{
  "id": 779655,
  "title": "Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Boards ‘Freeing Flipper’ Ahead Of TIFF Market, Story Of Dolphin Trainer-Turned-Activist Ric O’Barry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/leonardo-dicaprios-appian-way-boards-freeing-flipper-ahead-of-tiff",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-13T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/freeing-flipper-ric-obarry-documentary-appian-way-1237032716/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: Appian Way, the production company founded by Leonardo DiCaprio, is signing on to executive produce Freeing Flipper, a documentary about Ric O’Barry, who went from dolphin trainer to becoming a fierce advocate for freeing all captive dolphins. Appian Way joins Dogwoof, Copper Island and Bay Rock as E.P.s on the project, with Dogwoof set […]",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}