Lake Bell Joins London Alley as Director, Luke Anderson Signs On as Partner and Executive Producer (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

BreAnna Bell Lake Bell is expanding her production chops, joining the production shingle London Alley as a director. An actor known for series like “Childrens Hospital” and “Harley Quinn,” Bell has also branched out into production — most recently as the co-creator, executive producer, director and star of the comedy “Bless This Mess.” At London Alley, Bell will join with collaborator Luke Anderson, who has signed on as a partner and executive producer. “I’m excited to be continuing my relationship with London Alley and officially joining the team as a director,” said Bell in a statement. “It’s an exciting opportunity to have a lane to create a new genre of work in ads and creative, and I can’t think of a better collective to join.” Bell joins the London Alley team with more than 20 years of experience in the industry as an actress and 12 years behind the camera as a producer and director.

Her other directing credits include “Pam & Tommy” and her feature film directorial debut “In a World…” Prior to the appointment, Bell and Anderson previously collaborated with London Alley on a short film for Cann titled, “Cann-Do Holiday.” Anderson is the co-founder of Cann. “I was in love with Lake’s work ever since I saw ‘In A World…’,” Anderson tells Variety. “When we finally put our heads together, and put out something that was really radically diverse and inclusive of turning traditional advertising tropes for beverage and vice faces on its head — the more we got into it, the more we realized we wanted to make this bigger and and try to create a world in which brands that are owned by women, people of color, queer people, and that, importantly, are doing the right thing with their dollars rather than just pocketing it in