Exclusive: Sicario and Traffic star Benicio Del Toro is teaming up with L.A.-based Exile Content Studio to develop a slate of scripted and unscripted TV projects from emerging creatives.
The partnership will look to support talent from Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic market who are working on Spanish- and English-language projects.
Traffic Oscar winner Del Toro, who was Emmy-nominated for Showtime series Escape At Dannemora, is joining the creative advisory board of the company, which is led by Wharton professor Adam Grant. The deal marks the actor-producer’s first such agreement with a production company.
“I’m excited to bring life to these underrepresented voices and stories by partnering with Exile Content,” Del Toro said. “For some time, I been impressed by the company’s vision and look forward to bringing our stories to global audiences.”
Alejandro Uribe, CEO of Exile Content Studio, commented: “Benicio del Toro is an icon,...
The partnership will look to support talent from Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic market who are working on Spanish- and English-language projects.
Traffic Oscar winner Del Toro, who was Emmy-nominated for Showtime series Escape At Dannemora, is joining the creative advisory board of the company, which is led by Wharton professor Adam Grant. The deal marks the actor-producer’s first such agreement with a production company.
“I’m excited to bring life to these underrepresented voices and stories by partnering with Exile Content,” Del Toro said. “For some time, I been impressed by the company’s vision and look forward to bringing our stories to global audiences.”
Alejandro Uribe, CEO of Exile Content Studio, commented: “Benicio del Toro is an icon,...
- 12/8/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
As a small boy I remember the media cloud that suddenly descended on our household. My father was outraged: Everyone we knew was installing their new TVs and abandoning their radios. Jackie Gleason on the Dumont Network was instantly compulsory viewing. Gleason? Dumont?
His outrage today is likely being replayed amid the post-pandemic confusion. The mass audience that has been glued to their screens for the past 18 months now is getting unglued — in more ways than one. Media tastes seem to be changing so radically that some analysts sense an “attention recession,” with many viewers cutting their cords to pop culture in general.
Media gurus once argued that our unity of taste represented a unifying force in our democracy. I Love Lucy and Ed Sullivan weren’t great television, but they provided water-cooler conversation.
The data today points to a more complex landscape. Cable viewing, which reversed course to rise during the lockdown,...
His outrage today is likely being replayed amid the post-pandemic confusion. The mass audience that has been glued to their screens for the past 18 months now is getting unglued — in more ways than one. Media tastes seem to be changing so radically that some analysts sense an “attention recession,” with many viewers cutting their cords to pop culture in general.
Media gurus once argued that our unity of taste represented a unifying force in our democracy. I Love Lucy and Ed Sullivan weren’t great television, but they provided water-cooler conversation.
The data today points to a more complex landscape. Cable viewing, which reversed course to rise during the lockdown,...
- 7/22/2021
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Spanish- and English-language film and TV studio Exile has launched a creative advisory board, with Originals author Adam Grant serving as the chair. The board members include Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal, Oscar-winning Free Solo filmmaker Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and documentary star Dr. Serena McCalla, who appeared in the Emmy-winning Science Fair.
The board’s mission is to gather the top creative and business minds to help guide Exile’s future in today’s ever-changing media industry, as well as provide creative guidance, direction and input with respect to Exile’s programming slate and strategy.
“We are so proud to have Adam as the chair of our creative advisory board. Adam is an expert in the creative process and has studied for years how to foster the creation of ‘Originals’,” said Isaac Lee, founder and executive chairman of Exile.
The board’s mission is to gather the top creative and business minds to help guide Exile’s future in today’s ever-changing media industry, as well as provide creative guidance, direction and input with respect to Exile’s programming slate and strategy.
“We are so proud to have Adam as the chair of our creative advisory board. Adam is an expert in the creative process and has studied for years how to foster the creation of ‘Originals’,” said Isaac Lee, founder and executive chairman of Exile.
- 10/2/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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