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Marvel, Sony Pictures Reach Deal for Another ‘Spider-Man’ Film
Next film will be released on July 16, 2021 with Kevin Feige returning as producer
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How Ari Emanuel and Endeavor Met the One Deal They Couldn’t Close
An IPO fail: crushing debt, a Hollywood labor dispute, investor confusion over Endeavor’s business model and anxiety over IPOs in general proved overwhelming
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Endeavor Pulls IPO 1 Day Before Planned Stock Market Debut
Talent and management agency was to begin trading on Friday
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Producers Guild of America Creates New Innovation Award Honoring AR, VR Accomplishments
In addition to virtual and augmented reality, the award will honor experiential and other emerging media endeavors
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Will Smith to Portray American Crime Boss Nicky Barnes in Netflix Film ‘The Council’
Barnes was the inspiration for Wesley Snipes’ Nino Brown in the 1991 film “New Jack City”
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Inside the Business of Nostalgia: How Studios and Brands Bank on Past Hits
“It’s how we connect with the past, and that’s just really powerful,” media analyst Paul Dergarabedian says
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Endeavor Sets IPO Trading Date for Sept. 27
Company plans to raise as much as $712 million in IPO, at a price of $30-$32 per share
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Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner Talks First Steps in Global Plan Following EOne Acquisition
The toy maker plans to pull back eOne licensed content once rights expire
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‘Always Be My Maybe’ Director Nahnatchka Khan Signs First-Look Deal at Netflix
“Fresh Off the Boat” creator also recently signed a four-year overall producing deal with Universal TV
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MoviePass Parent CEO Bids to Buy Shuttered Service, Take it Private
Ted Farnsworth resigned the top post of Helios and Matheson Analytics in order to bid for MoviePass
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MoviePass to Shutdown Indefinitely on Sept. 14
Parent company Helios and Matheson is exploring a sale of MoviePass and other assets
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Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners Hires Former Fox Communications Exec Dan Berger
Longtime Spielberg associate Marvin Levy will move to a senior advisor role
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Why STX Entertainment Needs a Score With ‘Hustlers’
The Robin Hood stripper flick is expected to nab $25 million to $28 million in its debut, which would be a record for the studio
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Amazon Acquires First-Time Director Andrew Patterson’s Toronto Film ‘The Vast of Night’
TorontoFilm Festival 2019: Film follows a young switchboard operator and a radio DJ as they uncover a strange frequency
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AFI Leads All Universities in 2019 Student Academy Award Winners
The Academy named 16 students as winners
