Sharon Waxman, is the founder, CEO and Editor in Chief of TheWrap. She is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, and is a contributing writer to the opinion page of The New York Times. Twitter: @sharonwaxman

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Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ Will Lose $250 Million | Exclusive
The climate change comedy cost over $170 million to make and grossed just $8 million on opening weekend
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Ari Emanuel Tours His Book and Hollywood Yawns: ‘No One Gave a F—k’
Even Ari’s friends are talking about the book’s errors and the author’s hypocrisies
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Skydance Signals a New Dawn for Hollywood. Will David Ellison Be Up to the Task?
The merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery catapults Hollywood into a new era
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David Ellison Finally Calls Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy to Inform Them of Exit They Read About in the Press | Exclusive
“Good luck to you. I left you 39 movies,” was the response, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap
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Warner Film Chiefs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy to Exit Ahead of Paramount Merger
The fate of the studio heads had been unclear as the merger is set to close next week
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Raine Group Close to Sale of Majority Stake in Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment | Exclusive
The legendary production company, once home to hits like “Friday Night Lights” and “The Grinch,” hasn’t had a runaway success in a decade
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Hollywood Faces a Century-Defining Shift as Tech Tips the Power Structure
TheGrill 2026: A profound change has occurred, bringing many losses but more opportunities
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Forget Quibi; Jeffrey Katzenberg Is Launching a Next-Gen AI Animation Studio
Inspired by AI, the veteran Hollywood executive tells TheWrap he has a plan
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Why Rob Bonta Caved on the Paramount Settlement | Analysis
The California Attorney General had been saying for weeks that he was seeking to stop the merger. But that became impossible once Paramount threatened to leave the state
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Latest in Paramount-Bonta Negotiations: ‘Hold Separate’ Maneuver May Be Key as Deal Nears | Exclusive
The move could save face and allow the merger to proceed provisionally
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Veteran Filmmaker Barbara Kopple Returns to Worker Struggles in ‘Union Town’ Doc
Venice Film Festival: 50 years after “Harlan County, USA,” the acclaimed documentarian finds new stories to tell
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Gaza in Venice: ‘Citizen Osama’ is Piece of a Puzzle, But Never the Whole Picture
Venice Film Festival: “Citizen Osama,” playing out of competition offers glimpses of suffering but leaves out context
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Gloria Steinem and Dolly Parton Gave Us Joy and Shared Hope – We Have to Take It From Here
We never got ERA passed, but we did get the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in 2009
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Martin McDonagh Says Present Day Parallels to 1970s CIA Movie ‘Wild Horse Nine’ Weren’t Deliberate: ‘Things Are Getting Stupider’
Venice Film Festival: “When I wrote the film and when we made it, it was to talk about 1973 and Chile,” the Oscar-winning writer-director says
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Leading Palestinian Activist Dismisses Mark Ruffalo Remarks on Gaza and Paramount: ‘Virtue-Signaling’
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib tells WaxWord: “Time and time again Mr. Ruffalo is someone who is making a point at the expense of making a difference for the people of Gaza”
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