Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
Experience:
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Ian McDonald, King Crimson and Foreigner Co-Founder, Dies at 75
Multi-instrumentalist of the prog rock bands and session musician had been battling cancer
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‘Death on the Nile’ Sails to $1.1 Million at Thursday Box Office
“Marry Me” with Jennifer Lopez also earned $525,000 in its previews ahead of Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day weekend
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The Last 29 Super Bowl Halftime Shows Ranked, From U2 to The Weeknd (Photos)
How did The Weeknd stack up?
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Tom Hanks Comedy ‘A Man Called Otto’ Sells to Sony in $60 Million Deal
Marc Forster is directing the film that’s a remake of Swedish hit “A Man Called Ove”
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MoviePass Sets Summer Relaunch With Tiered Pricing Plan and Ability to Bring Friends
Co-founder Stacy Spikes teased virtual currencies within revamped movie subscription service
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Shawn Mendes to Voice ‘Lyle, Lyle Crocodile’ Title Character at Sony
Will Speck and Josh Gordon are directing the live-action and animated hybrid musical film
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Netflix Workforce Grew to More Than Half Women and Half People of Color in 2021
Women and underrepresented groups in leadership levels also rose to just above half compared to 2020
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Cate Blanchett to Produce and Star in ‘The New Boy’ About Australian Aboriginal Orphan
Warwick Thornton will write and direct the film that also stars Deborah Mailman and Wayne Blair
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Sting Sells Music Catalog to Universal Music Publishing Group
The deal includes songs from his solo work and with The Police
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‘Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over’ Music Doc Acquired by CNN Films
Dave Wooley and David Heilbroner directed the film about the “I Say a Little Prayer” singer that premiered in Toronto
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2 Sundance Staffers Resign in Response to Flap Over ‘Jihad Rehab’ Documentary
Brenda Coughlin and Karim Ahmad quit during the film festival after Meg Smaker’s documentary was slammed as Islamaphobic
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Disney Stock Soars as Q1 Earnings Smash Through Wall Street Expectations
Revenue hit $21.81 billion in the quarter that ended Jan. 1
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Joe Rogan Mocks Anti-Vax Controversy in Stand-Up Set: ‘Don’t Take My Advice’
“What dumb s— were you about to do when my stupid idea sounded better?” podcaster said on stage in Austin
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Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz, Shailene Woodley Join Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’ Biopic
STXfilms has acquired the worldwide rights to the film and plans to begin shooting in May
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Women and POC Filmmakers See Sustained Growth as Directors of Top Films Despite Pandemic
Streamers also outpacing traditional studios in hiring female and underrepresented talent, new report on filmmakers from USC shows
