Connecticut animal trainer Bill Berloni trained Bing for his role alongside Naomi Watts and Bill Murray in "The Friend." ...

As "The Friend" opened nationwide, Bing the Great Dane was guest of honor at a dog-friendly screening hosted by Dog Ppl & the ...

In “The Friend,” a huge dog and his new human, played by Naomi Watts, are in mourning. Both actress and canine had to learn ...

Naomi Watts inherits a 150-pound Great Dane named Apollo after the death of her mentor Bill Murray in “The Friend.” ...

An Iowa dog is the latest canine to make it to the big screen. Bing, a 6-year-old Great Dane from Newton, has made his film ...

An adaptation of Sigrid Nunez's novel, Watts plays a bereaved writer who is bequeathed a giant dog named Apollo by her friend ...

Based on Sigrid Nunez’s celebrated novel, this New York-set dramedy follows Iris (Watts), a frustrated writer who inherits a Harlequin Great Dane named Apollo (performed enormously and ...

The Friend” is about animals, and humans, and grief, and understanding. The Monitor’s critic says the film, based on an award ...

In The Friend, Watts plays a writing instructor who inherits a student’s Great Dane after his death. Offscreen, the actress spent weeks forging a connection with Bing, meeting him twice a day ...

Bill Murray plays a cherished mentor to Naomi Watts’ character in ‘The Friend’ — he leaves her his Great Dane upon his deathCourtesy Everett Collection Firm protocols around who could ...