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Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Matt Baldovsky Out At Range
EXCLUSIVE: TV Lit manager Matt Baldovsky has exited Range Media Partners less than two years into his tenure, Deadline has learned. Sources described this as a mutually agreeable parting of ways that came about as part of Range's biannual review process. No next destination was given, and it's unclear which clients will be coming with the manager as he moves on in his career. More from Deadline Range Media Partners Asks Judge To Dismiss CAA Claims, Accusing Agency Of Double-Dipping In Lawsuit And Arbitration Process CAA Says It's Got Range On Camera In Trade-Secrets Theft & Talent-Poaching Suit; Uberagency Claims Rival Was "Fully Aware Of The Legal Risk" 'The Righteous Gemstones' Edi Patterson Signs With Range Media Partners Baldovsky has worked over the years with clients including Shiri Appleby, Ric Roman Waugh, Howard Korder, TJ Brady & Rasheed Newson, Munis Rashid, Tawnya Bhattacharya, and Ali Laventhol, among others. The rep is well regarded around town, so chalk this up to another unfortunate result of the contraction in Hollywood that has made business more competitive and unforgiving than ever. We were first to report on Baldovsky's hiring at Range Media Partners back in May 2024. Prior to Range, he worked as an agent at UTA for over seven years, having before then worked as a coordinator at ICM Partners and within the mailroom of APA (now IAG). He graduated from Ithaca College with a BS in Television/Radio, Sports Studies in 2011.
Geek Tyrant
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Doug Liman Teams with Google for 'Immersive Spatial Film' That Lets You Enter the Story — GeekTyrant
Google recently launched 100 Zeros, a new content initiative in partnership with Range Media Partners, aimed at pushing storytelling into uncharted territory, and one of the first people they've brought along for the ride? Filmmaker Doug Liman, the guy behind Edge of Tomorrow , The Bourne Identity , and, most recently, Road House . Liman is developing what Google is calling an 'immersive spatial film', and while speaking at a fireside chat during Cannes, Neil Parris, Google's Head of Filmmaker Partnerships, described the project as 'an original 180° immersive short film.' It'll premiere on Asteroid, Google's upcoming XR app, and it sounds like something between a movie, a game, and a live conversation. Parris explained: 'The film, a high-stakes action thriller, is about a group of strangers who risk it all by taking an old rocket to mine a near-earth asteroid for a chance at unimaginable wealth. 'After the film, the audience enters the story when they receive a call from one of the characters who was left behind on the asteroid. The conversation between the AI-powered character and the player drives the extension of the story beyond the linear film.' So, it's not just sit-and-watch, you also talk to the story. The film becomes a kind of launching pad (literally and figuratively), and what happens after depends on how you interact with the characters. Think immersive action mixed with AI-powered narrative design. It's set to drop later this year, timed with the launch of Project Moohan, the XR headset built by Google and Samsung. This is all part of a larger movement by Google to back creators willing to experiment with new tools, and maybe even rethink what storytelling looks like. Parris said: 'We've started a production vehicle called 100 Zeros in partnership with Range, which is really meant to help Google meet filmmakers where they are. And is focused on putting amazing stories into the world and enabling them across multiple ways.' The session also featured Range co-founder Peter Micelli and filmmaker Sean Douglas, both part of a new program called AI On Screen, which commissions short films exploring the evolving relationship between humanity and artificial intelligence. Micelli said: 'When we started the programme, the number one intent for Range and Google was to get artists to participate and start a dialogue.' What that dialogue is shaping into is still evolving, but the goal is to push boundaries, embrace change, and reimagine the future of how stories are told and experienced. Micelli added: 'Profound change is coming. At Range, we view it as a very exciting change. You know, they said broadcast networks were going to die in 2020, streaming was going to kill everything. 'You constantly hear these patterns, and behind those patterns is a shift in technology that forces change.' And yet, the core of it all stays the same. 'The thing that doesn't shift is human beings wanting to be around storytelling. It is fundamental for us all. We care deeply about telling stories. How those stories get to you is what will always change.' With Liman's asteroid thriller and an AI character waiting to call you afterward, it looks like the next shift has already begun. Source: Deadline
Time of India
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Follow OTT Release Date: When and where to watch Diego Boneta and Martha Higareda's film 'Juegos de Seducción'
