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  "id": 15944033,
  "title": "Kid Cudi To Direct, Write & Star In Basquiat Movie: “A Love Letter To Jean, The 80s & NY City”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/kid-cudi-to-direct-write-star-in-basquiat-movie-a-love-letter-to-jean",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-21T19:30:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/kid-cudi-basquiat-movie-1237169913/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "One of the greatest artists of the 20th century is coming to the big screen again from one of the 21st century’s true hyphenates. Kid Cudi revealed on his Instagram on Wednesday that he will write, direct and star in a film about the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat. “For years people have asked me about […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Film show: Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård star in horny feminist fantasy 'Wicker'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/film-show-olivia-colman-alexander-skarsgard-star-in-horny-feminist",
        "published": "2026-10-21T14:54:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Kid Cudi to Star as Jean-Michel Basquiat in Self-Written and Directed Film ‘Jean’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/kid-cudi-to-star-as-jean-michel-basquiat-in-self-written-and-directed",
        "published": "2026-10-21T17:53:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Kid Cudi to Write, Direct, and Star in Jean-Michel Basquiat Biopic Jean",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/kid-cudi-to-write-direct-and-star-in-jean-michel-basquiat-biopic-jean",
        "published": "2026-10-21T18:20:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Stereogum",
        "title": "Kid Cudi Is Writing, Producing, And Starring In His Own Jean-Michel Basquiat Biopic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/kid-cudi-is-writing-producing-and-starring-in-his-own-jean-michel",
        "published": "2026-10-21T18:37:17.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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