Film Reporter covering the biz • trey.williams@thewrap.com • Twitter: @trey3williams
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Why ‘Ammonite’ Director Created a Same-Sex Love Affair for Kate Winslet’s 19th-Century Paleontologist (Video)
Film is based on the life of pioneering scientist Mary Anning
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How ViacomCBS’ CNET Sale Fits Into Refocus on Video
ViacomCBS has been offloading assets it deems non-essential to its core TV, video-based business
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CAA Signs Version of Franchise Agreement With Writers Guild, Approval Still Pending
WME remains last major agency holdout in dispute over packaging fees
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How Songtradr Became the Amazon of Music Licensing – And Doubled Artists’ Earnings Since the Pandemic
“Artists have had probably more time on their hands to focus on these revenues,” Songtradr founder and CEO Paul Wiltshire says
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Harry Styles Replaces Shia LaBeouf in Olivia Wilde’s ‘Don’t Worry Darling’
LaBeouf had to leave the project due to a scheduling conflict
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How ‘Black Boys’ Director Confronted ‘Pervasive’ White Fear, Including Her Own, in Doc About Black Men
“Even I had to look in the mirror and say, like, ‘Am I afraid of Black men?’ And the answer was, honestly, yeah, a little bit,” director Sonia Lowman says
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Sony Won’t ‘Make the Mistake’ of Releasing a $200 Million Movie Until More Theaters Reopen
“You’ll see a lot of strange things happen over the next six months in how films are released… but once we get back to normal we will have learned a lot,” Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman Tony Vinciquerra said
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Macro TV Studio Bolsters Ranks With Five New Executive Hires
Studio taps Inga Dyer, Aisha Corpas Wynn, Ahmadou Seck, Khalid Jordan and Ilayda Yigit to help grow TV business
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‘Assassins,’ Documentary About Murder of Kim Jong-un’s Half Brother, Picked up by Greenwich Entertainment
Greenwich Entertainment plans to release the Sundance film in theaters on December 4
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APA Receives ‘Major’ Loan From Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa Companies
Berkle will not take an equity stake as part of the investment meant to support APA’s continued growth as it rebounds from the pandemic
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‘Mulan’ Producer on How the Pandemic Changed the Conversation Around the Film’s Release
Disney’s “Mulan” could shape the future of distribution in Hollywood, but producer Jason Reed just hopes that it entertains, offers hope and even inspires audiences
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Jason Statham, Director Guy Ritchie Reunite for Globetrotting Spy Thriller ‘Five Eyes’
Principal photography on the film is set to start in Europe in October 2020
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United Talent Agency Reinstates Full Pay for Employees, Lays Off 50
The talent agency also laid off roughly 50 employees, some of whom were previously furloughed
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Michael Jordan Takes Equity Stake in DraftKings, Stock Jumps Higher
DraftKings stock rose as much as nearly 12% on Wednesday after company announced the NBA hall of famer’s role
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The Legacy Chadwick Boseman Gave Us Can Never Die (Commentary)
It’s usually unfair to ascribe the meaning of a character to the actor themselves — but in Chadwick’s case, he wore it so damn well
