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Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film
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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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Nellie's insightful analysis and thorough coverage of TV deals, pilot season, markets and executives makes her one of the most respected journalists covering the television business today. Before joining Deadline in 2010, Nellie worked for 10 years at The Hollywood Reporter where she covered TV for the trade's online and print editions. Before that, she worked as a journalist covering television and radio for Investor’s Business Daily. Nellie’s interest in the television industry extends back to her homeland of Bulgaria, where she first became a journalist and then a producer, writer and director for Bulgarian National Television.
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Pete, widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent awards analysts for both film and television, has for the past 14 years been Deadline's Awards Columnist covering the year-round Oscar and E tv ByDee Lockett, a senior editor on the Culture Pages at New York It’s about time. Photo: John Fleenor/ABC Five days after Deadline ran a publicly ridiculed piece about whether or not “ethnic castings” in Hollywood were becoming “too much of a good thing,” the site’s editor has issued a formal apology. Mike Fleming Jr., in a Sunday column, wrote: My co-editor-in-chief Nellie Andreeva’s goal was to convey that there was such an uptick of TV pilot casting of people of color that it pinched white actors who’ve historically gotten most of the jobs, and to question if this could last if it was being treated as a fad. All this was undermined by that headline (which we changed after the fact) and a repetition of the word “ethnic” that came off cold and insensitive. The only appropriate way to view racial diversity in casting is to see it as a wonderful thing, and to hope that Hollywood continues to make room for people of color. The missteps were dealt with internally; we will do our best to make sure that kind of insensitivity doesn’t surface again here. As co-editors in chief, Nellie and I apologize deeply and sincerely to those who’ve been hurt by this. There is no excuse. It is important to us that Deadline readers know we understand why you felt betrayed, and that our hearts are heavy with regret. We will move forward determined to do better. Despite the controversy and regret over the story’s original headline (which has since been tweaked to “Pilots 2015: The Year of Ethnic Castings”), Fleming says he never considered taking it down. “I don’t believe you can can make an unwise story disappear and pretend it didn’t happen,” he wrote. “We decided to face the consequences and take our lumps.” Maybe next time Fleming will address the piece’s insensitivity to nonwhites beyond the headline, too. Things you buy through The Rock is scaling up in terms of the filmmakers he works with, as the WWE legend is set to star in Martin Scorsese's next project. Per Mike Fleming Jr. and Justin Kroll of Deadline, The Rock will star as a "ruthless Hawaiian crime boss" who is battling encroaching rivals for control of the state's organized crime unit. The film is based on the true story of the Hawaiian islands from the 1960s and '70s, when the mob boss played by The Rock "rises to build the islands’ most powerful criminal empire, waging a brutal war against mainland corporations and rival syndicates while fighting to preserve his ancestral land." Leonardo DiCaprio and Emily Blunt are also attached to star in the project, which is being written by Nick Bilton. The Rock and Blunt have previously worked together on Jungle Cruise. Bilton has primarily worked in the documentary space, directing the 2021 film Fake Famous about three people who attempt to become social media influencers by faking their celebrity status. Scorsese, the Oscar-winning director behind iconic movies like Taxi Driver and Goodfellas, recently had two projects he was working on postponed. This will be his first time working with The Rock, who most recently appeared on WWE NXT on Jan. 7. The Rock's 2025 movie slate only includes The Smashing Machine about former mixed martial artist Mark Kerr. The film, directed by Benny Safdie, doesn't have an official release date yet, but it's expected out some time this year. There is not currently a starting date for filming, as the project is still being shopped around Hollywood to potential studios for financing and distribution. Listen to Ring Rust Radio for all of the hot wrestling topics. Catch the latest episode in the player below.Deadline’s Editor Finally Apologizes for That Awful ‘Ethnic Castings’ Article
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