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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WME Agents Tanya Cohen, Solco Schuit and Simon Faber to Depart Agency
Schuit and Farber are also pursuing opportunities in managing and producing space as a pair
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How ‘Working Girls’ Filmmakers Gained Access to a Brothel to Research Their Film (Video)
“I said… I won’t write this story if I didn’t meet these women,” filmmaker Anne Paulicevich tells TheWrap’s Steve Pond
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WarnerMedia Says ‘It Is Time to Move On’ After Ray Fisher Says Studio ‘Failed to Bury’ Him
Actor says company “has struggled to regain control of the narrative” of “Justice League” investigation
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Marion Ramsey, ‘Police Academy’ Actress, Dies at 73
Ramsey was also a singer and Broadway veteran who appeared in the hit 1978 show “Eubie!”
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CAA Elevates James Burtson to President, Carol Sawdye Joins as CFO
Richard Lovett, Kevin Huvane and Bryan Lourd will continue in their roles as CAA Co-Chairmen
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‘Loki’ Creator Michael Waldron to Write Kevin Feige’s ‘Star Wars’ Movie
Waldron also wrote “Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness”
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Monty Python Musical ‘Spamalot’ Acquired By Paramount From Fox
Eric Idle, who wrote the music and lyrics for the original Broadway musical, wrote the screenplay
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Cyborg Cameo Written Out of ‘The Flash’; Role Played by Ray Fisher Won’t Be Recast
Actor said last week he “will not participate in any production associated” with DC Films President Walter Hamada
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Walter Hamada Extends Deal as DC Films President Through 2023
Hamada will continue to report to Warner Bros. Picture Group Chairman Toby Emmerich
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‘The Undoing’ Breakout Noma Dumezweni Joins Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ Remake
Actress and singer Halle Bailey will star as the lead Ariel
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Zack Snyder ‘Has No Plan’ to Make More DC Movies After ‘Justice League’
“The DC universe has gone and branched off and done its own thing and that’s fine,” Snyder said
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‘One Night in Miami’ Trailer: 4 Legends Gather in Regina King’s Feature Directorial Debut (Video)
Regina King’s film arrives on Amazon Prime on Jan. 15, 2021
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Universal Television Extends Hiatus for ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ ‘Good Girls’ and More Amid COVID-19 Spike
Other affected series include “Never Have I Ever,” “Mr. Mayor” and “Kenan”
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‘Justice League’ Actor Ray Fisher Suggests He’s Quitting as Cyborg in Beef With DC Films President
“I will not participate in any production associated with him,” says Fisher
