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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Shortlist 2020: How Failure of the Health-Care System Inspired Elivia Shaw to Make ‘The Clinic’ (Video)
Short film centers on Dr. Marc Lasher and his volunteers inside a mobile clinic who try to help drug addicts without passing judgment
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Netflix Adaption of Mark Millar Comic ‘Reborn’ Lands Writer Bek Smith
Chris McKay (“The Lego Batman Movie”) is attached to direct
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Noah Hawley’s ‘Star Trek’ Put on Hold at Paramount
There are currently three other “Star Trek” scripts in development
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Netlix Untitled Chupacabra Movie Lands Director Jonas Cuarón
Chris Columbus’ 26th Street Pictures is producing
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Tribeca Film Festival Announces 20th Anniversary Edition Will Run June 2021
Submissions Open for all Sections Beginning September 8
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Shortlist 2020: How a Real-Life Bike Theft Inspired ‘White Eye’ (Video)
Short film centers on a man who finds his stolen bike on a street and sets in motion a sequence of events that profoundly impacts the lives of a group of Middle Eastern immigrants
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Spyglass Media and James Wan Atomic Monster Partner ’80s NBC Classic ‘Knight Rider’ Movie
Former video game writer TJ Fixman is adapting the screenplay
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Chad Stahelski To Produce New Line’s ‘The Man From Nowhere’ Remake
Stahelski will also reunite with “John Wick” screenwriter Derek Kolstad who will write the script for the remake
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‘Captain Marvel’ Sequel Lands ‘Candyman’ Director Nia DaCosta
Megan McDonnell (“Wandavision”) wrote the script
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After ‘Mulan,’ Marvel Fans Demand a Disney+ Release for ‘Black Widow’
“It’s time Marvel, do the right thing. Black Widow needs to debut on Disney+,” says Twitter user
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Whitney Houston Biopic ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Picked Up by Sony
“The Photograph” director Stella Meghie is set to direct the film with the support of Houston’s estate
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Joey King in Talks to Board Brad Pitt’s ‘Bullet Train’ at Sony
Film is based on the Japanese novel “Maria Beetle” by Kotaro Isaka
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Bradley Cooper in Talks to Star in Untitled Paul Thomas Anderson Drama
The film is a coming-of-age drama that takes place in 1970s San Fernando Valley
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STX Wins Domestic Rights to Untitled Kevin McDonald Legal Thriller
The film stars Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley and Benedict Cumberbatch
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