for support, and ultimately evolves into the father Grace never had. Bad Moms, Ted and Forgetting Sarah Marshall star Kunis will play Grace.
As we previously revealed, Hallie Meyers-Shyer (Home Again) is aboard as writer director. Jason Cloth...
- 4/6/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
This episode of The Black Sheep was Written, Narrated, and Edited by Lance Vlcek, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
I’ll always have a soft spot for the horror of the late ’90s. It wasn’t the best of the decade, but it does contain that silly and ambitious mix of dark edginess and psychological tension. Coming somewhat from the boom of the ’90s type of thriller, the religious horror resurgence came out of changing tastes. And though it didn’t all work out, there was a style and tone that I’ll always love. So what happens when an action superstar tries to grow while the genre around him changes into a different beast? You get the ridiculous but damn fun End of Days (watch it Here) on this episode of The Black Sheep.
Context of the time is crucial for...
I’ll always have a soft spot for the horror of the late ’90s. It wasn’t the best of the decade, but it does contain that silly and ambitious mix of dark edginess and psychological tension. Coming somewhat from the boom of the ’90s type of thriller, the religious horror resurgence came out of changing tastes. And though it didn’t all work out, there was a style and tone that I’ll always love. So what happens when an action superstar tries to grow while the genre around him changes into a different beast? You get the ridiculous but damn fun End of Days (watch it Here) on this episode of The Black Sheep.
Context of the time is crucial for...
- 3/30/2023
- by Lance Vlcek
- JoBlo.com
The Neighborhood is adding a branch to the Johnson family tree. The CBS comedy has tapped The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s Kevin Pollak to play Dave’s estranged dad, TVLine has learned exclusively.
Pollak will make his debut in the penultimate Season 5 episode, which is expected to air Monday, May 15. He will also appear in the May 22 finale.
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Pollak will make his debut in the penultimate Season 5 episode, which is expected to air Monday, May 15. He will also appear in the May 22 finale.
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- 3/27/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Media mogul Jose ‘Pepe’ Bastón is looking to ramp up his interests in the U.S. after signing with Allied Management Group, the company founded by former NBCU exec John Pollak and actor Wilmer Valderrama.
Bastón, who spent three decades at Mexican media giant Televisa, has signed with the company through its partnership with Monica Gil and Carolina Aymerich’s CRE84U.
The aim is to grow Bastón and his Elefantec Global studio’s business in the English-language market in the U.S.
Elefantec Global, which is based in Los Angeles, Bogota and Mexico City and has relationships throughout Latin America and the U.S., is behind projects such as Miguel Bose biopic Bose and limited series La Rebelion and has a partnership with Fox-owned MarVista Entertainment.
It comes as U.S. buyers look to grow their Latino-infused content.
Bastón said, “Our mission is to create cultural relevant content...
Bastón, who spent three decades at Mexican media giant Televisa, has signed with the company through its partnership with Monica Gil and Carolina Aymerich’s CRE84U.
The aim is to grow Bastón and his Elefantec Global studio’s business in the English-language market in the U.S.
Elefantec Global, which is based in Los Angeles, Bogota and Mexico City and has relationships throughout Latin America and the U.S., is behind projects such as Miguel Bose biopic Bose and limited series La Rebelion and has a partnership with Fox-owned MarVista Entertainment.
It comes as U.S. buyers look to grow their Latino-infused content.
Bastón said, “Our mission is to create cultural relevant content...
- 2/8/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: A raft of Latin American creatives including director Chava Cartas and writer Juan Camillo Ferrand will now have representation in the U.S. after Wilmer Valderrama and John Pollak’s Allied Management Group struck a partnership with Monica Gil and Carolina Aymerich’s CRE84U Entertainment.
The deal will see CRE84U’s writers, directors and showrunners repped for the general U.S. market as the demand for authentic Latino storytelling increases Stateside.
In addition to Cartas, who directed the Mexican adaptation of Gossip Girl, and Ferrand, who wrote Caracol’s Escobar: El Patron del Mal, the client list includes writer/director Noè Santillàn Lòpez (Mama Para Rato), writers Ricardo Avilès (La Divina Gula), Hector Orbegoso Rivera (Todo Por Lucy), Veronica Angeles Franco (Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres), Rene Herrera (Emboscada), writer/director/actor Gerald Fillmore (Pequeñas Coincidencias), actor/producer Jaime Aymerich (Los Garcia) and showrunner/writer Mariano Calasso (El Señor de los Cielos...
The deal will see CRE84U’s writers, directors and showrunners repped for the general U.S. market as the demand for authentic Latino storytelling increases Stateside.
In addition to Cartas, who directed the Mexican adaptation of Gossip Girl, and Ferrand, who wrote Caracol’s Escobar: El Patron del Mal, the client list includes writer/director Noè Santillàn Lòpez (Mama Para Rato), writers Ricardo Avilès (La Divina Gula), Hector Orbegoso Rivera (Todo Por Lucy), Veronica Angeles Franco (Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres), Rene Herrera (Emboscada), writer/director/actor Gerald Fillmore (Pequeñas Coincidencias), actor/producer Jaime Aymerich (Los Garcia) and showrunner/writer Mariano Calasso (El Señor de los Cielos...
- 11/15/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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Dennis Virkler, a two-time Oscar-nominated editor who worked on such prominent actions films as The Hunt for Red October, The Fugitive and multiple entries in the Batman franchise, has died. He was 80.
Virkler passed away from heart failure on Sept. 15, his wife Helen Pollak announced. Among those sharing remembrances was director Andrew Davis, who worked with Virkler on five films, including Under Siege (1992), The Fugitive (1993), A Perfect Murder (1998) and Collateral Damage (2002).
