Nicita Has Left the Building: Not a day too soon, it appears, 42-year agency veteran and CAA partner Rick Nicita is ditching his Death Star digs for the co-chairman spot at Morgan Creek. Nicita joins a distinguished list of CAA defectors to studio front offices, led by Michael Ovitz’s spectacular Disney flame job and Ron Meyer’s decidedly improved turn heading up Universal. The latter studio’s distribution partnership with Morgan Creek will come in handy for Nicita, who will be charged with restoring the Creek to its late-’80s/early-’90s golden years after a string of recent underachievers including The Good Shepherd and Man of the Year. We admit we’re a little surprised; at a time when most of his old CAA contemporaries are slowing down and/or testifying in federal court, Nicita’s move is that of a man with something to prove — most likely with wife Paula Wagner and client Tom Cruise looking on studiously from their own perches at UA. That’s just the kind of mensch he is. Good luck, Rick! [LAT, Photo Credit: Getty Images]