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Mike Fleming Jr

Editor-At-Large

Mike joined Deadline in 2010 after working at Variety for 20 years as a reporter, writer and columnist. He was not only nationally recognized as Variety's premiere film reporter but also for his “Dish” and “The Buzz” columns. Mike is known for his industry relationships and his ability to break news wherever it happens, including on the ground at festivals like Sundance, Cannes and Toronto. He also is an author: Doubleday published his book about The Three Stooges, "From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons," which ABC turned into a telepic executive produced by Mel Gibson. One of Mike’s early jobs in journalism was editor of the well-known Media Industry Newsletter (MIN). He then joined New York Newsday as a columnist, reviewer and entertainment writer. During his career, he has written for numerous magazines including Playboy, Details, TV Guide and Esquire.

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Producer Peter Saraf Named Chair Of NYU Tisch’s Undergraduate Film And Television Department

EXCLUSIVE: New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts on Monday appointed Peter Saraf as Chair of the Undergraduate Film and Television Department. After forging a career producing such films as Little Miss Sunshine and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, this is new terrain for Saraf, a place…

Patricia Clarkson Joins Tom Hanks & Callum Turner In Sony’s ‘The Comebacker’

EXCLUSIVE: Patricia Clarkson is set to join Tom Hanks and Callum Turner in Sony Pictures' The Comebacker, to be directed by Marielle Heller. She adapted a Dave Eggers short story that is a love letter to baseball. Turner plays a young pitcher for the New York Mets whose life is rocked when he is…

Netflix Buys ‘Wingmom’ Film Spec By ‘Ghosts’ Co-EP Sam Laybourne

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix made a preemptive buy of Wingmom, a comedy film script by Sam Laybourne. Deal was high six figures, and Jeff Robinov is producing alongside Tabitha Shick of Talking Pictures. The spec script has the potential as a strong vehicle for an actress, and at least one is already…

Sony’s 3000 Pictures & Temple Hill Land ‘Dolly All The Time’ With Gemma Burgess Set To Adapt

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Sony's 3000 Pictures has acquired the bestselling hot summer novel Dolly All the Time. Gemma Burgess will adapt the novel by Annabel Monaghan, and Temple Hill Entertainment is set to produce. Annika Patton is overseeing for Temple Hill and James Gelberg for…

Warner Bros Locking Down Film Rights To Allen Levi Bestseller ‘Theo Of Golden’ With Tom Hanks To Star

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros Pictures is in negotiations for the feature film rights to Allen Levi’s breakout novel Theo of Golden, a word-of-mouth juggernaut bestseller that has established the first-time author as a publishing phenomenon as he nears 70. Deal is being papered I’m told, and Tom Hanks is in…

Sony Pre-Empts ‘The Ballad Of The Ember Knight’; 14th Century-Set Spec By First-Time Scribes Lands Near 7-Figures

EXCLUSIVE: After Christopher Nolan turned Homer’s ancient poem into gold with The Odyssey, maybe Hollywood is ready to take more chances on literate period fare. How else to explain the high level of interest when CAA and Kaplan Perrone went out with the spec script The Ballad of the Ember Knight, a…

Netflix Plans Epic Survival Story Of Ernest Shackleton In Movie From ‘Adolescence’ Director Phil Barantini & ‘The Revenant’ Scribe Mark L. Smith

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is taking on the story of Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton and the harrowing rescue of the crew of The Endurance when the ship he captained got encased in ice in the Antarctic and sank. Phil Barantini, who’s coming off the celebrated Netflix limited series Adolescence, will direct…

AI Questions Spoil Book & Movie Heat On Unpublished Debut Novel ‘Call Me, I’ll Hide The Body’ – The Dish

EXCLUSIVE: That screeching sound you heard Wednesday from international publishers and film rights buyers was an abrupt application of the brakes after a fevered pursuit of the unpublished debut novel Call Me, I'll Hide the Body. The novel by [for a complicated set of reasons I have removed the…

Atari Makes Universal Movie Deal For 10 Iconic Game Properties; First Up Is Original Script By Matt Reilly & Carl Hampe, With Entertainment 360 Producing

EXCLUSIVE: Partnering with Entertainment 360, Atari has signed a deal with Universal Pictures giving the studio the right to develop 10 classic Atari video game properties for the big screen. Universal has bought the first project from the new partnership, a feature film based on Atari IP which will…

Will Forte Joins Skyler Gisondo & Kenneth Branagh In A24’s ‘Goblin’

EXCLUSIVE: A24 has Will Forte in talks to star in the David Mikalson-directed film Goblin. Forte joins Skyler Gisondo and Kenneth Branagh, the latter of whom will provide the voice of the title character in the outrageous comedy. Production is set for the fall as Mikalson closes in on a dream…

‘I Play Rocky’ Star Anthony Ippolito Lands At CAA 

EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of a knockout trailer for I Play Rocky, Anthony Ippolito has signed with CAA. I Play Rocky chronicles the underdog backstory behind the ultimate underdog movie, Rocky. Ippolito plays the young Sylvester Stallone, who was so in need of cash that he sold his dog Butkus…

‘AGT’s Singing Janitor Richard Goodall Mops Up Movie Deal

EXCLUSIVE: After winning America’s Got Talent and its $1 million prize, “singing janitor” Richard Goodall has won again. He’s at the center of a deal with Everard Entertainment and Mad Chance to turn his impossible story into a feature film. Everard’s Ben Everard and Mad Chance’s Andrew Lazar are…
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