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Alexander Skarsgard, Nat Wolff Military Drama ‘The Kill Team’ Lands at A24
Film written and directed by Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Dan Krauss
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Dev Patel-Led ‘The Wedding Guest’ Acquired by IFC Films
Film was written and directed by British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom
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MGM Partners With Lantern Entertainment to Develop, Distribute ‘Boys in the Boat’
This marks Lantern’s first development deal since acquiring The Weinstein Co. for $289 million in July
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Whitey Bulger, Boston Mob Boss Who Inspired ‘The Departed’ and ‘Black Mass,’ Found Dead in Prison at 89
Bulger was beaten to death by at least two inmates, Federal Bureau of Prison employees tell the New York Times
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Propagate Acquires Indie Production Company Electus and Majority Stake in Artist First
The independent content creation and distribution company is looking to expand its full-service global studio
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‘World War Z’ Writer Makes Directing Debut on Fact-Based ‘Mosul,’ Shot in Secret in Morocco
Matthew Michael Carnahan’s movie is based on New Yorker story about Mosul SWAT team battling ISIS
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Sony Posts Better Than Expected Q2 Earnings, Profit
Sony Pictures division reported income of $209 million during the three-month period
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Lin Manuel-Miranda Posts Open Casting Call for ‘In the Heights’ Film
Warner Bros. production is shooting spring and summer 2019
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DJ Khaled, Rashida Jones, Ben Mendelsohn, Karen Gillan, Masi Oka Join Fox Animations’ ‘Spies in Disguise’
Actors join cast featuring Will Smith and Tom Holland
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Sony Pictures Promotes Michael Marshall to President of Studio’s Business Affairs
Marshall has negotiated deals for “Venom,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” “Spider-Man: Far From Home” and “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood”
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Chris Rock to Direct Kevin Hart-Led Film ‘Coparenting’ for Universal
“Black-ish” writer Yamara Taylor will write the script based on an original idea from Rock
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UTA Promotes 9 Coordinators to Agent and 1 Assistant to Executive
Of the 17 agents promoted in the last year, more than half identify as female and more than a third as people of color, UTA says
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Lionsgate Names Industry Veteran Matt Leonetti Head of Physical Production
He previously spent five years at Sony Pictures, overseeing production of “Jumanji,” “Venom” and upcoming “Charlie’s Angels”
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Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton Attached to Star in New George Miller Project
“Three Thousand Years of Longing” will be Miller’s first film since the Oscar-nominated “Mad Max: Fury Road”
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HBO Picks Up ‘Icebox’ Feature About 12-Year-Old Honduran Seeking Asylum in US
Film, starring “Coco” breakout Anthony Gonzalez, is set for December debut
