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For those of a certain age who like to think that they’re still young — and who doesn’t? — it is sobering to realize that when Michael Ovitz bowed out of the agency business in 1995, neither Tom Holland nor Zendaya had even been born.
People who weren’t around in those days can’t begin to appreciate the fear that Ovitz inspired in Hollywood. He wielded the kind of power that no agent has mustered since and no agent ever will again. How the times and the town have changed.
One thing has remained constant in all the years since Ovitz left the building: Three then-young men who had emerged as future leaders of CAA well before Ovitz departed are still at the helm. Perhaps in spite of himself, Ovitz nailed the succession question that has led to so much drama at Disney and Paramount. But those three men — now...
People who weren’t around in those days can’t begin to appreciate the fear that Ovitz inspired in Hollywood. He wielded the kind of power that no agent has mustered since and no agent ever will again. How the times and the town have changed.
One thing has remained constant in all the years since Ovitz left the building: Three then-young men who had emerged as future leaders of CAA well before Ovitz departed are still at the helm. Perhaps in spite of himself, Ovitz nailed the succession question that has led to so much drama at Disney and Paramount. But those three men — now...
- 9/20/2023
- by Kim Masters
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Agent Louise Ward has left Innovative Artists and has joined WMA in the talent department. She brings with her a roster that includes "Step Up" star Channing Tatum. Ward began her representation career at Limelight, a Los Angeles production company handling commercial and video directors. She was an agent trainee under Jeff Berg at ICM and Jay Moloney at CAA. Ward later joined Bymel O'Neill Artists Management, which has since been renamed Management 360. Her client list includes Cobie Smulders ("How I Met Your Mother"), Alex Frost ("Elephant", "Drillbit Taylor") and Michele Hicks ("The Shield").
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