Film Reporter • brian.welk@thewrap.com • Twitter: @brianwelk
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Netflix Bounces Back With 2.4 Million New Subscribers in Q3
The streamer last quarter had predicted adding 1 million subs after two straight periods of steep losses
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Ray Romano’s Directorial Debut ‘Somewhere in Queens’ Acquired by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions
The “Everybody Loves Raymond” comedian also stars opposite Laurie Metcalf and Sebastian Maniscalco
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‘Twister’ Sequel Gathers Strength With ‘The Revenant’ Writer Mark L. Smith
Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment are developing “Twisters” as a follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster
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Ruth Negga, Luke Evans, Himesh Patel to Star in Dan Levy’s Directorial Debut ‘Good Grief’ for Netflix
Celia Imrie, Arnaud Valois, David Bradley and Jamael Westman will also star
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‘House Party’ Remake Goes Inside LeBron James’ Crib for a Wild Bash in Its First Trailer (Video)
The movie based on the 1990 comedy will open in theaters Jan. 13
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Producer Skydance Nabs $400 Million Investment to Surpass $4 Billion in Valuation
Investment firm KKR and other existing backers provided the funding for David Ellison’s studio
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‘The Naked Gun’ Reboot in the Works With Liam Neeson in Talks to Star
The Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer will direct the film based on the ’80s crime spoof franchise
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Kevin Mayer Says Disney Could Do Without ESPN and ABC (Video)
TheGrill 2022: “It’s hard to see a huge future for linear TV in entertainment,” the Candle Media co-CEO says
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Why Producers’ Fights for Abortion Protection and Diversity on Sets Are Intertwined (Video)
TheGrill 2022: “It shook us and the women on set into thinking, are we in a space where we’d be taken care of,” “Reservation Dogs” producer Tazbah Chavez says of filming in Oklahoma
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Cuba Gooding Jr. Faces No Jail Time After Guilty Plea in Forcible Touching Case
The prosecutor in the case says the “Jerry Maguire” actor stayed out of trouble and completed six months of alcohol and behavior modification counseling
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Kevin Mayer Predicts TikTok Will Outlast Other Social Media (Video)
TheGrill 2022: “As great as TikTok is, it is much smaller than YouTube,” the Candle Media co-CEO says
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Warner Bros. Discovery Moves Up Launch of New Diversity Pipeline Program After Industry Outcry
The DGA on Wednesday said that the program is mandated by the guild’s collective bargaining agreement
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Inside Lionsgate’s Head-Spinning Spinoff Strategy: Sell the Studio (or Starz) But Keep Control
“This isn’t a divorce, more of a separation,” one analyst says of the possibility that the studio assets could be spun off rather than Starz
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Sydney Sweeney to Star in ‘Barbarella’ Remake for Sony
Jane Fonda starred in the kinky 1968 sci-fi film based on a French comic series
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Michelle Yeoh and Pete Davidson Join ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Voice Cast
Steven Caple Jr. is directing the film that stars Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback
