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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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Comedy ‘Beth and Don’ Acquired by A24
Film will be written and directed by Nicole Holofcener
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Annapurna Promotes Nathan Gary to President
“Nathan has helped build Annapurna Interactive from the ground up, showing impressive leadership as well as the innate ability to identify and foster creative voices,” CEO Megan Ellison says
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George Foreman Biopic Set for March 2023 at Sony
Biopic was previously schedule to be released Sept. 2022
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Mel Gibson to Star in Family Adventure Film ‘Boys of Summer’
Mason Thames (“The Black Phone”) will star opposite Gibson
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Gael García Bernal to Star in Marvel’s Werewolf-Focused Disney+ Halloween Special (Exclusive)
Production is set to begin in early 2022
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Bleecker Street Acquires Domestic Rights to ‘Montana Story’
The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and will be released in 2022
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UTA Promotes 50 Staffers Across 20 Divisions
The promotions encompass employees at various levels of the talent agency
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Jared Leto Really Needs to Get a Handle on His Powers in New ‘Morbius’ Trailer (Video)
Marvel-adjacent action thriller hits theaters on Jan. 28
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Janet Jackson Super Bowl Scandal Film Set by FX and Hulu as Next NY Times Doc
“Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson” premieres simultaneously on FX and Hulu on Nov. 19
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Kevin Hart-Woody Harrelson Comedy ‘The Man From Toronto’ Pushed Back 7 Months to August 2022
The film was previously scheduled to open this January
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Jessica Chastain Raves Over Andrew Garfield’s Performance in ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ (Exclusive Video)
“He goes so deep into his character,” director Michael Showalter adds in a behind-the-scenes clip
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Eddie Murphy Joins Jonah Hill, Kenya Barris Comedy Feature at Netflix
Hill and Barris also wrote the script
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Marvel is Seeking Latino Lead for Disney+ Halloween Special (Exclusive)
Project will be centered on a werewolf character and is set to begin production in early 2022
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Thandiwe Newton ‘Disappointed’ That Her ‘Star Wars’ Character Was Killed: ‘Are You F-ing Joking?’
“You don’t kill off the first Black woman to ever have a real role in a ‘Star Wars’ movie,” Newton added
