More 'Speed Racer' Fallout: Emile Hirsch Exits United Talent; "Total Shocker"

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More 'Speed Racer' Fallout: Emile Hirsch Exits United Talent; "Total Shocker"

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EXCLUSIVE: UTA was just informed today, and the actor's agent Shani Rosenzweig is gobsmacked, I'm told. The tenpercentery had repped Emile Hirsch for seven years. The star of Speed Racer, which opened dismally over the weekend, is planning to park himself with his manager Sam Maydew, I'm told. "He claims he just doesn't want an agent," an [...]

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WB Overestimates 'Speed Racer' and Looks Bad Doing It
RopeofSilicon.com — ... only minutes ago, most studios had Racer pegged around an estimated $19.7 million. Will this have a lasting effect? Not on the industry although some evil glares may be shared in the cigar bar. However, Finke is claiming Speed star, ...

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Gawker: Defamer — ... Deadline Hollywood Daily is reporting that earlier today, star Emile Hirsch informed UTA, his agency of seven years, that he would no longer be using their services. They write: "[Hirsch] is planning to park himself with his manager Sam Maydew, I'm told. 'He claims he just doesn't want an agent.'" His agent Shani Rosenzweig, meanwhile, is described as "gobsmacked" by the news, a state of shock that falls somewhere between "flabbergasted," "blindsinded," and "OMFG" on the stunned-reaction spectrum. It will certainly be a sad moment this coming awards season when he and Rosenzweig ...

Emile Hirsch Exits United Talent; "Total Shocker"
Oh No They Didn't! — ... evidence how talent is nervous in this town. This is a total shocker." Look, UTA helped make Hirsch one of the best-known young leading men of his generation in films like Into the Wild (for which he was nominated for several awards), Alpha Dog, and Lords Of Dogtown, The Girl Next Door. He'll also be starring in the upcoming Gus Van Sant pic Milk. This year, he was ranked #17 on Entertainment Weekly's high-profile "30 Under 30" actors list. (2008). UTA doesn't deserve this. Source

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