Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
Experience:
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‘Apollo 10 1/2’ Trailer: Director Richard Linklater Sends a Kid to the Moon Before Neil Armstrong (Video)
Animated film premieres at SXSW March 13 and then debuts on Netflix April 1
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Billy Watson, Child Star of ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,’ Dies at 98
Billy Watson was one of nine sibling actors of The Watson Family that collectively appeared in thousands of silent films and talkies
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Will Smith to Star in ‘I Am Legend’ Sequel With Michael B. Jordan at Warner Bros.
Akiva Goldsman is returning to write the script for a follow-up to the 2007 post-apocalyptic drama
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BBC Journalists Halt Work in Russia Following Censorship Law: ‘The Safety of Our Staff Is Paramount’
New Russian legislation “appears to criminalize the process of independent journalism,” BBC director-general Tim Davie says
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Angelina Jolie and Fremantle Strike Deal for International Film, TV and Documentaries
First project will be “Without Blood,” which Jolie wrote, will produce and direct based on Alessandro Baricco’s novel
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‘The Batman’ Flies to $21.6 Million at Thursday Box Office
Robert Pattinson’s turn as the Dark Knight is projected for a $90 million opening by the studio
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Netflix Asks Federal Judge to Halt ‘Cuties’ Child Porn Indictment in Texas
The streamer says Lucas Babin, a district attorney in Tyler County, is leading a “bad-faith effort” to target their First Amendment rights
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Lady Gaga, Chris Rock, Zoë Kravitz Set as Oscars Presenters
Rosie Perez, Kevin Costner and 2021’s Best Supporting Actress winner Yuh-Jung Youn also among first slate of presenters at 94th Academy Awards
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Daytime Emmys Judges Are Two-Thirds White, Roughly Split Between Men and Women
Transparency report released by NATAS gives first ever demographic survey of the organization’s judging pool for 2020 and 2021
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Ukrainian Filmmaker Fighting on Front Lines Calls for Russian Cinema Boycott
“My motherland is mercilessly shelled,” the “Rhino” director says. “I am standing in the trenches.”
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‘The Killing’ Producer Kristen Campo Launches Campout Productions
Veteran TV producer behind upcoming “The Plot” also renews her first-look deal with Endeavor Content
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Spotify Closes Russian Office and Removes Kremlin-Backed Content From Service
RT and Sputnik content was removed in the EU and other markets, but the streamer will remain operational in Russia
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Marilyn Manson Sues Evan Rachel Wood for Defamation Over Sexual Abuse Accusations
Rock star’s lawsuit accuses the “Westworld” actress of making false claims and impersonating an FBI agent
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Randy Newman Recovering From Surgery for Broken Neck, Postpones European Tour
The “Short People” singer says he now looks “less like an anteater and more like a folk rock artist from the early sixties”
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Bleecker Street Names Former Paramount Exec Kyle Davies President of Distribution
Davies previously served as president of domestic distribution at Paramount between 2016 through 2019
