Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
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Bert Fields Remembered as ‘Extraordinary Human Being’ by Clients Tom Cruise, Mel Brooks, Dustin Hoffman and More
“Watching Bert was like watching a skilled surgeon,” Jeffrey Katzenberg says of the entertainment lawyer
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Bert Fields, Renowned Entertainment Lawyer, Dies at 93
The distinguished litigator represented everyone from Tom Cruise to The Beatles to Edward G. Robinson
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Elegance Bratton’s ‘The Inspection’ Set as New York Film Festival Closing Night Movie
Jeremy Pope and Gabrielle Union star in the A24 film that will premiere on Oct. 14
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Axios Sells to Lead Investor Cox Enterprises for $525 Million
The deal signed Sunday includes a $25 million investment to the company’s media arm to expand its local, national and subscription news products
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‘I Love My Dad’ Director James Morosini’s Father Actually Catfished Him: ‘It Definitely Went Further Than I Wish It Had’
“Emotionally, the whole movie is very true,” the filmmaker and star tells TheWrap
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‘Bullet Train’ Pulls Into Station With $4.6 Million at Thursday Box Office
Columbia Pictures’ action film starring Brad Pitt is projected for a $30 million opening weekend
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO Explains Why He Killed ‘Batgirl’: ‘Our Job Is to Protect the DC Brand’
“We’re not going to put a movie out unless we believe in it. That’s it,” David Zaslav says
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Lionsgate Q1 Profit Slides, Starz Delivers 57% Subscriber Jump to 26.3 Million
The studio disappointed Wall Street with lackluster results amid a thin film slate, but the pay-TV and streaming unit boosts sale or spinoff potential
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Warner Bros. Discovery Reaches 92.1 Million Global Streaming Subs With 1.7 Million Added in Q2
The company’s stock was down more than 12% after-hours after revenue of $10.82 billion missed expectations
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Why ‘They/Them’ Insisted on Casting Authentic LGBTQ+ Actors to Star as Its Campers: ‘Nobody Made Them Hide’
“The movie is about celebrating their uniqueness and their queerness,” says writer-director John Logan
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Kathy Bates and Liza Koshy Join Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Joey King in Untitled Netflix Rom-Com
The untitled film is directed by Richard LaGravenese
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Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy to Star in ‘The Bikeriders’ From Director Jeff Nichols
New Regency is producing the original film and period drama inspired by the photography of Danny Lyon
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Top ICM Agent Bart Walker Jumps to Gersh as Senior Partner, Brings A-Listers David Byrne, Sofia Coppola, Spike Lee and Others
Many agents have left and landed at rivals following CAA’s recent acquisition of ICM
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Paramount+ Adds 4.9 Million Subscribers, Grows to 43 Million
In total, Paramount Global’s direct-to-consumer subscribers to all its platforms, including Showtime and BET+, hit 64 million
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Paramount Feels the Need for Speed in Q2 as ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Helps Beat Revenue Expectations
The company posted revenue of $7.7 billion on the back of the Tom Cruise film’s $1 billion+ box office performance, but higher content spend led to lower profit
