Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
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Netflix Acquires French Director Maïwenn’s Drama ‘DNA’
Drama was an official selection of Cannes 2020 and will open theatrically in France on October 28
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Bill Murray Threatened With Lawsuit and ‘Eternal Damnation’ for Using Doobie Brothers Song in His Golf Shirt Ads
“We’d almost be OK with it if the shirts weren’t so damn ugly,” the music group’s lawyer writes in hilarious letter
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Artist Paints Chadwick Boseman Tribute Mural in Downtown Disney: ‘My King’ (Photo)
Artist Nikkolas Smith was a DIsney Imagineer and is also known for his George Floyd artwork
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Solstice Studios Hires Disney and Universal Veteran Terry Curtin as EVP of Communications
She replaces Elissa Greer, who will transition into a consulting role on the distributor’s “Good Joe Bell”
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HBO Documentary Films Nabs ‘The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart’
Feature on the disco icons directed by Frank Marshall was a selection of the 2020 Telluride Film Festival
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Olivia Cooke, Jack O’Connell Pandemic Love Story ‘Little Fish’ Reeled in by IFC Films
Film was an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival and will be released on February 5, 2021
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How a Small Film Slate at Toronto Film Festival Translated Into Big Sales
“People are buying with the notion that things will get back to some level of normalcy and some level of physical engagement again,” IFC Films’ Arianna Bocco says
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Disney Pushes ‘Black Widow’ Back to 2021
Other MCU movies “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “Eternals” also delayed in 2021
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Ryan Gosling Stuntman Drama Heads to Universal With Director David Leitch
Drew Pearce, who co-wrote the director’s “Hobbs & Shaw,” will write the screenplay
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Bella Thorne Revenge Thriller ‘Girl’ Acquired by Screen Media
Chad Faust directs the film that will make its debut at Fantastic Fest this week
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‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ New Trailer: Sacha Baron Cohen Will Give His Life for the Revolution (Video)
Aaron Sorkin’s courtroom drama hits Netflix on October 16
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Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears Legend and Subject of ‘Brian’s Song,’ Dies at 77
Athlete known as the “Kansas Comet” spent seven seasons with the Bears
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How Sundance and Other Film Festivals Are Prepping for Virtual 2021 Event – and Permanent Changes Post-COVID (Video)
TheGrill 2020: “How do we keep our own institutions sustainable, but how do we keep artists sustainable,” Sundance director Tabitha Jackson says
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Films ‘On the Basis of Sex’ and ‘RBG’ Get Theatrical Re-Release
Focus Features and Magnolia will donate proceeds to ACLU Women’s Rights Project, which was co-founded by the late justice back in 1972
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Abraham Lincoln Debates Stephen Douglas in Clip From Fox Nation Documentary ‘Right Makes Might’ (Video)
Film debuts on Fox News’ streaming platform Sept. 24 ahead of first Trump-Biden debate
