By Jake Kanter
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EXCLUSIVE: Saniyya Sidney (Fences, Hidden Figures) and Demi Singleton (Godfather of Harlem) have been cast as young Venus and Serena Williams, respectively, in the Will Smith-led Warner Bros biopic, King Richard. In addition, Emmy-nominated When They See Us star Aunjanue Ellis has also joined the film in the role of matriarch Brandi Williams.
Reinaldo Marcus Green is at the helm, directing from a script by Zach Baylin. It’s a true story of the
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Scandinavian major NENT Group has commissioned romantic drama “Harmonica” from Warner Bros. International Television Production Sweden.
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Warner Bros.’ Hamburg-based German division, Warner Bros. Entertainment GmbH, has agreed for the first time to financial contributions of €1 million ($1.1 million) annually for regional funder Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (FFHSH).
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In today’s film news roundup, Jon Bernthal is cast in “King Richard,” FilmFreeway sets a Toronto Film Festival deal and “Phoenix, Oregon” gets distribution.
Warner Bros. is bringing some Chinese New Year blockbuster fare to North America in a big way.The studio has acquired North American theatrical rights to Wanda Pictures' upcoming tentpole Detective Chinatown 3.
Warner Bros. Pictures has confirmed details of its wide specialty release of “Detective Chinatown 3” in North America. The film will reach American theaters on Jan. 24, coinciding with a huge outing handled by Wanda Pictures in China at the beginning of Chinese New Year (aka Spring Festival).
Looking to streamline costs, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. on Wednesday announced a joint venture that will see the two Hollywood studios share distribution duties for their physical DVDs in North America.The partnership intends to commence in early 2021, pending regulatory approval.
Universal and Warner Bros. — facing the continued deterioration of physical disc sales — want to pool their DVD distribution businesses under a major new deal.