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Stratagem Studios CEO Says Growing Local Production Talent Is a ‘Responsibility’
Office With a View: “You could put up a stage tomorrow and put a tax credit in place, but to mature your labor… that underpins all the rest,” Michael Cerenzie tells TheWrap
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Illumination Launches New Adult Animation Label With Former Netflix Exec Mike Moon
The new banner Moonlight will push the “Despicable Me” studio’s animated slate beyond family films
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‘Sanctuary’ Starring Margaret Qualley Acquired by Neon Boutique Label Super
The distribution picked up the Zachary Wigon thriller after its TIFF premiere
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Netflix Principal Accounting Officer Ken Barker Exits After 3 Months
Barker’s exit was a “personal decision,” the company said in an SEC filing Friday
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Imax Acquires AI Video Enhancement Company SSIMWAVE for $21 Million
The Canadian company lets streamers and broadcast providers to deliver high quality video images on any screen
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Sony Pictures Postproduction Exec VP Tom McCarthy to Retire After 30-Year Career
Kimberly Jimenez has been promoted to SVP of postproduction services at the studio
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How ‘Iron Man 3’ Inspired Ben Kingsley’s Performance as Salvador Dalí in ‘Dalíland’ (Video)
TIFF 2022: “We said, ‘Wow, it’s so loose and funny and goofy.’ And that was Dalí, a very kind of loose character,” writer John Walsh told TheWrap
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Jonathan Bailey Joins ‘Wicked’ Cast as Fiyero
Jon M. Chu is directing the two-part musical film at Universal that stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo
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Will Smith-Produced Film ‘Brilliance’ Moves Forward at Paramount With New Director
“Ms. Marvel” filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has been set to direct the project for Smith’s Westbrook Studios
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‘Rust’ Producers Get Main Claims Dismissed in Script Supervisor’s Lawsuit
Mamie Mitchell’s claims against Rust Movie Productions for assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress were tossed by a Los Angeles judge
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‘Constantine’ and ‘Madame X’ Series From J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Not Moving Forward at HBO Max
Warner Bros. TV will shop both series to other platforms
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Henry Silva, ‘Ocean’s 11’ and ‘The Manchurian Candidate’ Actor, Dies at 95
The frequent movie villain was also an honorary Rat Pack member
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‘Constantine’ Sequel Set at Warner Bros. With Keanu Reeves and Director Francis Lawrence
Akiva Goldsman will write the screenplay and produce alongside Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams and Hannah Minghella
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‘Karate Kid’ Movie Set by Sony for June 2024
The original film from 1984 starred Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita
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Bill Kinder, Subject of Axed Matthew McConaughey Film ‘Dallas Sting,’ Denies Misconduct Allegations After Investigation
The Texan coach, 83, told The Daily Mail an anonymous letter claimed he “touched someone outside their clothes” and called girls inappropriate nicknames