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EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed The Fabelmans breakout Chloe East, in a competitive situation. Loosely inspired by the childhood and teenage years of its director Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans has East sharing the screen with fellow up-and-comer Gabriel LaBelle. The actress portrays Monica Sherwood — the…

EXCLUSIVE: WME literary packaging vet Eric Reid has been promoted to partner at the agency. He has a long history of taking projects from book to screen, focusing on comic books, graphic novels, estates, books, life rights, news articles and all things IP-related. Reid is known for his knack…

Actor and singer-songwriter Reneé Rapp, known for her breakout role on HBO Max’s The Sex Lives Of College Girls, has signed with WME in all areas. Rapp portrays Leighton, a fourth-generation legacy student at the prestigious New England Essex College in The Sex Lives of College Girls, a breakout role…

EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed award-winning filmmaker Alysa Nahmias and her production company AJNA Films for representation. Nahmias most recently directed the awards-contending feature documentary Art & Krimes by Krimes about Philadelphia artist Jesse Krimes, who found a way to create stunning artworks…

EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed writer-director Geremy Jasper for representation. Jasper's first feature film, Patti Cake$, was a breakout hit at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. The film played at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight and was released theatrically by Fox Searchlight over the…

UPDATED with comments from post-earnings conference call: Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel said today that if there is a dip in content spending underway, his company "isn't feeling it." Responding to the question he gets from Wall Street every quarter now, he ticked off all the high-end deals Endeavor's made…

Snoop Dogg, the rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, media personality, actor and entrepreneur, has signed with WME in all areas. "WME is the only place that can handle the career I've built and grow it even further," Snoop said. "I look forward to gettin' it with the WME team to continue innovating…

EXCLUSIVE: Matt Dinniman, the author of bestseller Dungeon Crawler Carl, has signed with WME in a competitive situation. Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl holds the No. 1 spot in the top 100 paid audiobooks for TV on Amazon. The series has sold over 400,000 copies across print, audio and eBook. WME…

EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed Scott Mann, who directed the thriller Fall. That film was released by Lionsgate, grossing $16 million on a $3 million budget. The survival tale is about two adventurous women, one of whom lost her husband in a climbing accident. The friend of the widow tries to pull her pal…

Christopher Storer, the creator, executive producer, director and co-showrunner of FX’s breakout comedy hit The Bear, has signed with WME for representation. Storer became one of the most sought-after comedy creators following the critical and commercial success of The Bear, which emerged as the…

As Deadline exclusively told you would happen last night, UTA has brought aboard longtime WME partner Brandon Liebman to be a partner and film talent agent. Here is the release: Brandon Liebman has joined leading global talent, entertainment and sports company UTA as Partner and Talent Agent in…

EXCLUSIVE: Talent agent Brandon Liebman is in talks to join UTA after leaving WME, where he was a partner since 2014. Word about Liebman’s move has been circulating in town all day. He has been in the mix with clients that include Dev Patel, Tom Hiddleston, Richard Madden, Pedro Pascal, Diego Luna…