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EXCLUSIVE: Benedict Cumberbatch has signed to star in Dylan Southern’s adaptation of Max Porter's acclaimed novel Grief is the Thing With Feathers, about a father and his two young sons dealing with the sudden death of their wife and mother. Cumberbatch will play a young father whose hold on reality…

As it continues to diversify its business with in-house moves and M&A deals, UTA has launched a fashion division. UTA Fashion, which will be led by fashion industry vet Anne Nelson, will focus on expanding client activities in the fashion and beauty sectors. Nelson has held exec posts at IMG…

UTA has expanded its board of directors, adding Main Street Advisors CEO Paul Wachter and Nexus Management Group founder Ceci Kurzman as independent members. Wachter is becoming board chairman, replacing Jim Berkus, who stepped down a couple of months ago. Even though Berkus is no longer chairing the…

United Talent Agency and alternative investment firm Investcorp, a former stakeholder in UTA, have created a strategic partnership to invest in startups in emerging areas of culture and technology like the creator economy and Web3. Along with the creator economy, which YouTube and other large-scale…

Allan Haldeman, whose 18-year career at UTA has traced a familiar arc from mailroom to partner, has been named the head of the company’s New York office. The exec rose to become co-head of UTA's literary department and will now also work to unlock more opportunities in New York, where the company set up shop in 2011…

EXCLUSIVE:  UTA has inked actor-producer-writer Omari Hardwick in all areas. In film, he most recently starred in Netflix's Army of the Dead, which debuted as No. 1 on the streamer. He also recently wrapped Fantasy Football, which will premiere on Paramount+ later this year. Hardwick also completed two highly…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed former journalist turned comedian, television writer, and award-winning author, Chloé Hilliard. In television, Hilliard is currently a co-executive producer and co-head writer on HBO's Emmy Award-winning A Black Lady Sketch Show. As a comedian, she made her late-night debut on The Tonight Show…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has given new roles to two of its most established senior leaders, promoting David Kramer to president and Jay Sures to vice chairman. The two have been co-presidents of the company since 2017. There's never quite enough room at the top in Hollywood, but insiders say the shuffle is aimed at enabling…

EXCLUSIVE: Marlo Kelly, who recently co-starred opposite Kate McKinnon in Peacock's Joe vs. Carole, has signed with United Talent Agency. Up next, she can be seen in Netflix's highly anticipated 3 Body Problem from Game of Thrones directors David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who will serve as showrunners and executive…

EXCLUSIVE: Myles Frost, the moonwalking star of Broadway’s MJ The Musical who recently, at age 22, became one of the youngest-ever recipients of the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical, has signed with UTA in all areas. UTA will help expand Frost’s career across a variety of verticals, including film…

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has inked Story Syndicate, which was co-founded by Emmy-winning filmmaker and two-time Oscar nominee Liz Garbus and Oscar-winning producer Dan Cogan in 2019. The agency will be representing Story Syndicate across all areas worldwide. UTA also reps Garbus individually. Story Syndicate is known for its…

UTA has acquired the Curtis Brown Group, the UK literary and talent agency that reps authors including Margaret Atwood, the literary estates of Ian Fleming and others as well as a roster of film and TV clients. The deal follows the 2020 combination of Curtis Brown and former rival Markham Froggatt and Irwin…