Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
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Tom Cruise Erupts at ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ Crew Over Lapse in COVID Protocols: ‘You’re F–ing Gone!’ (Audio)
“They’re back there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us. We are creating thousands of jobs, you motherf—ers,” actor says in audio obtained by The Sun
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How ‘PAW Patrol: The Movie’ Transformed Spin Master From Toy Company to Content Studio
“It would be important to take control of our own destiny and produce and control those things ourselves,” Spin Master’s Jennifer Dodge says of the studio’s first animated feature
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Naomi Ackie to Play Whitney Houston in Biopic ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ at TriStar
“The Rise of Skywalker” and “Lady Macbeth” actress will play the lead in Stella Meghie’s film
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Anita Hill-Led Hollywood Commission Says Diversity Is Key in Preventing Bullying and Harassment
Final report released from industry-wide survey outlines 14 recommendations to address meaningful change
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Sundance Slate Hits 50-50 Mark for Women and Nonwhite Directors
15% are LGBTQ+ filmmakers and 4% identify as non-binary
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Robert Werden, Longtime Oscars Publicist, Dies at 94
AMPAS member also worked as a unit publicist on films such as “The Deer Hunter,” “Pennies From Heaven” and “Superman”
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Reviews Are In: ‘Cheesy’ Sequel Offers ‘Much-Needed Balm for 2020’
Director Patty Jenkins “digs her heels even further into that promise of cheesy superhero goodness, to the point of it being a potential health hazard,” one critic said
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‘Mortal Kombat’ Reboot Shifted 3 Months to April 2021
“Reminiscence” with Hugh Jackman will also get a new release date in 2021
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Ilana Glazer Pregnancy Film ‘False Positive’ Nabbed by Hulu
“Broad City” star co-wrote the A24 film with John Lee
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Black List 2020: Cannibals, Soviet Subs and Asian Basketball Phenoms Top Best Unproduced Scripts
80 screenplays landed on the 16th annual edition of the list
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Michael Crichton’s Unpublished Work to Be Developed for Film and TV by Range Media Partners
Production company CrichtonSun launched in 2014 to preserve legacy of the “Jurassic Park” writer
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‘The Dark Knight,’ ‘Grease,’ ‘The Blues Brothers’ Added to National Film Registry
“Shrek,” “A Clockwork Orange,” “The Hurt Locker” and “The Joy Luck Club” among the films also inducted
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Nancy Meyers Hints at Retirement, Blames ‘Stressful’ Process Amid Dominance of Superhero Movies
“Once superhero movies really became the only movie studios cared about, the experience of making a movie like mine changed,” “The Holiday” director says
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Endeavor’s Patrick Whitesell Slams Warner Bros for ‘Blatant Attempt to Self Deal’ in HBO Max Streaming Decision
Talent agency will meet with studio today to negotiate “a solution that protects the creative and economic interests of our clients”
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Jamie Bell and Margaret Qualley to Star in Biopic ‘Fred & Ginger’
Jonathan Entwistle will direct the film about Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers for Amazon Studios















