Academy Award-winner Spike Lee and his 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks have formed a multi-year creative partnership with Netflix, following successful collaborations on "Da 5 Bloods" and the "She's Gotta Have It" series.News of the deal comes after Lee and Netflix collaborated on four projects, with Lee writing and directing "Da 5 Bloods" and "She's Gotta Have It," directing "Rodney King" and producing "See You Yesterday." In previous interviews with Variety, the filmmaker has praised the streamer for taking...
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Shire
Managing Partner / Head, Motion Picture, TV, Theatre, Publishing, New Media & Sports
Shire’s standout deal of 2022 was closing Chris Licht’s pact to become the new CEO and chairman of CNN, perhaps the most high-profile executive hire of the year. His work for Licht didn’t prevent him from repping CNN’s new parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, in pacts with execs including Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy. He reps such titans of the sports world as the New England Patriots (signing with Apple and Imagine Films for 10-part docuseries “The Dynasty”) and LeBron James (on all entertainment matters and endorsements, including Nike deals and numerous matters for his company SpringHill), along with Robert De Niro, Spike Lee (new Netflix deal), Gayle King (new CBS deal), Drake and the estate of David Bowie (sale of catalog to Warner Chappell Music).