Umberto is a senior film reporter at TheWrap, covering film & television development, agencies and talent. He joined TheWrap in 2016. He has been covering the fanboy beat & breaking scoops for 20 years with numerous Hollywood trade, newspaper and magazine mentions to his credit.
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James Gunn Casts His Brainiac: Lars Eidinger to Star in ‘Man of Tomorrow’
The “Superman” follow-up opens July 9, 2027
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License to Stream: James Bond Franchise Headed to Netflix in Amazon Deal
The deal also includes “Rocky,” “Creed,” “Legally Blonde” and Amazon Originals like “Hunters”
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Sony Acquires ‘The Surrogate Mother’ Adaptation From ‘The Housemaid’ Author Freida McFadden
Anna Klassen will write the adaptation, with Marc Evans producing
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Warner Bros. Launches Specialty Film Label Headed by Neon’s Christian Parkes, Jason Wald and Spencer Collantes
The former Neon CMO will spearhead the label with Wald joining as head of acquisitions and production and Collantes as VP of marketing and creative
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Paul King to Direct Labubu Chinese Doll Film at Sony
The “Paddington” filmmaker will also produce with Department M and Wenxin She
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Ken Kao on Running Production Company Waypoint From Hawaii and Why Auteur Films Need New Economics
Office With a View: The producer behind “The Favourite” and “Longlegs” on why indie film financing is broken
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‘Hamnet’ Breakout Jacobi Jupe Joins Scarlett Johansson in Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Exorcist’ Reboot
The film is set to shoot in New York City
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Stacey Snider Joins FilmNation Entertainment as Chief Creative Officer
“Her unparalleled track record speaks for itself,” FilmNation CEO Glen Basner says
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David Oyelowo to Star in Ava DuVernay’s ‘Heist of Benin’ for StudioCanal
The actor will produce via his Yoruba Saxon banner alongside Endurance Media
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Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Spinoff Centered on Gaston
Dave Callaham will pen the script with Michelle Rejwan attached to produce
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LaKeith Stanfield to Play Dennis Rodman in Lionsgate’s ’48 Hours in Vegas’
Rick Famuyiwa is set to direct the road trip biopic
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Netflix Partners With Producers Roy Lee and Zach Cregger for ‘Torso’ Film Adaptation
No writer or director are attached for the project based on Brian Michael Bendis and Marc Andreyko’s graphic novel
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Longtime Neon Marketing Chief Christian Parkes Steps Down
The exec joined the company in 2017, a year after it was founded
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’28 Years Later 3′ Gets Sony Green Light With Cillian Murphy in Talks to Star
Franchise writer Alex Garland is currently writing the script
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CAA Promotes 6 in Global Touring to Agent and Exec Ranks
The agency reps touring clients like The Weeknd, Harry Styles, Katy Perry, Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen and David Guetta
