Agent vs. Manager? What Writers Need to Know!

About this episode

Sandy discusses the differences between agents and managers for screenwriters and shares insights on a legal case involving Kurt McLeod.

In today's episode, Sandy breaks down Agent vs. Manager and the important facts screenwriters need to know. Plus, Sandy dives deep and shares the latest details of the courtroom drama centered on screenwriter Kurt McLeod and Zero Gravity Management over an alleged conflict of interest arising from Zero Gravity Management's negotiation of his deal to write Copshop. Copshop written by Kurt McLeod is a gritty action-thriller where a wily con artist, Teddy Murretto (Frank Grillo), deliberately ge...

People in this episode

Host: Sandy Adomaitis

Topics covered

• agent vs manager
• screenwriting
• courtroom drama
• Kurt McLeod
• Zero Gravity Management
• Copshop

Keywords

• agent
• manager
• screenwriter
• courtroom drama
• Zero Gravity Management
• Copshop
• Kurt McLeod

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zero Gravity Management

Books & works: Copshop

More episodes of The Writers Hangout

• Master One Rule Instantly Become A Better Writer · June 1, 2026 · 13 min
• PAGE Awards Judges Reveal How They Evaluate Your Script: Part Four · May 25, 2026 · 32 min
• PAGE Awards Judges Reveal How They Evaluate Your Script: Part Two · May 25, 2026 · 45 min
• PAGE Awards Judges Reveal How They Evaluate Your Script: Part Three · May 25, 2026 · 32 min
• PAGE Awards Judges Reveal How They Evaluate Your Script: Part One · May 25, 2026 · 41 min
• CHINATOWN: Why A Famous Last Line Almost Never Happened · May 17, 2026 · 18 min