Exclusive: Wme has signed writer-director team Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, a week after Deadline scooped that they are attached to their feature film writing and helming debut, an untitled pic at Lionsgate that will star Janelle Monáe. The agency will rep the duo in all areas.
The pair, who as Bush + Renz launched their careers in fashion and luxury advertising directing national campaigns for Harry Winston, Vogue and Porsche among others, have also been writing and directing cause-based short films and music videos. They were behind the 2017 PSA “Against the Wall,” which was produced by Harry Belafonte and featured Michael B. Jordan, Danny Glover and Michael K. Williams (check it out below).
In addition to several national ad campaigns, they also directed the short “Kill Jay-z” for his album 4:44 and shorts The Glass House starring Maxwell and actress Yomi Abiola, and 17 for Tidal.
The pair’s Lionsgate film...
The pair, who as Bush + Renz launched their careers in fashion and luxury advertising directing national campaigns for Harry Winston, Vogue and Porsche among others, have also been writing and directing cause-based short films and music videos. They were behind the 2017 PSA “Against the Wall,” which was produced by Harry Belafonte and featured Michael B. Jordan, Danny Glover and Michael K. Williams (check it out below).
In addition to several national ad campaigns, they also directed the short “Kill Jay-z” for his album 4:44 and shorts The Glass House starring Maxwell and actress Yomi Abiola, and 17 for Tidal.
The pair’s Lionsgate film...
- 3/27/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
R&B singer-songwriter Maxwell is preparing to hit the road. On Monday, the musician announced his upcoming “50 Intimate Nights Live” tour, which will make 50 stops in cities across North America starting Sept. 27 in Virginia and wrapping on Dec. 9 in the singer’s hometown of New York. Tickets go on sale Friday. The tour announcement promises that Maxwell will be premiering new material during the tour, presumably from his forthcoming album, “BlackSummer’sNIGHT,” the completion of a trilogy that began with 2009’s “BLACKsummers’Night” and continued with 2016’s “BlackSUMMERS’night.”
The tour announcement comes a month after Maxwell released his first single since 2016, “We Never Saw it Coming,” along with an accompanying short film music video titled “The Glass House.” Directed by Jay Z collaborators Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, the video stars Maxwell and model-actress Yomi Abiola.
Also on the fall docket for the artist is the 20th anniversary re-release of his 1998 album “Embrya.
The tour announcement comes a month after Maxwell released his first single since 2016, “We Never Saw it Coming,” along with an accompanying short film music video titled “The Glass House.” Directed by Jay Z collaborators Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, the video stars Maxwell and model-actress Yomi Abiola.
Also on the fall docket for the artist is the 20th anniversary re-release of his 1998 album “Embrya.
- 7/23/2018
- by Christi Carras
- Variety Film + TV
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