Tyrese Gibson signs with UTA

December 12, 2008 The signing continues the spree the agency has been on since the summer, when it netted agents Theresa Peters and Louise Ward, who brought with them such actors as Kirsten Dunst, James McAvoy, Mandy Moore, Channing Tatum, Rachel Bilson and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. In recent weeks, the agency has continued buttressing its talent and lit roster, opening its doors to Tim Robbins, Oscar-winning director Florian Henckel von Donners¬marck, Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes and director Phil Joanou, on top of recent gets Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Lopez. Via his HQ Pictures banner, Gibson is developing the action film "Desert Eagle" and the thriller "Extortion."

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