Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
Experience:
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Adam Sandler’s Basketball Film ‘Hustle’ Adds Queen Latifah, Robert Duvall, Ben Foster
Netflix film is produced by Sandler’s Happy Madison and LeBron James’ SpringHill Company
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China Overtakes North America as World’s Box Office Champ
China’s 2020 box office is just shy of $2 billion, bolstered by films “My People, My Homeland” and “The Eight Hundred”
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George Clooney Almost Starred in ‘The Notebook’ in Ryan Gosling’s Role
Paul Newman was meant to play the older version of Noah from the Nicholas Sparks adaptation
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Jacqueline Stewart Joins Academy Museum as Chief Artistic and Programming Officer
TCM host and University of Chicago professor will report to director and president Bill Kramer
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Harrison Ford and Ed Helms Set Sail for Seafaring Comedy ‘The Miserable Adventures of Burt Squire’ at STXfilms
Ben Bolea wrote the screenplay that’s inspired by a true story
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Johnny Depp Ordered to Be Deposed in $50 Million Amber Heard Defamation Case
Actor is currently filming the third “Fantastic Beasts” movie but will be deposed in-person in Virginia between Nov. 10-12
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‘Borat’ Sequel Hit With Lawsuit Over Holocaust Survivor’s Appearance
Sacha Baron Cohen broke character to reveal his identity to the late Judith Dim Evans, whose estate says she was interviewed under false pretenses
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Suspect Arrested in Thomas Jefferson Byrd Murder Case
Actor who appeared in several of Spike Lee’s films was killed Oct. 3
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‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Fact Check: Was Bobby Seale Really Bound and Gagged in Court?
The real Bobby Seale called Judge Julius Hoffman “a bigot, a racist, and a fascist” and in an interview described being “brutalized” by guards
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Werner Herzog Chases Meteorites and Miracles in ‘Fireball’ Trailer (Video)
Documentary film with co-director Clive Oppenheimer debuts on Apple TV+ Nov. 13
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‘The Empty Man’ Will Find You in Trailer for James Badge Dale Horror Film (Video)
Story based on Boom! Studios graphic novels opens in theaters Oct. 23
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‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Fact Check: Was ‘The Whole World Is Watching’ A Real Slogan?
“That became the chant as people were tear-gassed and beaten and taken away to jail,” activist Tom Hayden said of hearing the phrase
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George Clooney Attached to Direct Adaptation of John Grisham’s Baseball Novel ‘Calico Joe,’ Will Produce With Bob Dylan
Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures will produce alongside Dylan’s Grey Water Park Productions
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‘PAW Patrol: The Movie’ Adds Kim Kardashian West, Jimmy Kimmel, Tyler Perry to Voice Cast
Feature film based on animated preschool series will hit theaters August 20, 2021 from Paramount
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‘Jagged Little Pill,’ ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Lead 2020 Tony Nominations: The Complete List
The delayed ceremony marks the end of a season cut short by the pandemic-fueled closure of Broadway theaters
