(Translated by https://www.hiragana.jp/)
Mike Fleming Jr – Deadline
Skip to main content
Got A Tip?

Follow Us:

Got A Tip? Tip Us

Breaking News

U.S. Stock Markets & Media Shares Plunge, Registering Shock At Trump Tariffs
Read the full story

Mike Fleming Jr

Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film

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.

More From Mike Fleming Jr

Ron Howard’s TIFF Thriller ‘Eden’ Acquired By Vertical For Late Summer U.S. Theatrical Release

EXCLUSIVE: The Ron Howard-directed survival thriller Eden has been acquired in a U.S. rights deal by Vertical, with the distributor plotting an August 22 nationwide theatrical release. Scripted by Noah Pink (Tetris) from a fact-based story he wrote with Howard, the drama from Imagine…

James Bond & ‘Project Hail Mary’ Producer Amy Pascal Moves First-Look Deal To Amazon MGM

EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of signing with Amazon MGM Studios to produce the next iteration of James Bond films alongside David Heyman, Amy Pascal has closed a multiyear first-look film deal for her Pascal Pictures banner. Under the pact, Amazon MGM Studios will have a first look at narrative…

Did 007 Tribulations Seal Jennifer Salke’s Fate?

Coming up as a TV and not a movie executive finally seems to have caught up to Jennifer Salke at Amazon MGM Studios. Her inability to mesh with the gatekeepers of the James Bond movies might well have sealed her fate. While her exit from the executive suites officially is being regarded as an exit by…

Disney Near Deal For Hawaii-Set Crime Pic With Scorsese, Dwayne Johnson, DiCaprio & Emily Blunt: The Dish

EXCLUSIVE: One of the biggest pic packages is about to land at Disney, Deadline hears. This is the pitch for a Martin Scorsese-directed drama that would star Dwayne Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Emily Blunt. The thumbnail description: Imagine Robert De Niro's Jimmy the Gent character from Goodf…

David Kramer Elevated To UTA CEO; Jeremy Zimmer To Remain On Board Of Directors & Will Help Transition Before Moving On

Jeremy Zimmer is passing the leadership torch to United Talent Agency president David Kramer. Kramer, who began his career in the UTA mailroom, will succeed Zimmer as CEO on June 1. Zimmer had been CEO since 2012, and a stalwart agent for a lot longer. He has been grooming the well-respected…

Tiger Woods’ Formative Rise Set As Amazon MGM Film; Obamas’ Higher Ground & ‘King Richard’s Reinaldo Marcus Green Circling ‘The Tiger Slam’

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios has landed film rights to the Kevin Cook book The Tiger Slam: The Inside Story of the Greatest Golf Ever Played. Reinaldo Marcus Green, whose formative tale of the rise of Serena and Venus Williams won the Best Actor Oscar for Will Smith with King Richard, will tackle…

Stephen King’s ‘Cujo’ Still Has Bite; Netflix Sets Movie Deal For Classic Thriller Novel

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has made a deal to turn the Stephen King bestselling novel Cujo into a new feature film. Roy Lee is producing, and they will go out to writers immediately. The novel, originally published in 1981, was first turned into a 1983 thriller that starred Dee Wallace as a mother…

Ice Cube Signs With UTA

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Ice Cube, bringing the multi-hyphenate international music, film, and sports entrepreneur back into the agency fold. Cube’s rise from South-Central Los Angeles during the 1970s and ’80s began as the lyrical force behind the groundbreaking hip hop group N.W.A. with…

Hot Package: Woody Harrelson & Kerry Condon In ‘Giant,’ A Reimagining Of ‘Corazón de León’

EXCLUSIVE: Woody Harrelson and Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin) are attached to star in Giant, a remake of Corazón de León. Marcos Carnevale, who wrote and directed the 2013 original, will direct the English language translation. The script is by Gonzalo Maza, the Chilean scribe who co-wrote A…

Director George Tillman Jr Signs With Kaplan/Perrone

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker George Tillman Jr has signed with Kaplan/Perrone for management.  Tillman's feature directing credits include The Hate U Give, Men of Honor, Notorious, Faster and Soul Food. Tilman is currently percolating The Prince of New York, based on the New York Times article and…

Francis Ford Coppola Boards SXSW Pic ‘Brother Verses Brother’ As Executive Producer

EXCLUSIVE: Francis Ford Coppola has boarded Brother Verses Brother as executive producer. The Ari Gold-directed drama has its world premiere today at SXSW. Inspired by Coppola's concept of Live Cinema, Gold embarked on a radically personal musical odyssey alongside real-life twin, Ethan Gold. As…

Artists Equity Unveils Slithery Docu ‘The Python Hunt’ At SXSW

EXCLUSIVE: Slithering into SXSW this afternoon at the Alamo Lamar, The Python Hunt is a documentary that might do for the Burmese Python what Jaws did 50 years ago for the Great White Shark. The acquisition title is the third documentary backed by Artists Equity, the company hatched by Ben…
Next page of stories More Stories

Newswire

PMC

Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2025 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Powered by WordPress.com VIP

Site

ad