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EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Steckler is exiting his post as President of Film Production at Imperative Entertainment to focus on producing under his newly launched shingle Enhanced Hammer. In addition

to leading his production company, he will act as a consultant to Imperative Entertainment on select projects. Steckler arrived at Imperative in July 2019. “My happiest experiences over the

years both as a producer and a studio executive involved working with storytellers that are operating on the highest levels making memorable, impactful work. I hope to continue to support

talent that I both believe in and admire. My production company, Enhanced Hammer, is a nod to a term in the art world that connotates a work of art that is of such high quality that that it

can command a premium situation. I hope to do the same in entertainment,” Steckler told Deadline. The producer’s new shingle will continue to develop projects with such directors as

Alexander Payne, Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander, Pamela Adlon, David Slade, Josh Greenbaum, Scott Burns and Salli Richardson-Whitfield. WATCH ON DEADLINE Recently, Steckler produced

Joe Kosinski’s _Spiderhead_ starring Chris Hemsworth and Miles Teller, which debuted on Netflix at No. 1 in the streamer’s top ten rankings. Upcoming projects include Susanna Fogel’s _Cat

Person_ for Studio Canal, with Emilia Jones and Nicholas Braun based on Kristen Roupenian’s viral short story for _The New Yorker_, as well as Tony Kaye’s independent film _The Trainer_ with

Vito Schnabel, Julia Fox, Lenny Kravitz and Steven van Zandt. Steckler is a veteran in the entertainment industry, with over two decades in production. Prior to Imperative Entertainment,

Steckler was EVP and the first employee at Condé Nast Entertainment, where he helped build the business and produced _Old Man & The Gun_, _Only the Brave_, and _Mosul_ among others. He

also served as SVP of Production at Fox Searchlight where he shepherded such films as the Oscar winning blockbusters _Juno _and _Black Swan, _as well as the Oscar winning _Crazy Heart, _and 

_500 Days of Summer_, 6x Oscar nominee _127 Hours_, _Whip It _and _Jennifer’s Body_. He started at di Bonaventura Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment where he helped produce _1408_ and

_Derailed_ and helped oversee _The Recruit_ and _The Count of Monte Cristo_. Steckler has been involved in over 40 films that have collectively grossed over $2 billion in box office receipts

and have won five Oscars while receiving 22 nominations. He is represented by Jonathan Shikora at Lichter Grossman Nichols Adler Feldman Clark.