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Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: The Walt Disney Studios has set Oscar winner Barry Jenkins to direct the studio’s follow-up to the 2019 blockbuster The Lion King. Jeff Nathanson, who scripted the last installment, is back in the fold and has completed an initial draft of script.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film Watch here as Dwayne Johnson throws his endorsement for president to Democratic candidate Joe Biden and his vice presidential partner Kamala Harris. Johnson not only spurns President Donald Trump with the endorsement, he does a whole interview with the Dems on his social media outlets.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmShowtime airs the battle between ex-FBI Director James Comey and President Donald Trump and the investigation into Russian election meddling depicted in The Comey Rule on Sunday and Monday. This after a ViacomCBS changed a shocking decision to relegate the $40 million star-studded series to January, Billy Ray holds court on the place both men will occupy in history.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Netflix has taken its fourth major title in the 2020 Toronto Film Festival Market with a deal for I Care a Lot, the J Blakeson-directed dark comic satire that stars Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza Gonzalez and Chris Messina. I’m told the deal is near $10 million for U.S.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: In a deal that comes in high $40 millions, Apple Original Films has acquired worldwide rights to Cherry, the first film directed by Anthony and Joe Russo since their Avengers: Endgame became the highest global grossing film of all time. The film is a decidedly different kind of drama, an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Nico Walker that is based on his story.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Nearly three months after stepping down as president of Paramount’s Motion Picture Group when Emma Watts was hired for the top job, Wyck Godfrey has rejoined Marty Bowen as his partner in Temple Hill Entertainment.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Range Media Partners has locked 17 more clients for the new management/production company. This comes as its lineup of ground floor partners has changed as Lucinda Moorhead, who left UTA to join Range, has decided she will instead stay with the agency and not join the upstart venture.On the heels of its launch earlier this month, the new Range clients range from talent to filmmakers and TV writer/producers.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: HBO Documentary Films has acquired North American rights to The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart. The feature documentary, which was an official selection of the 2020 Telluride Film Festival before it was scratched by the pandemic, tells the story of an iconic band that is way more than a symbol of the polyester disco era from when their soundtrack fueled Saturday Night Fever.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmHBO Max has set a holiday special starring 7-time Grammy winner Carrie Underwood, who’ll perform songs from her first Christmas album, My Gift. That album drops on CD and digital September 25th.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmGale Sayers, the Hall of Fame tailback for the Chicago Bears, has died at age 77. For sports fans of a certain age, simply hearing the theme song for the 1971 ABC telepic Brian’s Song is enough to make one misty.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: WME has suspended agent Brent Smith for “behavioral issues,” pending an investigation, sources said.This just happened today, and the agency isn’t commenting.Smith is a top agent in the music and hip hop space, with clients that include Drake, Adam Levine, Kendrick Lamar and Calvin Harris.An attempt to reach Smith for comment has so far been unavailing.We will update when we know more.Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmThe pandemic continues to realign the agency landscape. Mint Talent Group formed today, with WME agent C.J.

Nellie Andreeva, Mike Fleming Jr, Pete Hammond, Joe Utichi After a long Emmys season that actually began before the worldwide coronavirus pandemic shut down life and awards shows as we know it, it is coming to an end tonight as the Primetime Emmy show will hand out statuettes in 23 different categories – virtually. That’s right, no red carpet, no live audience, no dressed-to-the-nines nominees.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed Kurt Russell, repping the prolific actor for worldwide representation in all areas.Russell is coming off memorable turns in the Quentin Tarantino-directed Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood and before that The Hateful Eight, and the James Gunn-directed Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment and Redbox Entertainment have just closed a deal to acquire the North American distribution rights to Shadow In The Cloud, the raucous Midnight Madness Toronto Film Festival title which might hold the distinction of being the first drive-in theater movie acquisition ever.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Foundry Literary + Media co-founder Yfat Reiss Gendell has left the New York book agency to form YRG Partners.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmBREAKING: Ouch. Paradigm held a conference call this morning where its head of HR told the agency that upwards of 180 employees — mostly operation and administrative, we’re told — had gone from temporarily laid off to permanently exited from the company.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: After blazing on the London art scene with work that won him the Turner Prize, Steve McQueen established himself as an important filmmaker who showed the unbreakable spirit of an Irish hunger strike in Hunger, and the horrors of antebellum slavery in 12 Years A Slave.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Academy Award-winning actor, director, producer and screenwriter Mel Gibson has signed with APA.Gibson had been at CAA, but left after the exit of his primary agents Jack Whigham and Michael Cooper. They went to Range Media Partners.