- Brad Anderson, director of The Machinist and The Call, has signed with Cinetic Media for management across all media.
- Anderson continues his longstanding agency relationship with Paradigm Talent Agency.
- Cinetic's management roster includes acclaimed directors such as Richard Linklater, Todd Haynes, and David Gordon Green, as well as recent signing Jay McCarrol.
- Anderson is currently in development on his next original feature and TV projects.
Brad Anderson, the acclaimed director behind psychological thriller The Machinist (2004) and box-office hit The Call (2013), has signed with Cinetic Media for management across all media. He continues to be represented on the agency side by Paradigm Talent Agency.
Anderson built his reputation launching films at Sundance, Toronto, Sitges, and Berlin, working with stars like Christian Bale, Halle Berry, and Woody Harrelson. On the TV side, he has helmed episodes of The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, Fringe, Peacemaker, and Invasion.
Most recently, he directed and executive produced the Netflix pilot I Will Find You, based on a Harlan Coben novel and starring Sam Worthington and Milo Ventimiglia, and feature films The Silent Hour and Worldbreaker.
This deal fits squarely into Cinetic’s expanding management practice, which recently added Nirvanna the Band the Show creator Jay McCarrol, a move in line with other high-profile filmmaker signings across the industry, like Babak Anvari landing at Range Media Partners and Bailee Madison signing with TFC Management.
Cinetic’s management client list also includes Richard Linklater, Todd Haynes, Morgan Neville, and David Gordon Green. Anderson is now in development on his next original feature and television projects.
Takeaways
This signing is a smart move for both sides. Anderson is a proven genre director who has consistently worked at the highest levels of both film and prestige TV, but hasn’t had dedicated management infrastructure behind him.
Cinetic, known for backing directors with strong artistic voices, is exactly the kind of home that could help shape what comes next for Anderson at a pivotal moment in his career.
For Cinetic, landing Anderson deepens a roster already stacked with auteur-level filmmakers. It signals the company is actively expanding its management footprint, not just in indie film, but across the growing premium TV space where Anderson has been particularly active.
With Anderson’s next feature and TV projects in development, how significantly could Cinetic’s industry relationships accelerate those projects getting off the ground? Given Cinetic’s roster of prestige directors, does this make Anderson a stronger contender for awards-circuit projects going forward?
