EXCLUSIVE: After more than a decade at Good Fear Content, a company he joined at its inception, lit manager Scott Stoops has moved over to Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment, Deadline has learned.
Elevated to Partner at Good Fear in 2023, Stoops came to the company after serving as an assistant at its previous iteration, Benderspink. He’s the second to exit Good Fear in recent months, following producer and manager Jake Weiner, who left to launch his own management and production company, Harvest Hill Entertainment, after 25 years alongside producer Chris Bender.
In a statement to Deadline, Stoops said, “I’m deeply grateful for the 11 years I spent at Good Fear Content, and I am incredibly excited to begin the next chapter of my career at Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment, where I can contribute to the growth of our clients with such a dynamic and well-respected group of managers.”
The Kaplan/Perrone partners praised Stoops for his “phenomenal taste,” “impeccable reputation,” and “passion for representing truly talented artists,” saying, “We’re extremely excited to welcome him to KPE.”
Stoops got his start at Paradigm, where he segued from an assistant in the below-the-line department to an MP Lit group Agent Trainee.
Among the clients joining him at Kaplan/Perrone is Kirill Sokolov, the director of New Line’s genre-bender They Will Kill You, which is coming off its SXSW premiere and releases in theaters on March 27. Stoops and Harvest Hill’s Weiner will share him as a client.
Others on Stoops’ roster include Santiago Menghini (director, The Revenge of La Llorona), Matthew Scot Kane (Hysteria!), Aisha Porter-Christie (Gen V, Daredevil), Rayna McClendon (Fourth Wing, Tomb Raider), Megan McDonnell (The Marvels, Dark Matter), Katie Crabb (Sick, Waterfront), Wyatt Cain (Poker Face), Stephen Herman (They’re Still Here), Ben Mekler & Chris Amick (Ticket to Ride), Michael Voyer (The Broodmare, We’re So Happy You Found Us), and Josh Giuliano (River).