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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‘Shang-Chi’: Kevin Feige Calls Debate Over ‘Experiment’ Comment a ‘Misunderstanding’
“It was not the intention,” Feige says of his star’s potential reference to Disney chief Bob Chapek, who called the movie’s 45-day theatrical window an “experiment”
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Mark Wahlberg to Star Opposite Kevin Hart in ‘Me Time’ for Netflix
John Hamburg (“Night School”) will write and direct
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Maureen Dowd Trolled for Labeling Obama Birthday Party as ‘Orgy of the 1 %’: ‘Racist Bulls-‘
“Being cool is important to him,” Dowd wrote about the former president
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Ryan Reynolds Says Disney Wants a ‘Free Guy’ Sequel
Comedy is heading for an estimated $26 million opening
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James Gunn Shares Photo of Idris Elba Operating Camera in ‘The Suicide Squad’
From movie star to DJ to cinematographer?
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Snopes CEO Admits ‘Serious Lapses in Judgment’ for Plagiarizing 50-Plus Articles
“There is no excuse,” David Mikkelson, co-founder of the fact-checker site, says in a statement
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‘Shang-Chi’ Star Simu Liu Hits Back at Disney CEO Bob Chapek: ‘We Are Not an Experiment’
Studio exec had called the upcoming Marvel Studios film “an interesting experiment”
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Shinsuke Sato to Direct Live-Action ‘My Hero Academia’ Adaptation for Legendary
“My Hero Academia” will mark Sato’s English-language directorial debut
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‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Pushes Back 3 Weeks to October
“Venom” sequel was expected to hit theaters this September
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Emily Blunt to Star and Produce Detective Film ‘Kate Warne’ for Amazon and Seven Bucks
Gustin Nash (“Youth in Revolt,” “Charlie Bartlett”) will write the script
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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Tick, Tick … Boom’ to Kick Off AFI Fest 2021
35th edition of the festival will take place Nov 10–14
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Hugh Jackman Shoots Down Wolverine Return: ‘Not on the Table’
“Please tell it to Ryan (Reynolds) because he doesn’t believe it, he thinks I’m joking,” Jackman added
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John Lithgow Joins Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ for Apple
Lithgow will play the role of Prosecutor Leaward
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II to Star in Crime Thriller ‘By All’ for Warner Bros
“Transformers” Director Steven Caple Jr. is attached to direct
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Why James Gunn Was ‘Afraid’ to Cast Sylvester Stallone in ‘The Suicide Squad’ – at First
Stallone plays the fan favorite scene-stealer King Shark
