Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
Experience:
-
‘Ghostbusters’ Revival Gets a New Title and Reveals Plot Details
Jason Reitman’s sequel to 1984 comedy classic opens in theaters July 10, 2020
-
‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’: Disney Warns Movie Theaters of Epilepsy Risks
Studio says film “contains several sequences with imagery and sustained flashing lights that may affect those who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy”
-
Even Scarlett Johansson Didn’t Know the ‘Black Widow’ Trailer Was Dropping (Video)
“I woke up and I got a text from Chris Evans saying, ‘the trailer looks great.’ I don’t know what he was doing up at 5 a.m.,” Johansson tells Stephen Colbert
-
Why ‘The Perfect Candidate’ Director Haifaa Al-Mansour Returned to Saudi Arabia After ‘Cinema Was Legal’
“I felt empowered to go back and make a film that is legal. But it was still really tough,” Saudi filmmaker says
-
Aubrey Plaza to Return as Host of 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards
35th annual ceremony takes place Feb. 8
-
Bradley J Fischer Joins Brian Oliver’s New Republic Pictures as President and Chief Content Officer
Company based at Paramount co-financed “Rocketman” and “1917”
-
2 Documentary Groups Sue State Department Over Rule Requiring Social Media Registration for Visa Applicants
Rule that took effect in May requires people coming into the U.S. to list handles across 20 social media platforms
-
Watch ‘The Assistant’ Trailer Based on Experiences of Former Harvey Weinstein Employees (Video)
Drama written and directed by Kitty Green opens in theaters Jan. 31
-
Tom Holland Was Drunk When Bob Iger Called Him to Bring ‘Spider-Man’ Back to the MCU (Video)
“I get a call from an unknown number, and I have a feeling, I think this is Bob Iger … but I’m drunk,” actor says
-
Taylor Swift Documentary ‘Miss Americana’ to Debut on Netflix in Early 2020
Film will make its premiere at Sundance 2020 in January
-
More than Half of 2020’s Sundance Dramatic Competition Films Directed by People of Color
But festival shows slight dip in female directors in main competition lineup
-
‘No Time to Die’ Trailer: Daniel Craig Suits Up as James Bond for 5th and Final Time (Video)
Bond 25 opens in U.S. theaters on April 8
-
Why ‘Invisible Life’ Director Was Compelled to Make a Portrait of His Mother’s Generation
“It talked about women that probably today who are 90 or 80 years old, and it was important to tell their stories while they are still here,” filmmaker Karim Aïnouz says
-
New ‘Planet of the Apes’ Film From Director Wes Ball in the Works at Fox and Disney
New feature will be first in the franchise since Disney’s acquisition of Fox
-
Biopic on Reality Winner, Who Leaked NSA Report on Russia’s Election Interference, in the Works
Susanna Fogel to direct film based on script and New Yorker article by Kerry Howley
