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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#OscarsSoDiverse: Academy Nominates Record 9 Nonwhite Actors
The previous record of seven nominations was set in both 2007 and 2017
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‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ Initial Reactions: ‘A Miracle of a Movie’
Is this the movie DC fans have been waiting for?
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‘The Flash’: Maribel Verdú to Play Nora Allen in Superhero Movie
Billy Crudup will no longer play Henry Allen in the film due to scheduling conflicts
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Trevor Noah and Paramount Team Up for ‘The President’s Analyst’ Remake
Pat Cunnane, President Barack Obama’s former senior writer and deputy director of messaging at the White House, is writing the script
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CAA Taps Josh Lindgren To Lead Podcast Department
His roster includes iHeartRadio’s “Stuff You Should Know” and NPR correspondent Ari Shapiro
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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Doc ‘The Lost Leonardo’ About Da Vinci Masterpiece
Film tells the inside story behind the Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold at $450 million
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‘The Flash’: Kiersey Clemons Returns to Star in Solo Film
Actress will reprise her role as Iris West, the romantic interest of Barry Allen
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Michael B Jordan to Make Directorial Debut With ‘Creed III’
Latest Installment to be released Thanksgiving 2022
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‘John Wick’ Director Chad Stahelski to Direct Action-Thriller ‘Classified’ at New Line
Andrew Deutschman and Jason Pagan will write the screenplay
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Steven Spielberg to Direct Film Based on His Youth; Michelle Williams in Talks to Star as His Mother
Spielberg co-wrote the script with Tony Kushner
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek Defends Gina Carano Firing, Insists Company Isn’t ‘Left-Leaning or Right-Leaning’
Carano was dropped from “The Mandalorian” after the actress posted comments Lucasfilm said it considers “abhorrent” on her social media
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‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ Accidentally Leaks on HBO Max
“Tom and Jerry this is not,” a Twitter user said
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CAA Promotes 16 to Agency and Executive Ranks
“We are proud to promote these wonderfully talented individuals who have worked tirelessly to get to where they are today,” CAA board member Michelle Kydd Lee says
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‘Star Trek’: Paramount Beams Kalinda Vazquez Aboard to Write New Film
J.J. Abrams will produce through Bad Robot
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Bruce Willis, Luke Wilson and Devon Sawa to Star in ‘Gasoline Alley’
The action-thriller is set to start shooting in March
