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• CAA = Cancer Actors Abandon

  Comment by reelbusy — Monday August 11, 2008 @ 5:10pm PST  Reply to this post

• They must be playing Iron Butterfly’s Inna Gadda Da Vida because this game of musical agents doesn’t seem to be ending.

  Comment by Furious D — Monday August 11, 2008 @ 5:25pm PST  Reply to this post

• Tim Robbins is a REAL talent. Not a manufactured one. It’s one thing to lose Amanda Bynes it’s another thing to lose Tim Robbins. Uh ohhhhh

  Comment by marcy — Monday August 11, 2008 @ 8:03pm PST  Reply to this post

• If George Clooney or Tom Cruise were leaving CAA then to me that would be big news- but Tim Robbins- eh- who cares ! Nikki I’d much rather hear your comments about bigger issues — ie- Beijing faking the Olympics’ opening ceremony fireworks — or Nikki I’d much rather see you spending your time today on furthering the Dreamworks News— Re- Tim Robbins- eh-let him go- he’s no big loss to CAA

  Comment by Tvwriter — Monday August 11, 2008 @ 8:11pm PST  Reply to this post

• I beg to differ with Tv writer (of course, given the moniker I now understand his point of view better), but I wouldn’t minimize losing a talent like TIM ROBBINS. The guy was in one of ten best movies of all time, plus he directed one of the best movies I’ve ever seen.
  Tom Cruise is on the skids and George Clooney can only play super cool liberal who makes movies no one sees for only so long.

  No agency can afford to lose talent, but I would suggest that TV Writer broadens his way of thinking. Like you Nikki, I’m plugged into the MOVIE business, and I agree this is big news. Also when talent of his calibur leaves an agencey – OTHERS FOLLOW.

  Comment by matt — Tuesday August 12, 2008 @ 5:49am PST  Reply to this post

• ICM has been after him for awhile ………………….

  Comment by Fly — Tuesday August 12, 2008 @ 6:27am PST  Reply to this post

• Actually Tim Robbins is a big deal. He is a multi million dollar actor who has been at CAA for a long time. His departure news is very relevant as he is one of many actors and clients that have left CAA in the past couple of months. For the first time in a while, CAA is seeing clients leave to go to UTA, Endeavor, and William Morris. As Nikki reports, its not just actors, but its happening from all areas of the agency. The fact is that those CAA guys are just lazy, and for the first time the clients are realizing that they can get better service at the other agencies. Tim was smart and ahead of the curve. I hope he doesnt fall for the old “save” meeting that CAA is so famous for. You know the one for Lourd, Lovett, Huvane, and O’Connor sit in the room and tell him that they will be his agent. Everyone knows that bullshit. Hopefully Tim will see through that as well.

  Comment by royceer — Tuesday August 12, 2008 @ 7:00am PST  Reply to this post

• Rowena must be pooping her pants

  Comment by uh oh — Tuesday August 12, 2008 @ 11:34am PST  Reply to this post

• Tim’s made a lot of bad and weird movies over his career with a good one about every five years or so. He seems to like goofy comedies and fantasy films. He needs a good agent to steer him away from films like Howard the Duck, and more towards mainstream films like Top Gun.

  Comment by Dan Zee — Tuesday August 12, 2008 @ 1:11pm PST  Reply to this post

• Tim Robbins is a talent guy — but in the greater scheme of things, he’s “small potatoes.”

  Comment by mercy midnite — Friday August 15, 2008 @ 2:25am PST  Reply to this post

• when you think of tim robbins, the first two movies that come to mind are howard the duck and top gun?

  Comment by ip — Thursday December 4, 2008 @ 10:30am PST  Reply to this post