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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Warner Bros. Discovery Begins to Lay Off Hundreds of Workers
Up to 30% of combined sales teams of merged company are expected to be cut
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Sofia Coppola to Direct Priscilla Presley Biopic Based on Memoir by Elvis’ Ex
Cailee Spaeny will star as Priscilla Presley, and Jacob Elordi will play Elvis
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Inside the WME Shake-Up at the Top: ‘It’s All About Power’
Chairman Lloyd Braun is out. Richard Weitz and Christian Muirhead are in. So, what does that all mean? And why is Ari Emanuel smiling?
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How Daniel Radcliffe Found That ‘Edge of Madness’ in ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ (Video)
Toronto 2022: Yankovic “manages to thread the needle perfectly between incredibly wholesome and sweet, but also has a genuine edge of madness,” Radcliffe tells TheWrap
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First Trailer for Marvel’s Halloween Special ‘Werewolf by Night’ Sees Gael Garcia Bernal Transform (Video)
Halloween Special will premiere on Disney+ on Oct. 7
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Cohen Media Group Acquires Domestic Rights to Toronto Film ‘Driving Madeleine’
The French-language film was directed by Christian Carion (“Joyeux Noel”)
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Justice Society Hunts The Rock in Final ‘Black Adam’ Trailer (Video)
Superhero movie will be released in theaters next month
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Golden Globes Adds 103 New Voters – Who Won’t Be HFPA Members
The newly for-profit group says 58% of new voters describe themselves as “ethnically diverse”
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‘Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me’ Doc Acquired by Apple Original Films
The film was directed and produced by Alek Keshishian (“Madonna: Truth or Dare”)
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Paradigm Acquires 3 Talent Agencies, Launches Paradigm Media Entertainment
The new company will service the news broadcast and culinary talent representation business
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Ryan Gosling in Early Talks to Star in ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Opposite Margot Robbie
Director Jay Roach will reunite with the “Bombshell” star
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‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Spinoff ‘Sam and Victor’s Day Off’ in the Works at Paramount
Spinoff will follow the same-day adventure of the valets who took the Ferrari on a joy ride in the original 1986 film
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Emily Blunt to Star Opposite Ryan Gosling in ‘The Fall Guy’ Film for Universal
David Leitch is directing the movie, which is inspired by the classic 1980s series of the same name
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Helen Hoehne Re-Elected as President of the HFPA
“I am humbled and truly grateful to be re-elected,” Hoehne said in a statement
