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TheGrill Starts Today: See Will Packer, LA Times Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong and Showtime and AMC Bosses
By Brian Welk | October 1, 2018 @ 9:00 AMTopics at this year’s conference include studio mergers, the rise of esports and the future of Cryptocurrency
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Can the Team Behind ‘Girls Trip’ Land Another Box Office Hit With ‘Night School’?
By Jeremy Fuster | September 25, 2018 @ 4:46 PMTiffany Haddish returns to big screen as ”Smallfoot“ and ”Hell Fest“ also open in theaters
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‘Breaking In’ Signals the Rise of Gabrielle Union as a Box Office Star
By Jeremy Fuster | May 16, 2018 @ 5:31 PMUnion’s strong social media promotion and growing fanbase helped push her latest film to a higher per screen average than Melissa McCarthy’s ”Life of the Party“
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Can ‘Life of the Party’ and ‘Breaking In’ Carve Out Box Office Success During ‘Avengers’ Reign?
By Jeremy Fuster | May 9, 2018 @ 5:02 PMFilms released in the second weekend of May haven’t had much success against Marvel
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CBS CEO Leslie Moonves, ‘Girls Trip’ Producer Will Packer to Keynote at TheGrill 2018
By Wrap Staff | May 3, 2018 @ 4:04 PMTheWrap’s annual conference about the convergence of entertainment and technology returns October 1-2, 2018, for two full days of hard-hitting conversation
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Adam Shankman to Direct Reboot of Nancy Meyers’ ‘What Women Want’
By Umberto Gonzalez | February 2, 2018 @ 12:05 PMWill Packer and James Lopez will produce the film starring Taraji P. Henson
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Alternate History Drama ‘Black America’ in the Works at Amazon
By Reid Nakamura | August 1, 2017 @ 11:19 AMSeries hails from Will Packer and Aaron McGruder
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‘Roots’ Remake Lands 5.3 Million Viewers
By Tony Maglio | May 31, 2016 @ 1:50 PMSimulcast sum is nowhere near 1977’s numbers, but it’s a start
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Meg Ryan, Nia Vardalos, Anna Gunn to Attend Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival
By Beatrice Verhoeven | April 26, 2016 @ 9:29 AMThe festival champions women and diverse voices in media and will run from May 3 to May 8 this year
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Marlon Wayans Not Surprised by Oscar Diversity Debate: ‘It’s Named After a White Dude’
By Beatrice Verhoeven | January 22, 2016 @ 7:33 AM”Fifty Shades of Black“ star Marlon Wayans hopes for a ”blackout“
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Will Smith Joins Wife Jada in Oscars Boycott: ‘We’re Uncomfortable’
By Joe Otterson | January 21, 2016 @ 6:46 AM”This is about children that are going to sit down and watch this show and they’re not going to see themselves represented,“ the ”Concussion“ star says
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Black Hollywood Calls Out Oscars for Lack of Diversity: It’s ‘Embarrassing’
By Anita Bennett | January 17, 2016 @ 11:57 AM”We are rarely recognized for our artistic accomplishments,“ Jada Pinkett Smith says as she joins Will Packer and Chris Rock in speaking out
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Mike Epps Explains ‘Survivor’s Remorse’ Exit: ‘I Asked for Some More Money and They Killed Me’
By Tony Maglio | January 9, 2016 @ 4:07 PMTCA 2016: ”Uncle Buck“ panel spends a good deal of time swearing it’s not a carbon copy of John Candy movie
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Who’s Really to Blame for the Lack of ‘Empire’-Sized Comedies? (Guest Blog)
By Jim McKairnes | October 30, 2015 @ 4:42 PMWhen trying to finger the culprit for a failed sitcom, it’s always the last place where execs look — themselves
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‘Truth Be Told’s’ Will Packer on Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s ‘White Guilt’ and Why ‘Roots’ Doesn’t Hold Up
By Daniel Holloway | October 16, 2015 @ 5:29 PM”There’s not a fun nostalgia with ‘Roots’ that makes parents and grandparents say, ‘Come, kids, let’s sit around and watch this,“ producer tells TheWrap