Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
Experience:
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Willie Nelson Docuseries in the Works From ‘Springsteen on Broadway’ Director
“Willie Nelson and Family” is filming now
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Lucasfilm’s ILM Hires YouTuber Who Improved CGI Luke in ‘The Mandalorian’
User known as Shamook used deepfake tech to tweak the de-aged Mark Hamill cameo in ‘Star Wars’ spinoff
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Universal Pays $400 Million for New ‘Exorcist’ Trilogy Featuring Leslie Odom Jr. and Ellen Burstyn
“Halloween” director David Gordon Green will direct the first film in the rebooted franchise based on the 1973 horror classic
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Trevor Noah to Produce Political Documentary Series ‘The Tipping Point’
“The Daily Show” host will recruit LeBron James, Angelina Jolie and Lance Bass for the series
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Venice Film Festival Adds ‘Dune,’ ‘The Last Duel,’ ‘Spencer’ to 2021 Lineup
78th edition of La Biennale runs from Nov. 1-11
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Vince McMahon Limited Series on 1994 Steroid Case Set From WWE and Blumhouse
“The United States of America Vs. Vince McMahon” is the first scripted portrayal of the wrestling icon
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Jackie Mason, Borscht Belt Stand-Up Comedian, Dies at 93
Comic known for his Yiddish and irreverent humor was a Tony and Emmy winner
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China Criticizes NBC for ‘Incomplete Map’ Shown During Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony
The image of the country “hurt the dignity and emotions of the Chinese people,” the consulate in New York says
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Why Is Kevin Smith’s ‘Masters of the Universe’ Series Being ‘Review Bombed’ by Fans?
“I see people online go, ‘Hey man, they’re getting rid of He-Man,” to which Smith says, “Grow the f— up”
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Arizona State Senator Schooled for Saying She Likes Robert E Lee, Not ‘Traitors Who Hate America’
Conservative Wendy Rogers waded into the culture war over Cleveland’s MLB team changing its name
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James Brown’s Family Settles 15-Year Legal Battle Over Estate
The Godfather of Soul’s estate has been valued anywhere between $5-100 million
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‘Gotti II’ Follow-Up to 1996 TV Movie in the Works From ‘Green Book’ and ‘Midnight Run’ Writers
Armand Assante, who won an Emmy for portraying the mobster, will reprise his title role
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Mario Batali and Partners to Pay $600,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Claims
Money will be split among at least 20 former staffers in the celebrity chef’s restaurants
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Whoopi Goldberg and Danielle Deadwyler to Star in Emmett Till Drama From ‘Clemency’ Director
Production on Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till” from MGM’s Orion Pictures begins in Atlanta in September
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‘Old’ Barely Edges ‘Snake Eyes’ at Thursday Box Office With $1.5 Million Start
M. Night Shyamalan’s horror movie opens against “G.I. Joe” spinoff film this weekend
