Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
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Hannah Minghella Exits Sony’s TriStar to Head Motion Pictures for JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot
Nicole Brown named Minghella’s successor at TriStar Pictures and Television
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Melissa McCarthy’s ‘Superintelligence’ Bumped From Holiday Theatrical Release to Premiere on HBO Max
The comedy, previously slated for Dec. 20, will premiere with new streaming service’s launch in spring 2020
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‘American Son’ Trailer: Kerry Washington Calls Out Racial Injustice in Search for Her Missing Son (Video)
Film based on Broadway play written by Christopher Demos-Brown debuts on Netflix on Nov. 1
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Netflix Calls ‘Laundromat’ Lawsuit ‘Laughable,’ ‘Affront to Established First Amendment Principles’
Law firm caught up in Panama papers scandal aimed to stop release of Steven Soderbergh’s film
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‘Marriage Story:’ Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver Find It Hard to Say Goodbye in New Trailer (Video)
Noah Baumbach directs Netflix film opening in theaters on Nov. 6
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‘Jay and Silent Bob Reboot’ Tour ‘Changed the Equation’ for How Kevin Smith Releases Movies
“Why am I going to spend $20 million to make a bunch of people aware of the movie when the only people coming are the ones that I talk to on a regular basis,” the director says
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Nicole Kidman to Team With Alexander and Bill Skarsgard in Robert Eggers’ ‘The Northman’
Anya-Taylor Joy and Willem Dafoe also in talks to star in Viking story
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Elton John Calls ‘The Lion King’ Remake ‘Huge Disappointment’: ‘They Messed the Music Up’
John contributed a new song for the film’s end credits called “Never Too Late” along with lyricist Tim Rice
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Ethan Hawke SXSW Drama ‘Adopt a Highway’ Acquired by RLJE Films
Directorial debut of actor Logan Marshall-Green to open in theaters and on VOD Nov. 1
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Law Firm Depicted in ‘The Laundromat’ Files Restraining Order to Stop Release of Netflix Film
Panama City law firm Mossack Fonseca claim Steven Soderbergh film is defamatory and could interfere with potential criminal case
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‘Madeline’s Madeline’ Director Josephine Decker Sets ‘The Sky Is Everywhere’ at A24 and Apple
Jandy Nelson to write screenplay based on her own YA novel
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‘The Addams Family’ Sequel in the Works for October 2021 Release
Animated film based on classic TV series made $30.3 million at domestic box office in opening weekend
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Rob Lowe, Vanessa Hudgens Headline Netflix’s Holiday Movie and TV Slate (Video)
“Holiday in the Wild,” “Klaus” and “Let it Snow” among new holiday offerings beginning on Nov. 1
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‘Bombshell’ Trailer: Nicole Kidman’s Gretchen Carlson Is Ready to ‘Go to War’ Against Roger Ailes (Video)
Charlize Theron and Margot Robbie star in Fox News film opening Dec. 20
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How ‘Jay and Silent Bob Reboot’ Allowed Kevin Smith to ‘Correct’ ‘Chasing Amy’ (Video)
“I got to go back and correct that stuff … how ‘Chasing Amy’ would’ve been so much better if it was made by anybody but a cis, white male,” director says















