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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‘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
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Bleecker Street Acquires Domestic Rights to Joe Lynch’s Horror-Comedy ‘Buzzkill’
The distributor plans for a nationwide theatrical release in 2027
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CAA’s Trevor Astbury and Matt Martin Jump to WME as Senior Partners
“Trevor and Matt are exceptional agents who couldn’t be a better fit as we build WME for the future,” WME Group Co-Chairman Richard Weitz says
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Jon M. Chu Signs First-Look Deal With Paramount
The “Wicked” filmmaker previously had a deal at Warner Bros. Discovery
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‘The Batman 2’: Scarlett Johansson in Final Negotiations to Join Sequel
The follow-up film will shoot next spring
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‘Paranormal Activity’ Franchise Revived at Blumhouse-Atomic Monster and Paramount for New Movie
James Wan will produce the film for Blumhouse-Atomic Monster alongside Jason Blum
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Quentin Tarantino Reveals His Top 20 Films of the 21st Century
The Oscar-wining filmmaker’s list spans from “Black Hawk Down” to “West Side Story”
