Film Reporter covering the biz • trey.williams@thewrap.com • Twitter: @trey3williams
Experience:
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Mattel Names Former Maker Studios Head Ynon Kreiz Its Third CEO in 2 Years
Kreiz takes over for Margo Geogiadis, who is leaving the toy company to pursue an opportunity in tech
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MoviePass Owner’s Shares Fall More Than 40 Percent After New Public Offering Announcement
Helios & Matheson is trying to raise money to fuel MoviePass’s growth
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Jeff Bewkes Says DOJ’s Key Antitrust Argument Against AT&T-Time Warner Merger Is ‘Ridiculous’
“If our channels are not in distribution we lose lots of money,” he says about fears they’d use blackouts as bargaining chips
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Film Production in Los Angeles Enjoys First Double-Digit Growth Since 2015
But TV sees 7.4 percent decline in number of shoot days in L.A.
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MoviePass Owner Lost $150 Million Last Year, Auditor Raises ‘Substantial Doubt’ About Service’s Future
Auditors are worried about MoviePass’s sustainability as it continues to lose money
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‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Producer Bill Mechanic Resigns From Film Academy Board
Mechanic, who co-produced the Academy Awards show in 2010, gives no reason for departure
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Says Company’s Model Inoculates It From Tech’s Privacy Woes
“We’re really pretty different from the pure tech companies,” Hastings says during the company’s earnings interview
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Netflix Stock Surges on Huge Q1 Subscriber Growth
Streaming heavyweight adds another 7.4 million customers — passes 120 million overall
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Mel Gibson’s ‘Boss Level’ Lands at Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios
Written and directed by Joe Carnahan, “Boss Level” has a “Groundhog Day,” “Edge of Tomorrow” vibe
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Tom Hardy Is Unrecognizable as Al Capone in Sneak Peek at ‘Fonzo’ (Photo)
You can inspect every pore on actor’s grizzled face — if you want to
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Who Is Winning in DoJ’s Case Against AT&T-Time Warner?
Some analysts have already declared a victor, but “it’s not like a football game,” Georgetown professor Steven Salop tells TheWrap
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John Krasinski Pegs ‘Life on Mars’ as Directing Follow-Up to ‘A Quiet Place’
Paramount is also in negotiations to pick up sci-fi project
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SAG-AFTRA Issues New Rule: No More Auditions in Private Hotel Rooms
New guideline aims “to help protect members from potential harassment and exploitation”
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Salma Hayek Signs a First-Look Deal With Lionsgate
Lionsgate wants Hayek to also produce films under its Latin-focused banner, Pantelion Films
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‘A Quiet Place’ Scores Rare Theatrical Release in China
John Krasinski’s film is only the second horror film to be released in China
