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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Suspect Arrested in ‘Forever Purge’ Shooting at California Movie Theater
An 18-year-old female died at the scene Tuesday night in Corona, and a 19-year-old male was hospitalized
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Netflix’s Scott Stuber Is Doing ‘Everything I Can’ to Land Christopher Nolan’s Next Film
The streamer’s film chief is feeling bold since signing Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners
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‘Bridgerton’ Breakout Regé-Jean Page to Star in ‘The Saint’ Reboot at Paramount
Kwame Kwei-Armah is writing the script
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‘The Flash’: Ben Affleck’s Batman Gets a Batcycle and a New Suit
Affleck last played Bruce Wayne in 2020’s “Zack Snyder’s Justice League”
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‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ Writers Finally Settle Whether Steve Rogers Was a Virgin
“Steve Rogers isn’t a prude! He may be occasionally presented that way, but … he’s not a choir boy,” writer Christopher Markus says
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Legendary Entertainment Explores Possible Sale
Company is latest to join Hollywood’s M&A frenzy after A24, Imagine, Hello Sunshine and SpringHill
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‘Snake Eyes’ Basically Rolls Itself as Early Reactions Range from ‘Generic’ to Clenched Teeth Emoji
GI Joe movie spinoff opens Friday in theaters
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Leslie Grace to Star as Batgirl in HBO Max Movie
“In the Heights” breakout star becomes the third Latina to be cast in a DC superhero project
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Dwayne Johnson Says He Won’t Return to ‘Fast & Furious’ Franchise
“I wish them the best of luck on Fast 10 and Fast 11 and the rest of the Fast & Furious movies they do that will be without me,” Johnson says
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Harvey Weinstein Extradited to LA for 2nd Rape Trial
Disgraced mogul due in California court on Wednesday for arraignment
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Bassam Tariq in Early Talks to Direct ‘Blade’ for Marvel Studios
Tariq is the fourth person of color to direct a Marvel movie, joining Ryan Coogler, Chloe Zhao and Nia DaCosta
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‘Batgirl’: Haley Lu Richardson & Leslie Grace Are Favorites to Star as Barbara Gordon for HBO Max
“Bad Boys for Life” filmmaking duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are set to direct
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James Gunn on Playing in the DC Sandbox in ‘The Suicide Squad’ and Taking Big Risks
“I just wanted to do that I wanted to make an all-out entertaining film, from start to finish, that didn’t play by the rules,” director says
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‘The Suicide Squad’: Early Reactions Hail ‘Hilariously Violent and Heartfelt’ Movie
Apparently people are in love with the combination of James Gunn, DC Comics and R-rating
