Writer/Director Joe Carnahan Joins Little Minx
The Santa Monica-based production company has signed the award-winning screenwriter and director for exclusive commercial representation.
Little Minx, the Santa Monica-based production company headed by founder/EP Rhea Scott, has signed award-winning screenwriter and director Joe Carnahan for exclusive commercial representation. Carnahan joins one of the most diverse and dynamic director rosters in the business, a community that includes directors Malik Sayeed, Zoe Cassavetes, Oscar-nominee Rodrigo Prieto, and 2017 Saatchi & Saatchi Cannes New Directors Showcase honoree and Guggenheim fellow A.V. Rockwell.
Carnahan brings to Little Minx his characteristic wit and a depth of experience working in both the action and comedy genres. Carnahan also has a flair for talent, having directed actors including Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson, Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta, and many more. He wrote and directed the critically acclaimed box office success ‘The Grey’ starring Liam Neeson. This brought the duo back together after they collaborated on the 2010 big screen version of the beloved TV show ‘The A-Team’. The popular 2007 cult film ‘Smokin’ Aces’ followed his critically acclaimed cop drama ‘Narc’, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2002 and earned him a Best Director Independent Spirit Award nomination.
On the television side, Carnahan helmed the pilot for the breakout NBC hit ‘The Blacklist’ and has served as both an Executive Producer and consultant for the show. Carnahan also created the NBC drama ‘State of Affairs’ starring Katherine Heigl.
Says Little Minx’s Rhea Scott, “Who does not love Joe? He fills the room with wry humor and charisma immediately. As a filmmaker, he thinks big, he is bold which is exciting to me.”
Carnahan’s first foray into commercial work was in 2002, when he wrote and directed the short internet film ‘The Hire: Ticket’ for BMW. The project was produced by Ridley Scott and starred Clive Owen, Don Cheadle, Ray Liotta and F. Murray Abraham.
Says Carnahan, "Rhea and I have been friends for years, so I've been able to see her build Little Minx from the ground up and I feel like it's the perfect place for me at this point in my career. Artists don't age like athletes. We can always get better and improve and I'm looking forward to challenging myself with this new endeavor."
Carnahan will be available for commercial projects beginning in September.
