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INDUSTRY UPDATES

Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner were hired to produce the 95th Oscars telecast, both with extensive experience in live television rather than film. (The Wrap)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced plans to incorporate craft categories into the broadcast after their exclusion last year. (Indie Wire)

IMAX made a deal for six new big-screen theaters in China, expecting a full return to theaters. (Deadline)
Disney released its upcoming dates after the D23 expo including Mufasa: The Lion King and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 set for 2024. (Deadline)
Romantic comedy, “Ticket to Paradise” reached the top of the international box office chart, bringing in $14.8M overseas. (Deadline)
Sony Pictures announced the return of the original ‘Karate Kid’ movie franchise, due out summer 2024. (Variety)
‘The Phantom of the Opera,' Broadway’s longest-running show is scheduled to close early 2023, due to soft theater attendance post-pandemic. (AP News)