USA Films inks legit's Leveaux
Tony-nommed helmer gets 3-pic deal
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Leveaux’s currently on Broadway with a revival of Tom Stoppard’s “The Real Thing,” which has garnered Tony nominations for revival production and direction.
“I’ve thought he was a movie director ever since I saw him direct ‘Anna Christie’ at the Roundabout,” said Donna Gigliotti, USA’s production prexy, adding, “I’m thrilled he’s starting his movie career with us.”
Under the terms of the non-exclusive deal, Leveaux will direct two of his next three pictures for USA Films, Gigliotti said.
Leveaux’s deal emerged after he agreed to helm the Intermedia-financed “Therese Raquin,” which USA will distrib domestically. “Raquin,” though, is understood not to be counted as part of the pact.
When production on “Raquin” was postponed because of topliner Kate Winslet’s pregnancy, both USA brass and Leveaux thought about developing other pictures for the new imprint. The result is the newly minted pact.
Multiple commitments
Leveaux, who last year pacted with Broadway producers Elizabeth Williams and Anita Waxman to form theatrical and film development entity Orpheus Prods., will forego any film commitments with Orpheus and instead offer first crack at such work to USA. His theater development deal with Waxman and Williams remains intact.
Leveaux joins a bevy of legit folk who have made splashy entries into Hollywood, including the Donmar Warehouse’s Sam Mendes (“American Beauty”); “Lion King” helmer Julie Taymor, (“Titus”); “Tommy” helmer Des MacAnuff (“The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle”) and John Swanbeck (“The Big Kahuna”).
Leveaux is repped by Creative Artists Agency in North America and by David Watson at Simpson Fox Associates in the U.K.
