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    Amandla Stenberg Joins ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Film Adaptation at Universal

    “The Hate U Give” star Amandla Stenberg has joined the cast of the film adaptation of “Dear Evan Hansen” at Universal and features the music and lyrics from “La La Land” duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.Stenberg will play the role of the high school senior Alana, which has been expanded and re-conceived from the original stage musical; it will now have Stenberg singing a new song that she will also write in collaboration with Pasek and Paul.“Dear Evan Hansen” is the story of a high school senior w

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    Joseph Kosinski in Talks to Direct ‘Twister’ Remake at Universal

    A movie remake of the tornado film “Twister” is in development at Universal Pictures, and “Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski is in negotiations to direct the remake of the 1996 blockbuster, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.Frank Marshall is producing the film, and the studio is currently hunting for a screenwriter.The original “Twister” starred Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt as two advanced storm chasers in Oklahoma who are on the brink of divorce but must work toge

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    AMC Theatres Won’t Book Universal Movies Anymore After ‘Trolls World Tour’ VOD Release

    AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron announced in an open letter to Universal Pictures Chairman Donna Langley that the nationwide theater chain will no longer screen Universal’s films following comments by NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell that the studio plans to release more films day-and-date both theatrically and on video-on-demand.“It is disappointing to us, but Jeff’s comments as to Universal’s unilateral actions and intentions have left us with no choice,” Aron wrote. “Therefore, effectively immediately

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    Karyn Kusama to Direct New ‘Dracula’ Film for Blumhouse

    Karyn Kusama will direct a new “Dracula” feature for Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay, who have collaborated with Kusama on “Destroyer” and “The Invitation,” are writing the script.Blumhouse is just coming off a hit with Leigh Whannell’s “The Invisible Man,” which grossed $102.2 million worldwide based off a $7 million budget. While the “Dracula” project isn’t set up at Universal Pictures just yet, it would ma

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    Former Universal Executive Josh Goldstine Wins Arbitration Case After Misconduct Firing

    Former Universal executive Josh Goldstine has won a multimillion dollar arbitration case against the studio in the ballpark of $20 million after he was dismissed from the company in 2018 for “inappropriate conduct.”After being unable to find employment in the height of the MeToo era, Goldstine initiated legal action and this month has won an arbitration award from a private, retired judge that’s said to be in the ballpark of $20 million.“I could not have survived this nightmare had it not been f

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    ‘Bombshell’ Writer to Pen Film on WeWork CEO Adam Neumann at Universal and Blumhouse

    “Bombshell” writer Charles Randolph is set to write a feature film based on the rise and fall of WeWork and its CEO and founder Adam Neumann that is being fast tracked at Blumhouse Productions and Universal, TheWrap has learned.Blumhouse will produce and is adapting the film based on the reporting and an upcoming book by journalist Katrina Brooker. The film will chart the intertwined lives and ambitions of Masayoshi Son, the CEO of Softbank, and Neumann, who from 2010 to 2019 was the CEO of the

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    Chelsea Handler Memoir ‘Life Will Be The Death Of Me’ To Be Adapted As TV Series By Universal TV

    EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea Handler's bestselling memoir, Life Will Be The Death Of Me, is heading to the small screen. In a competitive situation with multiple studios bidding, Universal TV, where Handler is under a first-look deal, has acquired the rights to develop the book as a TV series, which Handler will executive produce. Life Will Be […]