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.
EXCLUSIVE: The widow of Michael Crichton – creator of ER, Jurassic Park, Westworld, Twister, The Andromeda Strain and many other hits that blended grounded science with propulsive pop culture narratives – filed a potentially explosive lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court this morning.
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It seems ironic that the devil-worshipping killer in Longlegs, one of the most subtle, complex and creepiest screen serial killers since Norman Bates hatched the genre, would have come from the mind of the son of the actor who played the Psycho villain. But if Longlegs writer-director Osgood Perkins had…
EXCLUSIVE: Steve Carr is set to direct Breaking Up With Mom and Dad, a script by Zach Justice and K. Asher Levin that has been set for a production start by Convergence Entertainment Group.
The logline: when new couple Liam and Jamie discover their parents—who both work at their school—are dating…
EXCLUSIVE: Last time we heard from Oliver Stone, he was in Cannes for a special screening of Lula, his documentary on the incredible comeback of Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio da Silva and his reemergence from a prison cell to the presidency when it was exposed by a hacker that he was the target of an…
After a journeyman career that included stints as an MTV VJ, a rapper named Dirt Nasty, a model and the goofball star of three Scary Movie installments, Simon Rex is having a moment.
He stars alongside Channing Tatum in the Zoe Kravitz-directed drama Blink Twice, and opposite Lily James and Joseph…
EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director David O. Russell has set Nicolas Cage to star in Madden, the Amazon MGM Studios drama about the unlikely path that took John Madden from Super Bowl-winning Oakland Raiders head coach to the brains and brand behind Madden NFL. That paved the way for his rise to become arguably…
EXCLUSIVE: The Day The Clown Cried is getting another chance at the big screen. Rewritten by Jerry Lewis, who starred in and directed a 1972 feature drama that went unfinished and unreleased, the script for the Holocaust tale is being revived by K. Jam Media founder Kia Jam. Jam has been part of the…
The New Orleans Film Society has appointed Carroll Morton as its new Executive Director. Morton joins NOFS with an impressive background in the New Orleans film industry – she has served as the director of the City of New Orleans Film Office since 2018. As Executive Director of NOFS, Morton will continue…
EXCLUSIVE: After directing Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the lead role of the Spider-Man spinoff Kraven the Hunter, J.C. Chandor has closed a deal with Sony Pictures to direct a new untitled contemporary drama he has written. It might be his next outing as director. This comes after Sony saw Chandor’s latest…
Michelle Monaghanmight often find herself cast as the significant other of a male lead who drives a film or a series, but within those confines she routinely finds ways to make her own indelible mark. She did that in a smoldering turn opposite Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as Maggie Hart in the…
If you are a fan of The Lord of the Rings, you might recognize Katherine Jackson from her cameos starting at 4 years old in The Fellowship of the Ring. The daughter of Oscar winners Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, Jackson grew up in the family business, working all kinds of movie jobs. She waited until she…
EXCLUSIVE: Apple has pivoted on the Jon Watts-directed George Clooney & Brad Pitt starrer Wolfs, which makes its world premiere at the 81st Venice Film Festival. Apple Original Films has made a deal with Watts to write, direct and produce a sequel vehicle for Clooney and Pitt.
At the same time, Apple…