Creative Artists Agency executive Rachel Rusch has been elevated to co-head of motion picture talent. In her new role, she will lead the department alongside agency veteran Franklin Latt.All the while, Rusch will continue to lead CAA's comedy department, a position she's held since 2019."Rachel is an extraordinary advocate for artists, a proven leader with a keen understanding of the marketplace, and a valued mentor to many within the agency and beyond," CAA board members Maha Dakhil and Joel Lubin...
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Maha
Dakhil
Co-Head, Motion Picture & International Film Groups
Steering CAA’s motion picture and international film divisions, Dakhil has a diverse client list, most notably Gina Prince-Bythewood, whom she locked to helm “The Woman King,” a historical epic about female African warriors that debuted at No. 1 at the box office in September. She has guided Reese Witherspoon in building out her female-focused multiplatform prodco Hello Sunshine (“Where the Crawdads Sing” and Emmy-winning Apple TV+ series “The Morning Show”), which opened an unscripted division in London in August. Clients include Tom Cruise, Mindy Kaling, Madonna, Lena Dunham, Ava DuVernay, Sam Mendes, Natalie Portman, Yorgos Lanthimos, Olivia Wilde, Aaron Sorkin, Denis Villeneuve, Steve McQueen, Lenny Abrahamson, Danny Strong and Anne Hathaway. She recently signed Higher Ground, Michelle and former President Barack Obama’s prodco.