Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
Experience:
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Peter Farrelly to Direct Comedy ‘Super in Love’ for Amblin Partners
Flint Wainess is writing the script
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Roger Michell, Director of ‘Notting Hill’ and ‘Venus,’ Dies at 65
British filmmaker most recently directed “The Duke” and “Blackbird”
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Kristen Stewart’s Princess Diana Asks ‘Will They Kill Me?’ in New ‘Spencer’ Trailer (Video)
Pablo Larraín directs the film opening in theaters Nov. 5
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Benedict Cumberbatch Is the ‘Cat Man’ in ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ Trailer (Video)
Will Sharpe directs the biopic on the eccentric British artist opening theatrically on Oct. 22 and on Amazon Nov. 5
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Melvin Van Peebles Hailed as ‘Genius’ and ‘Artistic Gangsta’ by Spike Lee, Ava DuVernay and More
“He made the most of every second, of EVERY single damn frame,” Jenkins says of “Sweet Sweetback” director
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Melvin Van Peebles, Icon of Black Cinema, Dies at 89
Director and actor known for “Watermelon Man” and “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song” was also father to filmmaker Mario Van Peebles
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Johnny Depp Says Cancel Culture Is ‘So Far Out of Hand’ That ‘No One Is Safe’ (Video)
“I believe that if you are armed with the truth, then that’s all you need,” actor says at San Sebastian Film Festival
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Riot Games Promotes Ryan Crosby to President of Publishing
Crosby joined gaming developer’s entertainment division in January
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‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ Gets a Title, Moves Up to April 2022
David Yates directs the film that will now open April 15, 2022, previously from July 15, 2022
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Eddie Murphy Signs 3-Film and First-Look Deal With Amazon Studios
“Coming 2 America” actor will also develop original film projects with a potential to star
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Will Smith’s Hit Song ‘Summertime’ to Become Hip-Hop Musical for Sony’s Screen Gems
Westbrook Studios and Davis Entertainment will produce film that Peter Saji will write and direct
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How ‘7 Prisoners’ Star Rodrigo Santoro ‘Completely Transforms’ for Human Trafficking Drama (Video)
TIFF 2021: “The fact that people are doing a double take, it just shows the great lengths he went to,” director Alexandre Moratto says
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek Describes ‘Reset’ on Film Talent Deals Amid Scarlett Johansson Fallout
“We’re just sort of figuring out our way to bridge that gap,” he says
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‘Shang-Chi,’ ‘Jungle Cruise’ and ‘Home Sweet Home Alone’ to Land on Disney+ in November
Other new content from “The Simpsons,” Pixar and “Star Wars” will be available as part of annual Disney+ Day
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‘American Underdog’ Trailer: Zachary Levi’s Kurt Warner Needs to Prove Himself to Rams Coach (Video)
Anna Paquin and Dennis Quaid co-star in sports biopic opening in theaters Christmas Day
