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Michael De Luca(I)

  • Producer
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  • Writer
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Michael De Luca
As Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.'s, (MGM's) Motion Picture Group Chairman Michael De Luca steers all aspects of the studio's global film operation including oversight of development, production, marketing and distribution of MGM's film slate, including Orion Motion Pictures. Additionally, De Luca oversees MGM's On-Stage production division. In his role as Chairman of MGM's Motion Picture Group, he is also on the board of United Artists Releasing, the studio's domestic theatrical distribution joint venture with Annapurna Pictures.

An esteemed and prolific producer with three decades in the film business, De Luca has been nominated three times for an Academy Award® for Best Picture of the Year (for David Fincher's The Social Network starring Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield, Bennett Miller's Moneyball starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, and Paul Greengrass's Captain Phillips starring Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi); and three times for an Emmy Award (for producing both the 89th and the 90th Academy Awards® and most recently for producing Ben Stiller's award-winning Escape At Dannemora for Showtime). Additionally, he has been nominated four times for a Producer's Guild of America Award. De Luca also produced the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, as well as its two sequels - Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, starring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, for Universal Pictures. The trilogy was a global phenomenon and a box office sensation that grossed over $1 billion internationally.

Over the course of his career, De Luca has held several key positions in the film industry. At age 27, De Luca served as one of the youngest heads of production in Hollywood history when he was appointed President and COO of New Line Productions, where he helped to launch lucrative franchises including Friday, Blade, Austin Powers and Rush Hour. During his tenure, he championed such groundbreaking sleeper hits as Seven, Wag the Dog, Pleasantville, Magnolia, I Am Sam and Boogie Nights, and helped to launch the directing careers of Jay Roach, Gary Ross, Alan and Albert Hughes, F. Gary Gray, the Farrelly brothers, David Fincher and Paul Thomas Anderson. From New Line, De Luca went on to serve as DreamWorks's Head of Production from 2001 to 2004, overseeing the live-action division and the production of such films as Old School and Anchorman, which continued the rise of both Will Ferrell and Todd Phillips.

Beginning in 2004, De Luca launched his own production company, Michael De Luca Productions, which had a development and production agreement with Columbia Pictures that brought the studio three Academy Award® Best Picture nominees - The Social Network, Moneyball and Captain Phillips -- as well as mainstream success with films such as Ghost Rider and 21. As an independent producer, De Luca focused on developing provocative specialized films with visionary filmmakers, as well as elevated genre films with franchise potential. Prior to launching a multi-year production deal at Universal Pictures, De Luca served as President of Production for Columbia Pictures where he revitalized the studio's slate with commercial fare and filmmakers including the thriller The Shallows starring Blake Lively and directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, and western Magnificent Seven starring Chris Pratt and Denzel Washington and directed by Antoine Fuqua.

De Luca is originally from Brooklyn, New York.
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Born1965
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars
    • 9 wins & 16 nominations total

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Michael De Luca and Marco Schnabel in The Love Guru (2008)
Colm Meaney, Michael De Luca, Matthew Graham, Yael Stone, Mike Vogel, and Daisy Betts at an event for Childhood's End (2015)
Michael De Luca
Michael De Luca
Michael De Luca
Tom Hanks, Michael De Luca, Dana Brunetti, Paul Greengrass, Barkhad Abdi, and Mahat M. Ali at an event for Captain Phillips (2013)
Michael De Luca and Paul Greengrass at an event for Captain Phillips (2013)
Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti at an event for The Social Network (2010)
Michael De Luca, Dana Brunetti, and Scott Rudin at an event for The Social Network (2010)
Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti

Known for

Faysal Ahmed and Barkhad Abdirahman in Captain Phillips (2013)
Captain Phillips
7.8
  • Producer
  • 2013
Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)
The Social Network
7.8
  • Producer
  • 2010
Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brothers (2009)
Brothers
7.1
  • Producer
  • 2009
Brad Pitt in Moneyball (2011)
Moneyball
7.6
  • Producer
  • 2011

