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Fletch is making a comeback: Jon Hamm will star in and produce a new feature film about the brazen investigative reporter to be directed by Superbad‘s Greg Mottola and hail from Miramax. The movie, like the Chevy Chase films in the 1980s, is based on Gregory Mcdonald’s 1970s and 1980s Fletch mystery novels. The new…

EXCLUSIVE: Miramax has closed an overall TV deal with Emmy-nominated Nurse Jackie co-creator/executive producer/co-showrunner Liz Brixius. Under the multi-year pact, Brixius will develop content for Miramax’s television operation aimed at premium cable and streaming networks. This marks the first showrunner deal for…

After playing a key role in ViacomCBS’ 49% stake in beIN Media Group’s Miramax, the latter’s Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Bob Osher, is stepping back. We hear that Osher’s exit from Miramax was always part of the plan in the closing of the ViacomCBS-Miramax deal. ViacomCBS shelled out $150 million of…

ViacomCBS International Studios and Miramax are partnering on their first project since ViacomCBS took a 49% stake in the film and TV studio in April. The two companies will co-produce The Turkish Detective, a crime series set in modern-day Istanbul based on the 21 inspector Cetin Ikmen novels by Barbara…

EXCLUSIVE: NBCUniversal International Studios’ Marc Helwig has joined Miramax as head of worldwide television. Helwig, who has a background as an executive, producer and talent agent, will oversee development and production for the company's slate of scripted programming, reporting to Miramax CEO Bill…

ViacomCBS  said Friday it’s closed on the acquisition of a 49% stake in Miramax from owner beIN Media Group, whih will retain 51% in the company. The current Miramax leadership team will continue in their existing roles. ViacomCBS said that $150 million of the $375 million pricetag was paid at closing and it’s…

The names of Charlize Theron and Salma Hayek surfaced Wednesday during Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial in New York Supreme Court during testimony about his alleged intimidation tactics. Dawn Dunning, who says Weinstein sexually assaulted and threatened her in 2004, though she is not one of the two formal accusers in his…

EXCLUSIVE: Dreamgirls star Anika Noni Rose is about to be part of a horrific nightmare. The Tony Award-winning actress is set to star in the recently greenlit horror Limbo from Miramax, Barnyard Projects and Snoot Entertainment. Production is scheduled to begin in January. The film is directed by Chris Peckover, who…

3rd Update, Friday AM: It’s official now. ViacomCBS will take a 49% stake in beIN Media’s Miramax library for a total of $375M. This includes an upfront cash payment of roughly $150M per beIN along with a commitment of $45M annually over the next five years or $225M which will be used for new film/TV development. The…

A new New York law for individuals who were molested or sexually abused as children has  resurrected an old claim again Harvey Weinstein in a new lawsuit. Former model Kaja Sokola on Thursday filed a sexual abuse suit against the Oscar-winning producer and named his brother, Bob Weinstein, their old company Miramax…

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate vet Jean McDowell will join Miramax as their new SVP of Marketing. In the new role, McDowell will be responsible for overseeing the marketing strategy for the company, including promotions, partnerships, campaign development, communications, events, and research. Additionally, McDowell, who will…

EXCLUSIVE: The Virtues and Raised by Wolves' Niamh Algar is boarding Miramax's hot upcoming Guy Ritchie action thriller that stars Jason Statham. As Deadline previously revealed, the project, which reteams Ritchie and Statham for the first time since 2005’s Revolver, was acquired by MGM domestically and was one of the…