- WME has signed Academy Award-winning filmmaker Aaron Schneider for representation in all areas, with an aim to expand his presence in large-scale filmmaking.
- Schneider is currently in post-production on Greyhound 2, the follow-up to his Apple breakout original, which has not yet been dated for release.
- Schneider and producer Andrew J. Sacks won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film for Two Soldiers, an adaptation of a short story by William Faulkner. He is best known for directing Greyhound, the WWII naval warfare film written by and starring Tom Hanks.
- Schneider continues to be managed by LBI Entertainment.
WME has signed Academy Award-winning filmmaker Aaron Schneider for representation in all areas. He will be repped by agents Matt Martin and Trevor Astbury in the Film/TV Literary department.
Schneider’s most well-known directing credit is Greyhound, the naval warfare-themed WWII film written by and starring Tom Hanks, which became one of Apple’s early breakout originals. He is currently in post on the sequel, Greyhound 2, which has not yet been dated for release.
His debut feature, Get Low, a TIFF drama starring Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, and Sissy Spacek, earned the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Before directing, he built his career as a cinematographer, earning two consecutive ASC Awards and an Emmy nomination for his work on Murder One.
He shot the pilot episode of Supernatural and the features Kiss the Girls and Simon Birch, and also served as second-unit director of photography on James Cameron’s Titanic.
The WME signing follows a busy stretch of high-profile literary deals at the agency, including Taron Egerton signing with WME and Kaitlyn Dever joining the WME roster.
Schneider continues to be managed by LBI Entertainment.
Takeaways
Aaron Schneider has quietly built one of the more distinctive filmographies in Hollywood: Oscar winner, Apple prestige hit, and a debut feature that drew legends like Duvall and Murray.
Landing at WME with a Greyhound sequel already in post suggests he’s ready to operate at an even bigger scale. WME’s Film/TV Literary team gains a director who has demonstrated real range, from intimate character dramas to massive wartime spectacles.
For LBI Entertainment, continuing the management relationship keeps their stake in what could be a career-defining run.
Could Schneider’s expanded representation lead to a pivot into bigger studio franchise filmmaking? Is Greyhound 2 the project that finally cements Schneider as a true blockbuster director, and does WME’s muscle make that more likely?
