Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
Experience:
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‘Moulin Rouge!’ Stage Production Headed to Broadway July 2019
Cast from Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre will transfer to Broadway
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LeBron James’ ‘Space Jam 2’ Among 15 Film Projects to Receive $73.3 Million in California Tax Credits
Projects are on track to bring in $370 million in qualified expenditures statewide
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Criterion Collection to Launch Free-Standing Film Streaming Service
In agreement with WarnerMedia, new Criterion Channel will launch in spring of 2019 in wake of FilmStruck shuttering
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RIP William Goldman: Robert Redford, Cary Elwes, Ben Stiller and More Pay Their Respects
“His book on screenwriting was a touchstone for me and I always felt starstruck seeing him at Knicks games,” Stiller says
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‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel Conjures $9.1 Million at Thursday Box Office
Harry Potter spinoff opens against “Widows” and “Instant Family” also in wide release
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Lionsgate COO Brian Goldsmith Signs New Long-Term Agreement
Goldsmith is a 15-year veteran at the studio
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William Goldman, Oscar-Winning Screenwriter for ‘All the President’s Men,’ ‘Butch Cassidy,’ Dies at 87
Acclaimed novelist and playwright also wrote “The Princess Bride” and “Marathon Man”
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‘The Big Bang Theory’: 23 Most Memorable Guest Stars, From Stephen Hawking to Carrie Fisher (Photos)
Buzz Aldrin, Bill Nye, Steve Wozniak, Mark Hamill and more have all appeared on the show
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Armie Hammer Apologizes for ‘Unnecessary’ Stan Lee Comment About Grieving
“I want to apologize from the bottom of my heart and will be working on my Twitter impulse control,” actor says
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Apple to Partner With A24 to Produce Films in Multi-Year Agreement
Tech company also plans to launch a previously announced subscription TV service in first half of 2019
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Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem Are Under Pressure in Tense ‘Everybody Knows’ English Trailer (Video)
“Sometimes the past doesn’t always stay in the past,” Bardem says
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Legendary Shoots Down Any Plans for $700 Million Saudi Investment
“Legendary Management has no interest in conducting a transaction with PIF,” a representative tells TheWrap
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Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren Drama ‘The Good Liar’ Dated for November 2019
Bill Condon directs the film to be released by Warner Bros.
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‘Dear White People’ Producer to Develop Female-Fronted Action Comedy ‘We Real Cool’
Effie Brown will produce from first time writer and director Melissa V. Murray will make her feature writing and directing debut
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Jill Scott Speaks Out After Freaky Concert Clip Goes Viral
“There’s good intention in everything I do, particularly for couples,” singer writes
