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Stephen Belden Launches Management & Production Company Death Wish Entertainment
Veteran manager Stephen Belden has launched his own banner, Death Wish Entertainment, bringing with him clients like Gavin Leatherwoo and Blu Hunt.
Belden explained that the name Death Wish is “a tongue-in-cheek nod to the fact that it’s harder than ever to be working in the entertainment industry right now,” underscoring at the same time that he “couldn’t be more optimistic about what the future holds for the up and coming generation of actors, writers, directors, and producers that I work with.” Clients joining Belden at his new shop include Gavin Leatherwood ( Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, TheSex Lives of College Girls), Blu Hunt ( New Mutants, Sherlock & Daughter), Lovi Poe ( Seasons, Bad Man), Russell Dennis Lewis ( Godless, The Queen’s Gambit), Melanie Stone ( Deadstream, V/H/S/99), Louie Chapman ( The Dresden Sun), Tomi Ade ( Hollyoaks), Ezana Alem ( Snowfall), actor-filmmaker Chasen Parker ( Everyone Is Doing Great), Sophia Esperanza, Sophia Tatum ( Riverdale, Samaritan), Brenna Monet, writer-musician duo Geordie Kieffer and Mitch Toler, writer Ian Kieffer, and producer Montgomery Blencowe ( Heist). He’ll also be joined by his most recent signing, writer-producer Kate Andrews, who produced It’s What’s Inside, the horror thriller which snagged the top sale of Sundance 2024 when Netflix purchased worldwide rights for around $17 million, as we were first to report.
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