Endeavor’s Chairman Renegotiates How Movie Stars Get Paid Online
Endeavor chairman Patrick Whitesell discusses Scarlett Johansson’s suit against Disney and negotiating Emma Stone’s deal for ‘Cruella 2.’
If there’s one thing Patrick Whitesell knows how to do, it’s cut a deal.
Whitesell, the executive chairman of Endeavor, represents some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Over the past year, Whitesell and many of his peers, perhaps most notably CAA’s Bryan Lourd, have expressed dismay that media conglomerates are trying to cheat big movie stars by dumping projects on streaming services.