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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Harry Clein, Seminal PR Agency Founder, Dies at 82
Clein founded Clein + Feldman with Bruce Feldman in 1981
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Amazon in Talks to Acquire Michael B Jordan’s ‘Without Remorse’ From Paramount
The film was directed by Stefano Sollima (“Sicario: Day of the Soldado”)
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Universal in Talks to Acquire Tom Cruise, Doug Liman Space Movie
Project would make history and be would first narrative feature of its kind to be shot in space
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As San Diego Comic-Con Goes Virtual, Fans and Industry Veterans Feel a ‘Big Void’
“SDCC is hard work but it’s also like summer camp,” comics illustrator Tom Neely laments
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Dave Franco to Play Vanilla Ice in Biopic ‘To the Extreme’
“To the Extreme” centers on the rise of the rapper from a high school dropout selling cars in Dallas to having the first hip-hop single to top the Billboard charts
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Cynthia Erivo to Star in ‘Talent Show’ for Universal
Gandja Monteiro will direct the film, which is based on an idea by Duane Adler, who originated the “Step Up” franchise
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San Diego Comic-Con Fans Erect a Shrine For Canceled Event
Shrine is located at Tin Fish restaurant across the street from the convention center
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The ‘Justice League’ Synder Cut Will Exist Outside of DC Continuity, Zack Snyder Says
“It’s kind of separate now from the DC cinematic universe continuity,” Snyder says
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Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts to Star in ‘Leave the World Behind’ For Netflix
“Mr. Robot” creator Sam Esmail will both write the adaptation and direct
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Charlize Theron’s ‘The Old Guard’ Among the Top 10 Most Popular Netflix Films of All Time
Gina Prince-Bythewood is the first Black female director to make the list
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‘Hawkeye’: Disney+ Show Lands Bert and Bertie, Rhys Thomas as Directors
MCU veteran Jeremy Renner will reprise role as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
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Noah Centineo to Play Atom Smasher in New Line and DC’s ‘Black Adam’
The film will star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the “Shazam” antihero
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Apple Acquires Justin Timberlake Film ‘Palmer’
Timberlake plays a former football star who returns home after a stint in prison
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‘Stuber’ Director Michael Dowse Set for Adaptation of ‘Just Cause’ Video Game for Constantin Film
“John Wick” Creator Derek Kolstad is writing the script of the film version of the hit game
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Sony Pictures and SK Global Nab Film Rights to ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Author’s New Novel ‘Sex and Vanity’
Published by Doubleday, Kevin Kwan’s book became an instant New York Times bestseller after its release on June 30
