EXCLUSIVE, up to date with Zero Gravity’s authorized response: Jake Miller and Karli Doumanis have joined manufacturing/administration firm 42 as expertise managers, sources inform Deadline. Based mostly in Los Angeles, they arrive from Zero Gravity Administration.
Each are bringing their consumer rosters. That features one of many hottest actors for the time being, Anna Sawai, who gained an Emmy Sunday for Shōgun and likewise stars in Apple TV+’s Pachinko. She is managed by Miller.
The duo, whose first day is Monday, is predicted to ramp up actor illustration on the U.S. operation of the London- and Los Angeles-based 42, minority owned by Lionsgate. The Los Angeles workplace, led by 42 Companions Josh Varney and Ben Pugh, has been extra lit-focused so far.
In response to Miller’s departure, Zero Gravity Administration has despatched a Stop and Desist letter to 42 by way of legal professional Robert M. Barta, claiming that Miller is beneath contract by way of Dec. 31, 2025 and that they intend to hunt a preliminary injunction prohibiting him from working for the competitor.
Along with Varney and Pugh, the 42 management contains fellow companions Kate Buckley, Cathy King and Simon Beresford in addition to COO David O’Donoghue.
Doumanis had been at Zero Gravity for over a 12 months. Earlier than that, she spent three years at Courageous Artists Administration.
