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iW Daily Recap | 4 Stories Not to Miss for Friday

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indieWIRE Recaps is a daily column that curates indie news and stories from around the film world. If you’d like to suggest an article, you can find us at editors@indiewire.com

The Royal Wedding shatters online streaming records

Trying not to mention the Royal Wedding would be like trying to avoid a giant, Alexander McQueen-dressed elephant in the room. One of the biggest news events of the year has broken all kinds of internet streaming records, even threatening to cripple the BBC website at one point. The Telegraph reports on how the royal union affected web traffic today.

“Cars 2” gets in on the Royal Wedding

Still can’t get enough of the Royal Wedding? Check out the poster for “Cars 2,” which uses today’s epic event in a clever poster.

Grauman’s Chinese Theater to change hands

Grauman’s Chinese Theater, the iconic Hollywood landmark, is being sold to former nightclub operator Elie Samaha and producer Don Kushner. Samaha and Kushner are buying the theater, along with the Mann Chinese 6, from Warner Bros. and Viacom Inc. What will become of the beloved movie house? Could it transition into…a nightclub? The Hollywood Reporter has more details on the deal.

Dimension Films buys “The Greys”

Dimension Films, part of the Weinstein Company, has purchased “The Greys,” a sci-fi thriller, with Spanish director F. Javier Gutierrez set to direct. Gutierrez, who gained notice with “Tres Dias (Before the Fall),” will tackle his first English-language film. Click here to learn more from /Film.

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