Follow OTT Release Date: A new Spanish-language thriller is all set to make waves on streaming, and it's got everything from romance and deceit to betrayal and danger. Titled Juegos de Seducción in Spanish and Follow for international audiences, the film stars Mexican heartthrob Diego Boneta and popular actress Martha Higareda in lead roles. The film premieres globally on July 18, 2025, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. What is Follow all about? Directed by Gonzalo Tobal, known for his storytelling in films like Acusada, Follow is anything but your average love story. The plot follows Sebastián, played by Boneta, a smooth-talking con man who, along with his partner Maclo (played by Alejandro Speitzer), scams wealthy women by seducing them and robbing them blind. Just when they plan to retire after one last hit, things get complicated, very complicated. Enter Carolina, portrayed by Martha Higareda, the mysterious woman who might be their next mark… or maybe their biggest threat yet. What starts as another routine con quickly spirals out of control when Sebastián gets emotionally entangled with Carolina. But there's a twist. Carolina is married to Ángel (played by Alberto Guerra), a rich, volatile, and potentially dangerous man who isn't exactly easy to fool. The stakes rise fast, and what began as a love game turns into a deadly cat-and-mouse chase with secrets, obsession, and power games woven into every move. Think Gone Girl meets Wild Things, but with a Latino edge. Follow's cast and crew Follow has been co-written by Hipatia Argüero Mendoza (Cindy la Regia: La Serie) and Adriana Pelusi, who previously penned Control Z. Backing the project is an impressive lineup of producers. From the U.S. side, Fred Berger and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones of Range Media Partners (who were also behind La La Land and The Bikeriders) are on board. On the Mexican side, Julio Chavezmontes and Gabriela Maire from Piano, and Diego Boneta and Natalia Boneta from Three Amigos are credited as producers. Martha Higareda, along with Josh Glick and Natalia Boneta, serves as executive producer. The supporting cast is just as impressive, with names like Ofelia Medina, Stephanie Sigman, Regina Nava, Mariana Zaragoza, Pamela Almanza, and Paulina de Labra coming onboard.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
CAA Accuses Range Media Partners of Stealing Trade Secrets in Agency Battle
CAA added a barrage of new allegations to a lawsuit against a rival firm on Monday, alleging that former employees illegally accessed CAA databases and stole trade secrets when they left to form Range Media Partners in 2020. CAA first sued Range last fall, claiming the firm was built on deceit and betrayal. In an amended complaint filed Monday, the agency says it has since uncovered 'documents, photographs, and video footage' through discovery that 'reveal the depth of Range's dishonesty.' More from Variety Justine Lupe Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE) CAA Hires Former UTA Partner Brent Weinstein CAA Unveils 2025 Moebius Film Festival Lineup Mick Sullivan, who left CAA to help form Range, is accused in the suit of emailing himself client 'rundowns,' which detailed every meeting the clients had taken and projects they were tracking. At least one of those clients immediately left CAA when Range formed. Sullivan is also accused of emailing himself hundreds of pages of meeting notes, which detailed information on hundreds of projects and potential projects that had been gathered for CAA clients. Sullivan also allegedly pressured a CAA assistant to send him additional information about clients, including lists totaling nearly 200 scripts that had been sent to them. The suit alleges that other Range employees also stole confidential information, including by pressuring CAA employees who remained at the company. Paige Wandling, an assistant at CAA who left to become a manager at Range, is accused of using a CAA 'mole' to obtain hundreds of confidential documents. 'Over a course of weeks, Wandling requested, and Empoyee-1 provided, CAA's confidential information dozens of times,' the suit alleges. 'The stolen information included, by way of example, internal CAA emails, extensive information about film and TV opportunities for talent, scripts, industry contacts, CAA memos, CAA grids, and information on CAA meetings and business initiatives.' According to the complaint, Wandling offered to pay the CAA mole for this information, and in fact did so. The complaint argues that CAA's trade secrets are essential to making the company — and the industry — run. Agents gather information from studios, producers, directors and writers, and put it into a database so it can be sorted and shared internally. Agents also collect sensitive information from clients, including their financial information, career goals and so on. 'This client confidential information is immeasurably valuable to competitors who could use it to understand the particular nuanced needs, motivations, and negotiating tactics of CAA's clients,' the complaint states. CAA's initial lawsuit, filed last fall, accused Range of 'unfair competition,' arguing that it had devised a scheme to get around California's talent agency law by claiming to be a management firm. Range has moved to throw out that suit, arguing it was legally defective. The amended lawsuit retains the initial claims while adding accusations of theft of trade secrets and unauthorized computer access. Best of Variety 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts? 25 Hollywood Legends Who Deserve an Honorary Oscar New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
CAA Says It's Got Range On Camera In Trade-Secrets Theft & Talent-Poaching Suit; Uberagency Claims Rival Was 'Fully Aware Of The Legal Risk'
