United Talent Agency Signs ‘Steps’ Filmmaker Alyce Tzue (EXCLUSIVE)

United Talent Agency has signed filmmaker Alyce Tzue for representation in all areas, Variety can report exclusively. Tzue will soon make her feature directorial debut with Netflix‘s animated family comedy “Steps,” a retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale from the perspective of the evil stepsisters. Cast members for the film, which hits Netflix Nov. 20, include Amanda Seyfried, Bette Midler, Daniel Radcliffe, Peter Dinklage and Ali Wong. Tzue co-directs the project with John Ripa from a script by Jen Chuck, Felicia Ho and Riki Lindhome. Prior to her work on “Steps,” Tzue, a Taiwanese American filmmaker, served as an animator on Oculus Story Studio’s “Henry,” which became the first virtual reality film to win an Emmy Award. She also served as executive producer on the 2024 animated feature, “Little Emma.” Her intro to the animation industry came after her short film “Soar,” which she wrote and directed, earned a Student Academy Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2016, Tzue was named one of Variety‘s 10 Animators to Watch. As part of her profile, she said of her inspiration for the breakout short, “Ever since I was a kid, one of the first things I ever pointed out, or asked questions about, was things that were moving and things that were in the sky.” Tzue studied architecture at Princeton before obtaining her MFA in 3D animation at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Tzue continues to be represented by The Gotham Group and Bloch Law LLP.