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Cannes Day 2: Tom Cruise and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Celebrate the Big Screen Experience
Plus, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shows his love for Charlie Chaplin
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Simon Rex Joins Zoë Kravitz’s ‘Pussy Island’ With Channing Tatum at MGM
Naomi Ackie leads the cast of the film that is the directorial debut of “The Batman” actress
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Neon Ups Jeff Deutchman to President of Acquisitions and Production
Deutchman joined the company at its founding five years ago and has made deals for “The Worst Person in the World,” “Flee” and “Spencer”
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HFPA Members Offered $120,000 Salaries as Part of Cheryl Boone Isaacs Group’s Bid to Buy the Golden Globes
Pacific Coast Entertainment’s proposal counters billionaire and acting CEO Todd Boehly’s bid to end the group’s nonprofit status
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Netflix Trims About 150 Staffers in New Wave of Layoffs
“These changes are primarily driven by business needs rather than individual performance, which makes them especially tough,” a spokesperson says
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Nicholas Sparks Book ‘The Wish’ in Development at Universal as Part of First-Look Production Deal
Anonymous Content will work with “The Notebook” writer to produce three films based on his recent novels
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Julian Dennison to Star in ’80s New Zealand Coming-of-Age Drama ‘One Winter’
Minnie Driver, James Rolleston and Erana James co-star in film directed by Paul Middleditch and Hamish Bennett
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Cristian Mungiu’s ‘R.M.N.’ Acquired by IFC Films Ahead of Cannes Premiere
Drama from Romanian director behind “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” will get a theatrical release in 2022
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Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Candle Media Buys Social Video Firm ATTN: for $100 Million
The short form news content company targets Gen Z and millennials
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Cannes Film Market Seeks a New Normal as Buyers Anticipate Big Sales
TheWrap Cannes magazine: “I don’t want to say, ‘Let’s party like it’s 2019,’ but it does feel like it may be even more robust than that,” Bleecker Street’s Kent Sanderson says
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Florida Residents Refile Lawsuit Against Gov Ron DeSantis Over Disney’s Special Tax District
Plaintiffs brought their complaint to state court after it was tossed by a federal judge
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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Davy Chou’s ‘All The People I’ll Never Be’ Out of Cannes
Film playing in Un Certain Regard competition will be re-titled as “Return to Seoul”
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Ariana DeBose and Jennifer Jason Leigh Join Chris Pine’s Directorial Debut ‘Poolman’
Pine, Annette Bening and Danny DeVito co-star in the mystery film that pays tribute to LA noir movies
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‘Rust’ Producer ‘Confident’ Filmmakers Will ‘Complete the Movie’ After Investigation Into On-Set Killing
Producer Anjul Nigam, a partner with star Alec Baldwin on a new producing venture, plans to finish the indie Western
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As Roe v. Wade Repeal Looms, Hollywood’s Silence Reveals a Delicate ‘Balancing Act’
“I would hate to be Bob Chapek… having to figure out how you go from the gay rights issue to the abortion issue,” one expert says
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