Range Media Partners' founders got caught with their sticky fingers in the CAA trade-secrets cookie jar, the Bryan Lourd-run uberagency claims in an amended complaint to its October 2024 lawsuit. Or put another another way: In the truest of Hollywood litigation tradition, CAA has uncovered what it believes is the smoking gun of smoking guns in the multi-tiered battle with former staffers now at the self-described management company. More from Deadline CAA Finally Goes After 'Unlawful' Range Media Partners For Stealing Confidential Agency Material & Being A Talent Agency In All But Name CAA Vs. Range Takes New Twists With Court Wins & Tactical Shifts As Arbitration Trial Set For Next Month 'The Righteous Gemstones' Edi Patterson Signs With Range Media Partners 'Newly uncovered video footage, documents, photographs, and secret Telegram chats reveal an extensive plot by Range's founders to steal from Creative Artists Agency, LLC, set up an illegal talent agency, and cover up its wrongdoing,' reads a heavily redacted amended complaint filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court by CAA's outside counsel at Paul Hastings. 'This is what we now know,' adds the complaint, which has grown from four to six claims. 'Driven by greed, hubris, the lure of shortcuts, and a willingness to betray trusting colleagues, a small group of then-current and former CAA agents in 2019 began plotting to leave CAA. Over the next months, they began stealing CAA's trade secrets, poaching talent and employees from CAA, designing and operating an unlicensed talent agency, and deliberately and systematically destroying evidence of Range's scheme [redacted].' 'They adopted spy-novel tropes to hide their plan,' CAA alleges of Range's founders — former CAA and eOne exec Peter Micelli, and CAA talent agents Jack Whigham, Michael Cooper, Mick Sullivan and Dave Bugliari — and what ends they went to in order to get their hands on CAA's crown jewels of strategy, technique and of course clients – big clients. 'They used tools to avoid detection and eliminate digital fingerprints, fully aware of the legal risk. Encrypted ephemeral messaging was used to hide their illegal acts, including Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram. They secured and used 'alternate' and 'burner' cell phones.' If this all sounds a bit like teenagers planning a banger of a weekend glamping in the mountains, you are picking up what the parental CAA is saying. Only here, capturing the interest and ambitions of the shifting agency world, the stakes might be a little higher than who brought the edibles and the WiFi hot spot. 'This conduct is illegal under multiple California laws, compelling CAA to take this action,' the suit reads. Today's filing comes almost a full five years after Micelli, Whigham, Cooper, Sullivan and Bugliari were among the well-connected core group that founded Range with big-bucks backing from hedge-fund kingpin and now New York Mets owner Steve Cohen. It also comes about nine months after the Artemis-owned CAA placed its initial complaint in the court docket to put what it calls Range's 'business model' of 'pursuit of unlawful profit through deception' under the legal and ethical microscope. What was allegedly stolen from CAA, according to CAA, was a lot. In a footnote in today's filing, there is a list: The trade secrets implicated here, at minimum, include the following materials: the confidential client and revenue lists that Whigham sent to his personal email address in March and June 2020; the hundreds of pages of confidential meeting notes that Sullivan sent to his personal email on his way out the door at CAA; the Open Directing Assignment and Open Casting Assignment 'grids' that Employee-1 obtained from CAA in August 2020; the client 'rundowns' that Sullivan sent to himself in August 2020; the highly confidential watermarked meeting information that Cooper's assistant emailed to her personal email account and then to her Range account and/or uploaded to Dropbox; certain confidential or watermarked scripts, and the highly confidential information [Bugliari's assistant] Wandling received from Employee-1 via Telegram and email. A preliminary list of these trade secret materials is attached as Appendix A. All of these documents contain nonpublic confidential information, gathered at significant expense from countless agents, executives, and employees in various roles at CAA. These materials, often watermarked because of their sensitivity, are not distributed to those outside the company and CAA takes additional measures to keep that information within CAA for the benefit of CAA. Frustratingly, the last line of this juicy footnote is redacted. Monday's filing adds two new claims, with a Violation of California Uniform Trade Secrets Act and Violations of California Penal Code Section 502(c) now in the mix for the various unspecified damages over $25,000 that CAA is seeking along with injunctive relief that essentially is intended to bring death by defenestration to the currently expanding Range. Like when CAA's suit was first filed last year, representatives from Range did not respond to Deadline's request for comment on the latest filing. This legal action is separate from the closed-door arbitration over equity going on simultaneously between the players here. CAA's main outside attorney had even more to say than what was in its filing Monday. 'As CAA's new complaint details: for months when they knew they were leaving CAA, multiple Range founders stole valuable information from CAA,' Bo Pearl told Deadline today. 'They took the hard work of CAA colleagues to accelerate Range and lure clients, all while being paid by CAA,' the Paul Hastings partner added. 'Despite Range's many attempts to rewrite history and the hubris to believe that laws don't apply to it, the evidence of Range's wrongdoing is crystal clear. Recently recovered emails, messages, photos, and videos reveal the depths of the deception. The Range founders' public pronouncements of righteousness and innocence are undercut by their every action, which will be laid bare in court.' That sounds like some serious smokin' in the boys room. 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