In a massive shakeup for the pre-teen representation space, the sixth-grader has officially set her quote with a deal that grants her unprecedented creative control.
In a massive shakeup for the pre-teen representation space, 11-year-old Avri Downey has officially set her quote, locking in a highly lucrative television pact that grants the middle-schooler unprecedented creative control over her upcoming debut.
The minor’s contract, leaked this week to TMZ, reveals an absolute masterclass in dealmaking from the young Downey's reps. After a grueling three-week negotiation, the 11-year-old’s camp successfully strong-armed the unnamed production into granting her first-dollar gross, an executive producer credit, and a favored-nations clause guaranteeing no other child actor on the lot receives a larger dressing room.
Insiders familiar with the rollout say the sixth-grader’s team ruthlessly leveraged her father Robert Downey Jr.’s recent Academy Award and pending $80 million Marvel payday to extract maximum concessions from the studio. According to one source close to the production, the pre-teen repeatedly threatened to put the entire project in turnaround if the streamer refused to cover the overhead on her personal entourage of nannies.
Avri's team made it abundantly clear that if the studio couldn't meet her quote and guarantee final cut on her scenes, she was fully prepared to walk away and pivot to a lucrative summer camp.
The aggressive maneuvering firmly positions the young Downey as a major player ahead of the fall slate, with tracking already indicating her reps are shopping a massive first-look development deal to lock down any IP she generates during eighth-grade homeroom.