Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
Experience:
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‘The Lion King’: What Was That Elton John Song During the Credits?
Oscar-winning songwriter teamed up with Tim Rice to record new track “Never Too Late”
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Tom Hanks Had to Chill ‘Boisterous’ Charm to Play Mister Rogers, Movie Director Says
“Fred sat in silence and stillness in a way I don’t think Tom naturally does,” director Marielle Heller says of “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” subject
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‘The Lion King’ Remake Roars to $23 Million at Thursday Box Office
Disney’s live-action take on animated classic surpasses Thursday total set by 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast”
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‘Cats’ Trailer Becomes Top Twitter Trend Over Unsettling Look of Stars as CGI Felines
“Maybe we were too harsh on Sonic,” entertainment journalist Kristy Puchko opined
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‘Cats’ Trailer Gives Furry First Look at Idris Elba, Taylor Swift and James Corden (Video)
Tom Hooper’s live-action take on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical opens Dec. 20
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‘Jay and Silent Bob Reboot’ Trailer: Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes Try to Stop Another Bad Remake (Video)
Comic-Con 2019: Chris Hemsworth, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and more show up in “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” sequel
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‘Supergirl’ Star Melissa Benoist Joins Kevin Smith’s ‘Jay and Silent Bob Reboot’
“And we gave her some pants *before* the good folks at @supergirlcw!,” the director says on Instagram
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Sally Field, Linda Ronstadt and ‘Sesame Street’ to Be Recognized at 2019 Kennedy Center Honors
Earth, Wind & Fire and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas also among honorees
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Richard Jenkins and Shane Paul McGhie to Star in Fast Food Comedy ‘The Last Shift’
Ed O’Neill, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Birgundi Baker and Allison Tolman also join cast of Andrew Cohn’s film
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Brad Pitt Gets In a Firefight on a Moon Rover in ‘Ad Astra’ Trailer (Video)
James Gray’s sci-fi opens in theaters Sept. 20 from Disney/Fox
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Haim Saban Commits $500 Million to New Music Venture
Former executive of Universal Music Latin Entertainment Gustavo Lopez hired to lead Saban Music Group
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MPAA Names Former Atlantic Media SVP Emily Lenzner as Communications Chief
She succeeds Matt Bennett who left in June
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Taylor Swift Gets Her Claws Out in ‘Cats’ Behind-The-Scenes Look (Video)
Trailer drops Friday for Tom Hooper’s movie adaptation of stage play
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John Cena Battles Blazing Infernos and Family Chaos in First ‘Playing With Fire’ Trailer (Video)
WWE Superstar plays a firefighter forced to look after a family of kids he rescued from a blaze
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Apple to Release ‘The Banker’ With Anthony Mackie, Samuel L Jackson, Nicholas Hoult
Nia Long also stars in drama based on a true story as directed by George Nolfi
