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  • Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Thought ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ Was ‘Never Going to Happen’ (Video)

    “We were pretty convinced it was never going to see the light of day. Within four months, we were in pre-pro,” Winter tells TheWrap

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    Brian Welk
    August 27, 2020 @ 1:48 PM
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    1:48 PM
    Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Thought ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ Was ‘Never Going to Happen’ (Video)
  • ‘Clemency’ Director Chinonye Chukwu to Direct Film on Emmett Till Story

    Whoopi Goldberg and Barbara Broccoli among producers for drama

    By

    Brian Welk
    August 27, 2020 @ 11:07 AM
    Movies
    11:07 AM
    ‘Clemency’ Director Chinonye Chukwu to Direct Film on Emmett Till Story
  • Sofia Coppola, Pedro Almodovar and Orson Welles Doc Added to New York Film Festival Lineup

    Also joining the Spotlight section are “All In: The Fight for Democracy” and David Dufresne’s “The Monopoly of Violence”

    By

    Brian Welk
    August 27, 2020 @ 11:00 AM
    Movies
    11:00 AM
    Sofia Coppola, Pedro Almodovar and Orson Welles Doc Added to New York Film Festival Lineup
  • Justin Lin Signs Multi-Year First Look Film and TV Deal With Universal

    Studio will next release Lin’s next entry in the “Fast & Furious” franchise “F9”

    By

    Brian Welk
    August 27, 2020 @ 10:48 AM
    Movies
    10:48 AM
    Justin Lin Signs Multi-Year First Look Film and TV Deal With Universal
  • ‘The King’s Man’ Pushed to February 2021

    Film starring Harris Dickinson and Ralph Fiennes moves from planned September release

    By

    Brian Welk
    August 27, 2020 @ 9:09 AM
    Movies
    9:09 AM
    ‘The King’s Man’ Pushed to February 2021
  • Peter Micelli’s New Management Company Sets Sights on Top-Tier Talent, Building ‘Celebrity Companies’

    “The agency’s equity value is in free fall, there has never been a better time to recruit high-end representatives away from their current incumbent,” a sales deck for the venture reads

    By

    Brian Welk
    August 27, 2020 @ 8:47 AM

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    Peter Micelli’s New Management Company Sets Sights on Top-Tier Talent, Building ‘Celebrity Companies’

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  • ‘Mighty Ira’ Trailer Shows Why ACLU Former Leader Ira Glasser Defended Neo-Nazis’ Free Speech Rights (Exclusive Video)

    Documentary film debuting in October tells story of 1977 Skokie case

    By

    Brian Welk
    August 27, 2020 @ 7:00 AM
    Movies
    7:00 AM
    ‘Mighty Ira’ Trailer Shows Why ACLU Former Leader Ira Glasser Defended Neo-Nazis’ Free Speech Rights (Exclusive Video)
  • Academy Museum Creative Director Peter Castro Subject of LAPD Sexual Assault Investigation

    Castro has been with the Academy Museum for just over a year

    By

    Brian Welk
    August 26, 2020 @ 2:31 PM
    Awards
    2:31 PM
    Academy Museum Creative Director Peter Castro Subject of LAPD Sexual Assault Investigation
  • ‘Sonic’ Producer Neal Moritz Extends First Look Deal With Paramount

    He’ll next produce “To Catch a Thief” and the Russell Crowe thriller “American Son” for the studio

    By

    Brian Welk
    August 26, 2020 @ 11:56 AM
    Movies
    11:56 AM
    ‘Sonic’ Producer Neal Moritz Extends First Look Deal With Paramount
  • Paul Rudd Downplays Rumor He Was in the Mix for ‘Titanic’ and Told Leonardo DiCaprio to Take the Role (Video)

    “That’s not true at all. But he had been offered the movie and we were talking about it in the car and I said ‘That would be amazing,” actor says

    By

    Brian Welk
    August 26, 2020 @ 8:46 AM
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    8:46 AM
    Paul Rudd Downplays Rumor He Was in the Mix for ‘Titanic’ and Told Leonardo DiCaprio to Take the Role (Video)
  • Radha Blank Becomes a Middle-Aged Rapper in ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’ Trailer (Video)

    Sundance darling premieres on Netflix on October 9

    By

    Brian Welk
    August 26, 2020 @ 7:54 AM
    Movies
    7:54 AM
    Radha Blank Becomes a Middle-Aged Rapper in ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’ Trailer (Video)
  • Arnold Spielberg, Steven Spielberg’s Father, Dies at 103

    “You are our hearth. You are our home,” director said about his father on the night of his passing

    By

    Brian Welk
    August 25, 2020 @ 10:21 PM
    Movies
    10:21 PM
    Arnold Spielberg, Steven Spielberg’s Father, Dies at 103
  • Roman Polanski Denied Reinstatement to Film Academy by Judge

    “Chinatown” director had sued the Oscars organization in April 2019

    By

    Brian Welk
    August 25, 2020 @ 12:45 PM
    Movies
    12:45 PM
    Roman Polanski Denied Reinstatement to Film Academy by Judge
  • ‘The Batman’ Fans Already Solved The Riddler’s Puzzle From First Trailer

    “What does a liar do when he’s dead?”

    By

    Brian Welk
    August 25, 2020 @ 8:24 AM
    Movies
    8:24 AM
    ‘The Batman’ Fans Already Solved The Riddler’s Puzzle From First Trailer
  • ‘Tomb Raider’ Filmmaker Roar Uthaug to Direct Monster Movie ‘Troll’ at Netflix

    The Norwegian language film based on folklore will debut in 2022

    By

    Brian Welk
    August 25, 2020 @ 8:09 AM
    Movies
    8:09 AM
    ‘Tomb Raider’ Filmmaker Roar Uthaug to Direct Monster Movie ‘Troll’ at Netflix
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