Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
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Charlbi Dean, ‘Triangle of Sadness’ and ‘Black Lightning’ Star, Dies at 32
Star of the Palme d’Or winner died Monday in New York City of a sudden, unexpected illness
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Why George Miller’s ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ Tanked at the Box Office
The “Mad Max Fury Road” director’s art-house film starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba opened to just $2.9 million against a $60 million production budget
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Netflix Executive Tendo Nagenda to Exit as Streamer Restructures Film Unit
Former Disney exec led strategy for big-budget titles such as “Extraction” and “The Gray Man”
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William Friedkin to Direct Kiefer Sutherland in ‘The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial’
The film will be adapted from the play by Herman Wouk based on his own Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
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Chris Rock Says He Turned Down Invite to Host 2023 Oscars After Will Smith Slap
The comedian told a crowd in Phoenix that returning to the Oscars stage would be like asking Nicole Brown Simpson “to go back to the restaurant”
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‘Beverly Hills Cop’ Sequel: Taylour Paige and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Eddie Murphy in Netflix Film
The film also gets a new title: “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley”
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‘Euphoria’ Star Barbie Ferreira Joins Ariana DeBose in Thriller ‘House of Spoils’
The Amazon and Blumhouse film is directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy
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Andy Garcia, Catherine O’Hara, Jay Duplass Join Emily Blunt and Chris Evans in ‘The Pain Hustlers’ for Netflix
Brian d’Arcy James and Chloe Coleman will also star in the film from director David Yates
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Neon to Re-Release ‘Oldboy’ From Director Park Chan-Wook
The South Korean cult action classic will hit theaters next year ahead of its 20th anniversary
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Matt Shakman Exits as Director of ‘Star Trek’ Sequel
The “WandaVision” filmmaker was in early talks this morning to direct “Fantastic Four” for Marvel
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Ezra Miller Meets With Warner Bros. Execs About the Future of ‘The Flash’
The actor and their agent met with film chiefs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy on Wednesday at the studio lot in Burbank
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‘WandaVision’ Filmmaker Matt Shakman in Early Talks to Direct Marvel’s ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot
The MCU film is scheduled for release on Nov. 8, 2024
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‘The Invitation’ Scares Up $775,000 at Thursday Box Office
The Screen Gems horror movie is projected to make between $6 million-$7 million this weekend
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Shia LaBeouf Says He Quit Olivia Wilde’s ‘Don’t Worry Darling,’ Denies Being Fired
The actor, who was ultimately replaced with Harry Styles, says he left the film in August 2020 over a “lack of rehearsal time”
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Variety Journalists Resign From Hollywood Critics Association After Member Gets Booted
A handful of resignations, including Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis, came after former member Shannon McGrew was expelled