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The Wrap wrote a new post, The Oscar Race After the Festivals Has Hitler and the Joker, But No Front-Runner 2 days, 4 hours ago

The first round of fall festivals has concluded, and here’s where the Oscars race stands:
• Adam Sandler and Jennifer Lopez are actual awards contenders.
• A movie about a comic-book character won the jury […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, Kevin Feige Joins Board of USC School of Cinematic Arts 2 days, 7 hours ago

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has joined the Board of Councilors for the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Dean Elizabeth M. Daley announced on Tuesday.
Feige graduated from USC in 1995, having studied […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, Hugh Jackman’s ‘Bad Education’ Acquired by HBO 2 days, 7 hours ago

HBO has acquired the worldwide rights to Hugh Jackman’s “Bad Education” out of the Toronto International Film Festival and is planning a 2020 release for it, an individual with knowledge of the deal told […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, Natasha Lyonne, Trevante Rhodes Join Lee Daniels’ Biopic ‘The United States vs Billie Holiday’ 2 days, 8 hours ago

Natasha Lyonne, Garrett Hedlund and Trevante Rhodes are set to join the cast of Lee Daniels’ biopic on the life of Billie Holliday starring Andra Day, it was announced Tuesday.
“The United States vs. Bil […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, Don’t Get Lost ‘In the Tall Grass’ in Trailer for Horror Film Based on Stephen King Novella (Video) 2 days, 9 hours ago

It’s just a field, right? That’s the entire premise to “In the Tall Grass,” a horror movie based on a Stephen King novella in which a group of people get lost in a massive, dense, grassy prairie and find th […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, Sony Rejects Dan Loeb’s Pitch to Spin Off Semiconductor Business and Focus on Entertainment 2 days, 12 hours ago

Sony has said “thanks, but no thanks” to Third Point LLC activist investor Dan Loeb’s proposal to spin off its semiconductor business and focus on entertainment.
The Japanese company responded to Loeb’ […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, Issa Rae to Produce Reimagining of ‘Set It Off’ for New Line 3 days ago

Issa Rae has signed on to produce a reimagining of the 90s New Line crime film “Set It Off,” an individual with knowledge of the deal confirmed to TheWrap.
Rae will produce the project alongside Montrel McK […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, Elizabeth Debicki, Claes Bang Thriller ‘Burnt Orange Heresy’ Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics 3 days, 1 hour ago

Sony Pictures Classics has made yet another acquisition out of the Toronto International Film Festival this year with Giuseppe Capotondi’s “The Burnt Orange Heresy,” an individual with knowledge of the d […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, ‘In the Shadow of the Moon’ Trailer: Boyd Holbrook Hunts a Paranormal Serial Killer (Video) 3 days, 9 hours ago

Boyd Holbrook fought Wolverine in “Logan,” an alien monster in “The Predator,” and in his new movie “In the Shadow of the Moon,” he’ll fight yet another sort of mutant warrior who can’t be killed.
“In the […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, Brian Turk, ‘Carnivale’ and ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Actor, Dies at 49 3 days, 9 hours ago

“Carnivale” actor Brian Turk died on Friday following a battle with cancer. He was 49.
A representative for Turk confirmed his death to TheWrap Monday morning, saying his family “just asks that we respe […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, Endeavor Looks to Raise as Much as $712 Million With IPO 3 days, 11 hours ago

Endeavor believes its IPO will value the company’s first batch of publicly available Class A common stock shares at as much as $712 million, according to a Monday filing with the Securities and Exchange C […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, ‘La Llorona’ Film Review: Jayro Bustamante Examines Real-Life Historical Horror in Impressive Third Feature 4 days, 3 hours ago

For his third and most tonally adventurous feature to date, socially perceptive writer-director Jayro Bustamante repurposes one of Latin America’s most ubiquitous supernatural legends to fiercely examine g […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, Joe Russo: Sony’s ‘Spider-Man’ Split From MCU Is a ‘Tragic Mistake’ 4 days, 4 hours ago

“Avengers: Endgame” co-director Joe Russo isn’t surprised that Sony is pulling Spider-Man out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but he thinks their decision to go without Marvel Studios and its prodi […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, ‘Ford v Ferrari’ Trailer: Matt Damon and Christian Bale Don’t Like Ferrari…or Each Other (Video) 4 days, 6 hours ago

Matt Damon and Christian Bale come to blows in the new trailer for Fox’s “Ford v. Ferrari,” as frenemies famed car designer Carroll Shelby and British race car driver Kevin Miles takes on the mission to de […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ Expands at a Brisk Pace at Indie Box Office 4 days, 7 hours ago

It was a quieter weekend at the indie box office than last week, with the big move being not a new release, but an expansion. Amazon Studios’ “Brittany Runs a Marathon” expanded nationwide to 757 scree […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Wins Audience Award at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival 4 days, 7 hours ago

Taika Waititi’s “Jojo Rabbit” has won the Grolsch People’s Choice Award as the audience’s favorite movie at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF announced on Sunday.
The black comedy deals wit […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, ‘It: Chapter Two’ Stays No. 1, ‘Hustlers’ Sets New Record for STX and Jennifer Lopez 4 days, 9 hours ago

It’s been a very good weekend for STX and a decidedly mixed one for Warner Bros, as the two studios released their premiere films from the Toronto film festival: “Hustlers” and “The Goldfinch”
For STX, this […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, Cara Delevingne: Harvey Weinstein Told Me to Hide That I’m Gay and to ‘Get a Beard’ 5 days, 7 hours ago

Cara Delevingne hasn’t forgotten an early encounter she had with Harvey Weinstein, not because of what he did, but rather because of what he said.
“One of the first things Harvey Weinstein ever said to me […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, ‘Hustlers’ to Set New STX Box Office Record While ‘The Goldfinch’ Crashes 5 days, 9 hours ago

STX is making it rain at the box office with “Hustlers,” the Lorene Scafaria crime film that will set a new opening weekend record for the studio. After making $13.1 million from 3,250 screens on Fri […]

The Wrap wrote a new post, Antonio Banderas Didn’t Want to Impersonate Pedro Almodóvar for ‘Pain and Glory’ (Video) 6 days, 1 hour ago

Though he’s worked with the Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar across eight films, Antonio Banderas found the most meaningful one yet was his work on “Pain & Glory,” in which Banderas is playing a thinly fictio […]

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