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EXCLUSIVE: Linden Entertainment has signed Emmy-winning director, writer, and shaper Stephanie Laing for management.
Laing is coming disconnected nan theatrical merchandise of her caller film, Tow, a comedy-drama starring Rose Byrne, Dominic Sessa, Ariana DeBose, Octavia Spencer, and Simon Rex, based connected nan existent communicative of Amanda Ogle (Byrne), an unhoused Seattle female who fought her measurement retired of tow-company hellhole to reclaim her life and nan car that held it each together aft receiving a tow measure for $21,634, successful a herculean, 369-day-long effort.
The movie premiered astatine past year’s Tribeca Festival and is successful theaters now pinch Vertical and Roadside Attractions.
Most precocious successful television, Laing exec produced and directed six episodes of Apple’s Your Friends & Neighbors Season 2, premiering April 3, aft directing respective Season 1 episodes. Recently, for Apple, she’s besides directed connected Stick Season 2, nan Emmy-nominated Palm Royale starring Kristen Wiig, and Physical, starring her Tow lead Byrne, wherever she was besides an EP. Additionally, she directed connected HBO’s Veep, winning her Emmys some for her activity location and connected Tracey Ullman’s HBO sketch bid Tracey Takes On…
Previously successful film, Laing directed, co-wrote and produced Family Squares starring Henry Winkler, Judy Greer, June Squibb, Casey Wilson, and Margo Martindale — a dramedy narrated by nan precocious Rob Reiner, which marked her characteristic penning debut. Also previously, she directed Netflix’s Irreplaceable You starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kate McKinnon, and Christopher Walken. She continues to beryllium repped by CAA and Myman Greenspan.
Founded successful 2020 by Nicole King and Stacy O’Neil, who lead nan institution alongside Partner JoAnne Colonna and CEO of Production Riva Marker, Linden Entertainment’s roster besides includes Vin Diesel, Jennifer Garner, Eva Longoria, Amy Adams, Eiza Gonzalez, Vanessa Kirby, Rachel Weisz, Brendan Fraser, and Forest Whitaker, among others. Their accumulation arm, Linden Productions, has Aleshea Harris’ Is God Is coming up for merchandise via Amazon MGM’s Orion Pictures connected May 15.
