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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‘The Glorias’ to Skip Theatrical Release, Debut on Amazon Prime
Film premiered at 2020 Sundance Film Festival
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Daniel Dae Kim And Randall Park Team Up For Untitled Asian American-Led Heist Movie at Amazon
Young Il Kim, who wrote 2012 Black List script “Rodham” and worked on Showtime’s “Billions,” is writing the project
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Ben Cross, ‘Chariots of Fire’ and ‘Star Trek’ Actor, Dies at 72
Cross also starred as the villainous Prince Malagant in 1995’s “First Knight” opposite Richard Gere, Sean Connery, and Julia Ormond
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Rose McGowan Accuses ‘Sideways’ Director Alexander Payne of Sexual Misconduct
“I was 15,” McGowan writes of underage encounter with Payne
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Sharon Stone Lashes Out at ‘Non-Mask Wearers’ After Sister Hospitalized With COVID
“Wear a mask! For yourself and others. Please,” said “Basic Instinct” star
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Dolly Parton on Why She Dumped ‘Dixie’ Name From Her Theme Parks: ‘Don’t Be a Dumbass’
“I don’t want to offend anybody,” singer and entrepreneur tells Billboard
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Tig Notaro Replaces Chris D’Elia in Zack Snyder’s ‘Army of the Dead’
Multiple women have accused D’Elia of harassing them online when they were minors
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Focus Features President Robert Walak Steps Down for Consulting Role
Universal’s indie film unit has no plans to replace him
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Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O Yang and Charles Melton Join Netflix Rom-Com ‘Love Hard’
Hernán Jiménez is set to direct the trio in the rom-com
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‘Wonder Woman 1984,’ ‘The Flash’ Kick Off Film Panel Slate at DC FanDome
Virtual Comic-Con Alternative also features first looks at ” The Suicide Squad” and “The Batman” plus upcoming animated movies like “Batman: A Death in the Family”
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Netflix Acquires Femi Fadugba’s Debut Novel ‘The Upper World’; Daniel Kaluuya Attached to Star
Kaluuya will also produce the film alongside Eric Newman and his Screen Arcade producing partner Bryan Unkeless
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Scott Greenberg Departs CAA to Become Manager and Partner at LBI Entertainment
Greenberg will continue to represent clients Antoine Fuqua, Jaume Collet-Serra, Taylor Sheridan, Dan Gilroy, Brad Ingelsby, and Nanette Burstein, among others
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Logan Lerman, Asa Butterfield to Play Young Lee Atwater and Karl Rove in James Schamus’ ‘College Republicans’
Wes Jones’ buddy comedy is based on true events, set in the summer of 1973
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‘The Banks’: Roxane Gay to Adapt Graphic Novel For TKO Studios and Macro
Graphic novel tells the story of three generations of female master thieves in Chicago
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New York Comic Con Pivots Online With Live YouTube Sessions
New York Comic Con YouTube channel will exclusively live stream panels from Oct. 8-11