“Dennis came in on a Saturday morning and blew us away Monday with a great cut for the opening of The Fugitive,” Davis said in a statement. “Besides the editorial teams he mentored, the sound and visual effects teams who worked alongside Dennis revered his taste and knowledge.”
Virkler, who has more than 40 credits, was an elected member of the American Cinema Editors. The Fugitive, which earned him Oscar, BAFTA and Ace Eddie nominations,...
Dennis Virkler, a two-time Oscar-nominated editor who worked on such prominent actions films as The Hunt for Red October, The Fugitive and multiple entries in the Batman franchise, has died. He was 80.
Virkler passed away from heart failure on Sept. 15, his wife Helen Pollak announced. Among those sharing remembrances was director Andrew Davis, who worked with Virkler on five films, including Under Siege (1992), The Fugitive (1993), A Perfect Murder (1998) and Collateral Damage (2002).
“Dennis came in on a Saturday morning and blew us away Monday with a great cut for the opening of The Fugitive,” Davis said in a statement. “Besides the editorial teams he mentored, the sound and visual effects teams who worked alongside Dennis revered his taste and knowledge.”
Virkler, who has more than 40 credits, was an elected member of the American Cinema Editors. The Fugitive, which earned him Oscar, BAFTA and Ace Eddie nominations,...
- 10/13/2022
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired domestic distribution rights to “Sweetwater,” a recently completed feature about Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, the first African American to land an NBA contract. The drama is written and directed by Martín Guigui and stars newcomer Everett Osborne as Clifton. The ensemble includes veteran actors such as Kevin Pollak, Cary Elwes, Jeremy Piven, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Ri’chard. There are also special appearances by Gary Clark Jr., Jim Caviezel and NBA champion Bobby Portis Jr.
The film follows Clifton (Osborne), who is the star attraction of the Harlem Globetrotters, led by owner/coach Abe Saperstein (Pollak). When New York Knicks executive Ned Irish (Elwes) and Knicks coach Joe Lapchick (Piven) decide it is time for the Knicks to integrate, with the support of NBA President Maurice Podoloff (Dreyfuss), they come together with the other team owners of the league to make history. Briarcliff will give the film a...
The film follows Clifton (Osborne), who is the star attraction of the Harlem Globetrotters, led by owner/coach Abe Saperstein (Pollak). When New York Knicks executive Ned Irish (Elwes) and Knicks coach Joe Lapchick (Piven) decide it is time for the Knicks to integrate, with the support of NBA President Maurice Podoloff (Dreyfuss), they come together with the other team owners of the league to make history. Briarcliff will give the film a...
- 10/11/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: A new group of senior Latinx executives has been created to help Hollywood fill senior roles across the TV industry with more diverse faces.
The Alliance of LatinX Executives compromises more than 100 executives including a slew of senior producers and network executives.
Execs include Cris Abrego, Chairman of the Americas, Banijay and President and CEO, Endemol Shine Holdings; John Pollak, the former NBCU exec who recently set up a management company with Wilmer Valderrama; and Nina Tassler, the former CBS Entertainment chairman who now runs PatMa Productions with Denise Di Novi (more names below).
The group is looking to help Latinx execs get a leg up in the industry and help create more diverse recruitment at the networks, streamers, studios, production companies and agencies.
It is holding its first event this week — Thursday at 5 p.m. at Ep&lp in West Hollywood — in association with the Latin Tracking Board...
The Alliance of LatinX Executives compromises more than 100 executives including a slew of senior producers and network executives.
Execs include Cris Abrego, Chairman of the Americas, Banijay and President and CEO, Endemol Shine Holdings; John Pollak, the former NBCU exec who recently set up a management company with Wilmer Valderrama; and Nina Tassler, the former CBS Entertainment chairman who now runs PatMa Productions with Denise Di Novi (more names below).
The group is looking to help Latinx execs get a leg up in the industry and help create more diverse recruitment at the networks, streamers, studios, production companies and agencies.
It is holding its first event this week — Thursday at 5 p.m. at Ep&lp in West Hollywood — in association with the Latin Tracking Board...
- 9/7/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Former NBCUniversal executive John Pollak and actor, producer, and activist Wilmer Valderrama have launched Allied Management Group, which focuses on partnering with, collaborating, and representing new and existing Latino voices across traditional and digital media. Pollak and Valderrama are co-founders and co-owners of L.A.-based Amg.
After two decades in the entertainment business as both a global distribution head and producer, Pollak will oversee day-to-day operations.
Clients include Dhana Media, the company led by producers Mari Urdaneta and Liliana Moyano who are behind Amazon’s scripted series Maradona: Blessed Dream and Univision’s The Jenni Rivera Story, Tuti Loor, showrunner of CNN’s Searching for Mexico with Eva Longoria, and L Word writer Maria Renee Prudencio.
Valderrama is the latest actor to make the move into management; last year, Kenan Thompson launched Artists for Artists and formed a joint venture with McKeon/Myones Entertainment.
“Latino talent has traditionally...
After two decades in the entertainment business as both a global distribution head and producer, Pollak will oversee day-to-day operations.
Clients include Dhana Media, the company led by producers Mari Urdaneta and Liliana Moyano who are behind Amazon’s scripted series Maradona: Blessed Dream and Univision’s The Jenni Rivera Story, Tuti Loor, showrunner of CNN’s Searching for Mexico with Eva Longoria, and L Word writer Maria Renee Prudencio.
Valderrama is the latest actor to make the move into management; last year, Kenan Thompson launched Artists for Artists and formed a joint venture with McKeon/Myones Entertainment.
“Latino talent has traditionally...
- 7/6/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
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