Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
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‘Aquaman 2’ Shifts to Spring 2023, ‘Shazam!’ Sequel Moves Up to December
“The Flash” also moves to summer 2023, while “Wonka” moves to December 2023
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek Met With Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill; DeSantis Didn’t Change His Mind
Chapek says Disney had been working behind the scenes to oppose the passage of the legislation, which was “not the outcome we were hoping for”
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‘Pinocchio’ First Look: Tom Hanks as Geppetto Re-Imagines the Animated Classic (Photo)
Robert Zemeckis directs the live-action feature hitting Disney+ in September
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‘The Fallout’ Director Megan Park Sets Next Film ‘My Old Ass’ With Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap, Indian Paintbrush
Park will write and direct the modern coming-of-age comedy that will begin filming this summer
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Christopher Abbott Joins Sony’s ‘Kraven the Hunter’ Marvel Movie
Details about the “Possessor” actor’s role are being kept under wraps
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A24 Receives $225 Million Investment to Fuel Growth Plan
Lead investor Stripes is backing the “Uncut Gems” studio’s expansion, and its founder Ken Fox will join the company’s board
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Ryan Coogler Says Atlanta Cops Mistook Him for a Bank Robber: ‘Should Never Have Happened’
“Bank of America worked with me and addressed it to my satisfaction and we have moved on,” the “Black Panther” director says of the January incident
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Will Ferrell Warmed Up With the Golden State Warriors as ‘Semi-Pro’ Character Jackie Moon (Video)
Klay Thompson previously dressed in a Flint Tropics uniform in honor of the 2008 basketball comedy
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LGBTQ Groups Outraged That Disney Denounced Georgia’s 2016 Anti-Gay Law But Not Florida’s New ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
“These policy statements actually do work… It’s just denying reality for Bob Chapek to say that it’s not the case,” PFLAG National’s Jean-Marie Navetta says
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HFPA ‘Extremely Disappointed’ in Call for IRS Investigation by Congressional Black Caucus Members
Golden Globes group says it has reached out to Reps. Joyce Beatty and Brenda L. Lawrence to “discuss their concerns”
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Paramount Players to Merge Under Film Group, President Jeremy Kramer to Exit
Co-heads of motion picture group Daria Cercek and Michael Ireland will lead as part of re-alignment
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New York Times Pulls Editorial Staff Out of Russia Over Censorship Law
“We will continue our live, robust coverage…on Russia’s offensive in Ukraine and these attempts to stifle independent journalism,” spokesperson says
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Aida Takla-O’Reilly, Former Hollywood Foreign Press Association President, Dies at 90
Egyptian journalist joined the HFPA in 1956 and was the longest-serving member of the Golden Globes organization
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Disney CEO Defends ‘Lack of a Statement’ Over Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill: ‘They Can Be Counterproductive’
“I and the entire leadership team unequivocally stand in support of our LGBTQ+ employees,” Bob Chapek adds in memo to staff
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Supreme Court Won’t Review Decision to Free Bill Cosby From Prison
Pennsylvania’s high court had overturned comedian’s sexual assault conviction last year
