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Ron Howard and Brian Grazer Hire Bankers to Sell Imagine Entertainment
The producers had tried to sell in 2022 but the deal never happened
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Ryan Coogler to Adapt ‘A Vicious Circle’ With Cocreator Mattson Tomlin at Universal
Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Zinzi Coogler will produce through their Proximity Media banner
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‘The Apprentice’ Close to Deal for Pre-Election Release as Producers Pay Out Pro-Trump Investor | Exclusive
The film, about Donald Trump’s days as an upstart real estate developer, is eyeing a wide theatrical release
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Marvel Studios to Return to San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H
“Deadpool and Wolverine” opens that weekend
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Paramount Pictures Sets Amazon’s Andres Alvarez as EVP Head of Home Entertainment, Bob Buchi to Depart
President of Worldwide Home Entertainment Buchi leaves the company after 18 years, while Craig White will also be departing
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‘M3GAN’ Spin-Off ‘Soulm8te’ to Hit Theaters in 2026
The erotic thriller from Atomic Monster and Blumhouse expands the android-horror universe with director Kate Dolan
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Latino Audiences Are the Secret to ‘Godzilla x Kong,’ ‘Bad Boys 4’ and ‘Inside Out 2’ Box Office Boom
“The Latino audience is very, very important to the bottom line for movie theaters and for Hollywood,” Paul Dergarabedian, Comscore senior media analyst, tells TheWrap
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Richard Linklater’s ‘Blue Moon’ Starring Ethan Hawke Lands at Sony Pictures Classics
Production begins next month in Dublin, Ireland
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CAA Names Elizabeth A. Morrison as Global Head of Inclusion, Recruiting and Development
“CAA’s company culture and employee experience are integral in the work we do in service of our clients,” Sherrie Sage Schwartz, chief human resources officer, says
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Lionsgate to Distribute Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ in the US
The self-financed epic will hit theaters in September
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Miles Teller to Star in ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ Update at Paramount
Dana Fox wrote the latest draft of the script
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‘Evil Dead Rise’ Filmmaker Lee Cronin Sets Untitled Atomic Monster, Blumhouse Film at New Line Cinema
Cronin will write and direct the project to be released April 17, 2026
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‘Transformers’-‘G.I. Joe’ Crossover Movie Taps ‘Jurassic World’ Writer Derek Connolly
Chris Hemsworth is in talks to star
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Marvel’s ‘Blade’ Loses Director Yann Demange | Exclusive
He’s the second director to depart the project as MCU veteran Eric Pearson now works on the screenplay
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UTA Ups Bob Roback to COO
Roback takes over the role from Andrew Thau, who will continue as co-head of UTA Sports