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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‘Justice League’: Zack Snyder Reveals a Revamped Look for Steppenwolf (Photo)
‘Game of Thrones’ Star Ciaran Hinds voiced Steppenwolf in 2017 film
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Mike Africa Jr Seeks to Free His Parents in ’40 Years a Prisoner’ Trailer (Exclusive Video)
Documentary will debut on HBO and HBO MAX
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Deborah Curtis Joins Endeavor On Location as Chief Marketing Officer
The company offers high-end experiences like access to the field at the Super Bowl
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Blair Rich to Exit as Warner Bros President of Worldwide Marketing
Rich ends 23-year career at the studio amid wave of downsizing
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Chris Pratt Joins the Cast of ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’
Pratt will reprise his role as Star Lord, while Oscar-winner Taika Waititi will return to write and direct
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Marvel Won’t Use a Digital Double for Chadwick Boseman in ‘Black Panther 2’
“No. There’s only one Chadwick, and he’s not with us,” says Marvel Studios EVP Victoria Alonso
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‘Aquaman 2’: Stupid Petition to Get Amber Heard Fired Definitely Failed, Actress Says
“Paid rumors and paid campaigns on social media don’t dictate [casting decisions] because they have no basis in reality,” says Heard
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‘WandaVision’ Gets 2021 Premiere Date at Disney+
First Marvel Studios series hits the streaming service on Jan. 15
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Lionsgate Pulls Out of Gerard Butler’s ‘The Plane’ Over COVID-19 Insurance Concerns
Studio previously boarded the film a year ago at the American Film Market
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Danai Gurira to Star in Film of Pioneering Presidential Candidate Shirley Chisholm
Cherien Dabis to direct the indie “The Fighting Shirley Chisholm” about historic 1972 campaign
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Mads Mikkelsen in Negotiations to Replace Johnny Depp in ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’
Depp was forced to quit the film after being asked to resign by Warner Bros
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Critics Call Ron Howard’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ ‘Laughably Horrendous,’ ‘Worst Film of His Career’
The drama, based on J.D. Vance’s best-selling memoir, will land in select theaters and on Netflix on Nov. 24
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Disney to Furlough More Disneyland Staffers and Executives
“As you know, we’ve already taken the heart-wrenching action of laying off thousands of our Cast on both coasts,” says Disneyland President Ken Potrock in a memo
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Gerard Butler’s ‘Night Has Fallen’ Fourquel in the Works at Millennium Media
Ric Roman Waugh returns to franchise and is set to direct
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Democrats, Assemble! Election 2020 Gets the ‘Avengers’ Meme It Deserves
Barack Obama as Black Panther and Trump as Thanos perfectly illustrate what’s going on
