Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
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Uzo Aduba, Aunjanue Ellis and Sanaa Lathan to Star in ‘The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat’
Tina Mabry (“Queen Sugar”) will direct the Searchlight film based on the novel by Edward Kelsey Moore
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Jamie Lee Curtis Says ‘Of Course’ She’d Star in a Marvel Movie After Mocking ‘Doctor Strange’
“I would find it hard to imagine that Marvel’s going to figure out something to do with a 64-year-old woman,” actress says
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‘Deadpool’ and ‘Logan’ Are Coming to Disney+, the Streamer’s First R-Rated Films
“Subscribers are invited to revisit their parental controls settings,” the platform said in a statement
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Ricky Martin’s Harassment Case Dismissed, Nephew Withdraws Incest Claims
“This was never anything more than a troubled individual making false allegations,” say Martin’s attorneys
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Netflix Shuffles Film Animation Executive Team After Animal Logic Acquisition
Karen Toliver will be promoted to lead the team while current lead Melissa Cobb will shift to become a producer
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Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Acquired by Focus Features; Full Cast and 1950s-Set Plot Revealed
Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Hanks lead the all-star cast
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Simon Pegg Says ‘Star Wars’ Stans Are More ‘Toxic’ Than ‘Star Trek’ Fans
“‘Star Wars,’ suddenly there’s a little bit more diversity and everyone’s kicking off about it. It’s really sad,” the actor said
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‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Bumped to March 2024
John Krasinski’s next movie “IF” with Ryan Reynolds also shifts to summer 2024
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Ryan Reynolds Jokes Deadpool Is the Real Reason He Bought a Football Club With Rob McElhenney in ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ Trailer (Video)
FX docuseries about the duo running an underdog Wales soccer team debuts on Aug. 24
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Netflix to Launch Lower-Priced Ad-Based Subscription Tier in Early 2023
“Our lower-priced advertising-supported offering will complement our existing plans, which will remain ad-free,” the streamer wrote in its Q2 earnings
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Netflix Acquires ‘The Magician’s Elephant’ Animation Studio Animal Logic
Australia-based company has worked on films like “Happy Feet” and “The Lego Movie”
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Eddie Murphy to Star in Holiday Film ‘Candy Cane Lane’ for Amazon and Imagine
Reginald Hudlin will direct the movie from a script by Kelly Younger
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BAFTA Names Jane Millichip, Former Sky Studios Exec, as New CEO
She will begin in October, replacing outgoing CEO Amanda Berry
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Nolan Neal, ‘America’s Got Talent’ and ‘The Voice’ Contestant, Dies at 41
Nashville singer was known for his original song “Send Me a Butterfly”
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‘The Woman King’ With Viola Davis Set for World Premiere at TIFF
Gina Prince-Bythewood directs the TriStar Pictures film opening Sept. 16
