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EXCLUSIVE: Underscore Talent has hired Lital Spitzer and is formally launching a theatrical division.
The L.A.-based agency expects nan summation of Spitzer to people a “significant description of nan company’s footprint into scripted movie and television.” She will bring a roster of clients, including Esther McGregor (Babygirl), Alex Consani (Peaked), Charlotte Nicdao (Mythic Quest), and Esther Ming Li (Snowpiercer).
Spitzer held positions astatine Miramax, The Weinstein Company and A+E, earlier moving into management, wherever shen spent complete a decade astatine 3 Arts Entertainment representing actors, producers and filmmakers, while besides processing movie and TV projects.
At Underscore, she will effort to build retired TV and movie working, managing actors and identifying caller talent successful scripted entertainment. The theatrical division, now formalized, will activity pinch talent connected semipermanent improvement and profession building wrong scripted, but besides usage Underscore’s ecosystem of creator-led talent to “meaningfully heighten opportunities.”
“This is simply a earthy improvement of what we’ve been building astatine Underscore,” said Reza Izad, nan agency’s co-founder and co-CEO. “We’ve ever believed successful supporting talent crossed each shape of their careers, and we’re very intentional astir really we attack movie and television. Lital brings a heavy knowing of nan accepted business, beardown relationships, and a thoughtful attack to guiding talent. That position is captious arsenic we proceed to turn this portion of nan company.”
“I americium excited to subordinate nan move squad astatine Underscore Talent, pinch its stalwart penetration into nan ever-evolving quality of this industry,” added Spitzer. “We are committed to helping artists navigate nan caller movie and tv scenery pinch unsocial opportunities and a collaborative approach.”
The prosecute comes months aft Underscore unveiled a big of hires, including Sachi Ezura, who was antecedently VP, Adult Animation astatine Paramount.
