Michael De Luca

Michael De Luca

Production
1965-08-13
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Biography

Michael De Luca (born August 13, 1965) is an American film studio executive, producer, and screenwriter. He is also the former production president at New Line Cinema and DreamWorks. De Luca has been nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Picture. De Luca formerly served as the chairman of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Motion Picture Group and as co-chairperson and CEO of Warner Bros. Pictures Group (now known as Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group). Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael De Luca, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For & Full Filmography17 Titles

#1The Sopranos

Drama Series - 1999, 16 episodes as Cop

8.7 / 10
CrimeDrama

The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.

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#2100 Years of Warner Bros.

Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes as Self

7.6 / 10
Documentary

Tracing a century of movie and TV history, these four documentary specials explore the unparalleled global impact of Warner Bros. on art, commerce, and culture.

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#3Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
Documentary

This is a three-part documentary (i.e. Spirit of Vengeance, Spirit of Adventure and Spirit of Execution) which mixes behind the scenes materials and interviews.

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#4La Magra

Movie - 1998, 2h 15m as Self

8.0 / 10
Documentary

This short documentary shows the original ending to 'Blade' (1998) and explains why it is not in the final film.

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#5The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter John Hamburg

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
Documentary

Hamburg wrote and directed the crime comedy Safe Men, which played at Sundance and spawned a devoted cult following. A sure-thing comedy closer, the New York City native built hilarious set pieces and character work into Meet the Parents, Zoolander, and Meet the Fockers that not only helped lift them to huge box office but also pushed a few new catchphrases into the American lexicon. A veteran of the uncredited production rewrite, Hamburg also wrote and directed the romantic comedy Along Came Polly in 2004. In this amusing interview, Hamburg discusses how he developed his talent for writing actor-hooking dialogue in the humorous monologues he performed in college, why he'd do a thousand test screenings if he could, and what it's like to hand a new scene to Robert De Niro and stand there waiting to see if he likes it.

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#6The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Paul Attanasio

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10
Documentary

Paul Attanasio's nuanced screenplays for Quiz Show and Donnie Brasco earned him Oscar nominations, and he recently wrote The Good German for Steven Soderbergh. In this intense dialogue, Attanasio describes how he transformed himself from "snotty" Washington Post film critic to master of adaptations for Oscar-winning directors Robert Redford, Barry Levinson, and Soderbergh.

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#7The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Jeff Nathanson

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10
Documentary

Jeff Nathanson is easily among the A-list of Hollywood screenwriters, His script for Catch Me If You Can earned him much critical praise, as well as the devotion of Steven Spielberg, who also brought him to work on his next movie, The Terminal. Nathanson has also collaborated with Jan de Bont on Twister and Speed 2: Cruise Control and with Brett Ratner on the Rush Hour films. In this interview, learn more about why he dreads pitching, never speaks during a notes meeting, and finds he can do almost all his research with the Internet and old Playboys.

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#8The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Simon Kinberg

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10
Documentary

Simon Kinberg recently burst onto the scene with his script for XXX: State of the Union, and has since worked on comic-to-film adaptations for Elektra and Fantastic Four and penned the third film in the X-Men series, X-Men: The Last Stand. Kinberg's breakthrough hit, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, began as a script that he wrote in college and became one of the top grossing movies of 2005.

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#9The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriters Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10
Documentary

Few screenwriters can concentrate for more than a few hours, let alone sustain a career in Hollywood for over 30 years. But the blockbuster comedy writing team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel has been making television and film audiences laugh for decades. In the early '70s, Ganz was writing for The Odd Couple while Mandel was receiving his first paychecks for work on M*A*S*H and Busting Loose. In total, Ganz and Mandel have written an astonishing 18 produced feature screenplays, including City Slickers, A League of Their Own, Mr. Saturday Night, Forget Paris, Where the Heart Is, Robots, and Fever Pitch, while also maintaining a "secret career" of un-credited rewrites on studio comedies.

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#10The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter David Goyer

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m as himself

8.8 / 10
Documentary

David Goyer knows how to bring comic book heroes to kicking, screaming, vengeful life, as he did in The Crow: City of Angels, the Blade series, and Batman Begins. In this wry and surprising dialogue, he reveals his tricks of the trade, how to hook an actor's ego, and why fear can pay the bills.

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#11The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Nia Vardalos

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10
Documentary

NIA VARDALOS was nominated for the Academy Award® and the Writers Guild Award in 2003 for her breakthrough screenplay My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which was based on her one-woman play. The film became the highest-grossing independent feature and turned her in to an overnight success, spawning a follow-up sitcom and a cemented spot among Hollywood s elite writers. Listen as she talks candidly about her favorite laugh, tapping into her inner guy, and why her take on the hardest part of screenwriting just might make you blush.

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#12The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Paul Haggis

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10
Documentary

Oscar-winning writer, director and producer Paul Haggis (Crash) reflects on his remarkable journey from television to feature film in this lively conversation conducted in the same spirit as "Inside the Actors Studio." The program is part of a series of in-depth talks between industry professionals and more than two dozen successful screenwriters, who candidly discuss their careers and their varied approaches to the writing craft.

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#13The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter David Seltzer

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10
Documentary

David Seltzer knows Hollywood. He knows the business, the tricks of the trade and all the hidden truths. He's got the stories from working with Jacques Cousteau, penning the horror classic The Omen and adapting Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. He can tell you why writing is like love-making and why there is no such thing as fiction. His advice about directing? Wear comfortable shoes. In this interview, you'll learn that and more, including what recent screenplay is the most elegant he has ever heard spoken on-screen and why you don't win arguments with movie stars.

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#14The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Jonathan Hensleigh

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
Documentary

After ditching his law career, Jonathan Hensleigh (Die Hard: with a Vengeance, Armageddon) went on to become a widely respected and successful action-adventure screenwriter. In this candid interview, he reveals his approach to his craft. With unwavering honesty, he talks about developing action series, discloses his real feelings on screenwriting classes and discusses how being an attorney has influenced his writing process.

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#15The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Sheldon Turner

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10
Documentary

Sheldon Turner is the prototype for the smart, brash, ambitious young screenwriter. He recently broke through with his script for the remake of The Longest Yard, and has a dozen other scripts in development. He's got insane discipline, writes longhand and boycotts email.

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#16The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Billy Ray

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m as Himself

8.8 / 10
Documentary

BILLY RAY has written or co-written the screenplays for Color of Night, Volcano and Hart's War and also created the sci-fi series Earth 2. In 2003, Ray wrote and directed Shattered Glass, which was based on the true story of fraudulent journalist Stephen Glass. Most recently, he found himself back in the writer/director role for Breach, a story based on real-life FBI agent-turned-Soviet spy Robert Hanssen. In this intriguing interview, listen as Ray touches on his inspiration from movie soundtracks, taking acting classes, genius by osmosis and writing for the Jetsons.

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#17The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Stuart Beattie

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m as himself

8.8 / 10
Documentary

After 15 years in the business, Stuart Beattie has learned a thing or two about how to make characters sing (or sting) on the page. Listen in as he describes how to stay hungry when you can't get anyone to read your scripts and how he came up with Pirates of the Caribbean and Collateral.

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