Credits

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Producer

  • Shogun
    • executive producer
    • Post-production
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Cowboy Ninja Viking
    • producer
    • In Development
  • 13 Minutes
    • producer
    • In Development
  • The Lunch Witch
    • producer
    • In Development
  • Flint Strong
    • producer
    • Post-production
  • The Great Outdoors
    • producer
    • In Development
  • Yasuke
    • producer
    • Pre-production
  • Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney in American Rust (2021)
    American Rust
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Momona Tamada, Malia Baker, Xochitl Gomez, Shay Rudolph, and Sophie Grace in The Baby-Sitters Club (2020)
    The Baby-Sitters Club
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2021
  • Cliff Curtis, Rebecca Ferguson, Hugh Jackman, and Thandiwe Newton in Reminiscence (2021)
    Reminiscence
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2021
  • Martin Sheen and Luke Wilson in 12 Mighty Orphans (2021)
    12 Mighty Orphans
    • producer
    • 2021
  • Elisabeth Moss, Melissa McCarthy, and Tiffany Haddish in The Kitchen (2019)
    The Kitchen
    • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
    • 2019
  • The Parking Spot (2019)
    The Parking Spot
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Escape at Dannemora (2018)
    Escape at Dannemora
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix in The Sisters Brothers (2018)
    The Sisters Brothers
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Andrew Garfield and Riley Keough in Under the Silver Lake (2018)
    Under the Silver Lake
    • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
    • 2018
  • The Oscars Opening Ceremony: Live from the Red Carpet (2018)
    The Oscars Opening Ceremony: Live from the Red Carpet
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 2018
  • Jimmy Kimmel in The Oscars (2018)
    The Oscars
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 2018
  • Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
    Fifty Shades Freed
    • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
    • 2018
  • Jimmy Kimmel in The Oscars (2017)
    The Oscars
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 2017
  • Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
    Fifty Shades Darker
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2017
  • Embeds (2017)
    Embeds
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017

Additional Crew

  • Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, and Luke Wilson in Old School (2003)
    Old School
    • production executive
    • 2003
  • Janet Gunn, Clayton Prince, and Ramy Zada in Dark Justice (1991)
    Dark Justice
    • executive story consultant
    • TV Series
    • 1991
  • Freddy's Nightmares (1988)
    Freddy's Nightmares
    • executive: New Line
    • executive consultant
    • TV Series
    • 1988–1990
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)
    A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
    • production executive
    • 1989

Writer

  • Robert Beltran, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Jeri Ryan, Roxann Dawson, Ethan Phillips, Tim Russ, and Garrett Wang in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Star Trek: Voyager
    • story by
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Sylvester Stallone in Judge Dredd (1995)
    Judge Dredd
    • story
    • 1995
  • In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
    In the Mouth of Madness
    • written by
    • 1994
  • The Nightmare Begins Again (1993)
    The Nightmare Begins Again
    • teleplay
    • Video
    • 1993
  • Janet Gunn, Clayton Prince, and Ramy Zada in Dark Justice (1991)
    Dark Justice
    • writer
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1991–1993
  • Robert Englund in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
    Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
    • screenplay
    • 1991
  • Freddy's Nightmares (1988)
    Freddy's Nightmares
    • teleplay
    • writer
    • written by ...
    • TV Series
    • 1988–1989
  • The Lawnmower Man (1987)
    The Lawnmower Man
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1987
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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Personal details

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    • Mike De Luca
  • Born
    • 1965
  • Spouse
    • Angelique De LucaJune 2009 - present (1 child)
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Did you know

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    Former president of production at New Line Cinema.
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    I read somewhere that I was the youngest production president, at 27, along with (Scott Rudin), Irving Thalberg and Don Simpson. I feel lucky I survived it all. Back when I was single in my 20s and 30s, to have that affection and love for what you do, throw in a little success, and the cliché of the nerd back in Brooklyn blossoms into blooming butterfly in Hollywood, and that is a toxic combination. Why wouldn't I have a good time? If you can live long enough to retain the wisdom, then all you can do is look back, laugh and go, there were hairy moments, but it was a great time. I got really lucky to be put in charge of something that worked out so well, at such a young age. You never knew what was going to happen, week to week.

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