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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George Clooney Eyed to Star in ‘Buck Rogers’ Revival at Legendary
Clooney will also serve as executive producer along with Grant Heslov under their Smokehouse banner
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John Legend and ‘With Drawn Arms’ Filmmakers on the Inclusion of Late Congressman John Lewis (Video)
“Every time I see him I think about how far this nation has come, but also about how we have to continue to fight,” executive producer John Legend says
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Ethan Hawke Joins Cast of Scott Derrickson’s ‘The Black Phone’ For Blumhouse
The film is set to start production in North Carolina next month
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Noah Baumbach Signs Exclusive Partnership Deal With Netflix
Baumbach’s next film is “White Noise,” an adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel of the same name
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Sacha Baron Cohen to be Honored at Santa Barbara Film Fest
Baron Cohen will be honored for his work in both Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”
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CAA Promotes Rachel Rusch to Co-Head of Motion Picture Talent
Rusch will continue to lead the agency’s comedy department, a position she has held since 2019
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ICM Partners Promotes 5 Women, 9 Men to Agent
The promotions come from multiple divisions across the agency in Los Angeles and New York
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How America’s Last Video Store Chain Survived Recessions and Streaming – But Not COVID
The company survived 10 years longer than Blockbuster, Movie Gallery and Hollywood Video
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‘Godzilla vs Kong’ Trailer Gives Fans Ringside Seats for Monster Fight (Video)
“Let them fight,” indeed
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‘Tove’ Star Alma Pöysti Explains Her Family Connection to Film’s Subject (Video)
Pöysti’s grandparents were very close friends of illustrator, author, and the ‘Moomins’ creator Tove Jansson
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Disney Pushes ‘The King’s Man’ Back to August, Pulls ‘Bob’s Burgers’ From Theatrical Slate
The moves come as more studios shuffle releases from first and second quarter of the year
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Gary Oldman to Receive PSIFF Chairman’s Award
Entertainment Tonight will air a tribute to the honorees scheduled on Feb. 11 and Feb. 25
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WME Signs Bloomberg Media to Develop Film, TV Projects
Bloomberg follows The Atlantic and New York Magazine as the latest media company to sign with a Hollywood agency
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How 3 Filmmakers Co-Directed Spanish Oscar Contender ‘The Endless Trench’ (Video)
“We’ve been working together almost for 20 years now,” Jon Garaño tells TheWrap’s Steve Pond
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Josh Duhamel in Early Talks to Replace Armie Hammer in JLo Movie ‘Shotgun Wedding’
Hammer dropped out of the movie amid a social media firestorm about what the actor calls “bulls– claims” about him
