Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
Experience:
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Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Candle Media Buys Spanish-Language Company Exile Content Studio
Studio behind Diego Luna’s “Everything Will Be Fine” was founded by former Univision and Televisa exec Isaac Lee in 2019
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Cannes Report Day 8: David Cronenberg Slams Threat to Abortion Rights: U.S. ‘Has Gone Completely Bananas’
Plus, Kristen Stewart talks the “Crimes of the Future” walkouts
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Elizabeth Hurley Holiday Rom-Com ‘Christmas in the Caribbean’ Acquired by Screen Media (Exclusive)
Cannes 2022: MSR Media’s Philippe Martinez directed the film that will be released day-and-date in November
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A24 Nabs Charlotte Wells’ ‘Aftersun’ With Paul Mescal Out of Cannes
Barry Jenkins is a producer on the film that premiered in Critics’ Week at the festival
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Rita Moreno Joins ‘Fast X’ as Vin Diesel’s Grandmother
The 10th “Fast and Furious” movie is shooting now
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Christopher Lloyd Joins Simon Pegg and Minnie Driver in Dark Comedy ‘Nandor Fodor and The Talking Mongoose’ (Exclusive)
The film directed and written by Adam Sigal is shooting now in the UK
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Gia Coppola to Direct Boy Band Documentary ‘Superfans’ for XTR and Exec Producer Jason Bateman
The “Palo Alto” director’s doc is based on the book “superfans: screaming. crying. throwing up.” by journalist Maria Sherman
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Cannes Report Day 7: ‘Holy Spider’ Director Ali Abbasi Explains Iranian Cinema’s ‘Parallel Reality’
Plus, Viola Davis gives a moving speech at the Women in Motion event
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Mia Hansen-Løve’s ‘One Fine Morning’ Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics
Cannes 2022: Léa Seydoux stars in the film that premiered in the Director’s Fortnight section
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‘Corsage’ With Vicky Krieps Acquired by IFC Films Out of Cannes
Marie Kreutzer’s costume drama premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the festival
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Apple Lands Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed Sci-Fi Romance ‘Fingernails’ From Christos Nikou
The film is the English-language debut from the Greek director of “Apples”
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Cannes Report Day 6: ‘Holy Spider’ Red Carpet Begins With Smoke Bomb Demonstration Against Domestic Violence
Plus, a “Holy Spider” actress will lead a film executive produced by Cate Blanchett
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‘Law Abiding Citizen’ Sequel in the Works From Village Roadshow and Rivulet Films
Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx starred in the 2009 action film, but no cast has been set for the follow-up
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Cannes Report Day 5: Tilda Swinton Explains Why It’s ‘Dangerous’ to Hear ‘Only One Story’
Plus, European Film Academy president Agnieszka Holland criticizes the inclusion of a Russian filmmaker in the Official Selection
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‘SNL’ Shakeup: Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney Expected to Exit After Saturday’s Finale
Natasha Lyonne is hosting this weekend’s finale
