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  "id": 6800291,
  "title": "‘Obsession’ One Year Later: Inde Navarrette and Curry Barker Dish on Memes, How Nikki Became More ‘Flirty’ and Their Wild Ride at TIFF",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/obsession-one-year-later-inde-navarrette-and-curry-barker-dish-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T21:11:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/inde-navarrette-obsession-nikki-memes-curry-barker-tiff-talk-1236859203/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "“Obsession’s” origin story is the stuff of legend. On Sept. 7, 2025, just two days after its rapturously received premiere in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), distributor Focus Features offered to acquire its rights for $14-$15 million. The film, about a friendzoned record store employee named Bear (Michael Johnston) […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Curry Barker Initially Planned To Get Tattoos If ‘Obsession’ Opened To $20M; Inde Navarrette Has Plans To Direct – TIFF",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/curry-barker-initially-planned-to-get-tattoos-if-obsession-opened-to",
        "published": "2026-09-11T22:57:56.000Z"
      }
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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."
}