Celebrity Names: Eyal Podell & Jonathon E. Stewart
New Company: Paradigm Talent Agency
Primary Agents: Bill Weinstein, Devon Schiff, & Michelle Goldfine
Department: Motion Picture Literary
Territory: United States
- Screenwriting duo Eyal Podell and Jonathon E. Stewart have officially signed with Paradigm Talent Agency for representation in the Motion Picture Literary space.
- Both are Dartmouth College alumni with over a decade of major studio animation credits, including Pixar’s Cars 3, which grossed more than $383 million worldwide.
- The duo continues to be managed by Redefine Entertainment, which recently welcomed former UTA partner Emerson Davis as a new partner in January 2026.
- Podell and Stewart are currently in active development on original films and notable adaptations for leading studios, including The Wizards of Once for DreamWorks Animation
Screenwriting duo Eyal Podell and Jonathon E. Stewart have signed with Paradigm Talent Agency for representation, adding one of Hollywood’s top literary agencies to their creative team. They continue to be managed by Redefine Entertainment.
Podell and Stewart first turned heads in 2012 when their screenplay Seuss, a biographical film about beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss , landed the No. 2 spot on Hollywood’s prestigious Black List. That early buzz launched what would become a decade-long run at the top of studio animation.
The duo went on to write Cars 3 for Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures, a film that earned over $383 million at the global box office. They followed that up with Angry Birds 2 for Sony Pictures, featuring a star-studded voice cast including Josh Gad, Bill Hader, and others, and Scoob! for Warner Bros. Animation, a modern reboot of the classic Hanna-Barbera series.
Beyond their produced credits, Podell and Stewart have been deep in development across both animation and live-action. They worked with Chris Columbus on Jack vs the Apocalypse at Netflix and most recently adapted Cressida Cowell’s fantasy novel The Wizards of Once for DreamWorks Animation.
Both Dartmouth College graduates, the pair are known for sharp, character-driven storytelling with humor that plays big on screen.
This signing comes on the heels of Paradigm also adding Everything Sucks! creator Ben York Jones to its roster, another signal that the agency is aggressively building its Motion Picture Literary bench.
Meanwhile, their management home Redefine Entertainment is also on the move. The firm recently added former UTA Motion Picture Lit partner Emerson Davis as a partner in January 2026, a major boost to its literary management muscle.
Takeaways
This is a power move that shouldn’t fly under the radar. Eyal Podell and Jonathon E. Stewart aren’t newcomers looking for a break; they’re seasoned, proven studio writers with major box office hits and franchise-level IP experience.
Signing with Paradigm gives them access to a deep network of studio and streaming buyers at exactly the moment when animation and family content is surging again on major platforms.
What’s interesting is the full-team setup here: Paradigm handles agency representation and deal-making, while Redefine Entertainment handles the long-game career strategy. That dual-layer approach is increasingly the playbook for in-demand writers who want agency hustle and management attention.
Paradigm’s back-to-back literary signings in February 2026 (Podell & Stewart) suggest the agency is on a deliberate roster-building sprint on the writing side.
For a duo working on both original films and a DreamWorks adaptation, having that kind of firepower behind you could be the difference between a project moving forward and sitting in development limbo.
Will we see Podell and Stewart move further into live‑action or prestige TV? Will this encourage other animation writers to make similar agency moves in 2026?
