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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A3 Artists Agency Adds Industry Vets Andy Patman and Adam Kanter to Partner Ranks
Agents Katt Riley and Martin To are also joining agency
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‘Days Of Our Lives’ Sets Production Restart Date in September
Producers informed cast and crew that work would begin on new episodes on September 1
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Woman Accuses Ghislaine Maxwell of Raping Her ’20-30 Times’ as a Teen, Willing to Testify
Woman says years of sexual abuse came to an end only after she became pregnant with Jeffrey Epstein’s baby
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WGA Leadership Unanimously Endorses Tentative Deal With Studios
Last night both the WGAW Board and WGAE Council voted unanimously to recommend the contract
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‘Justice League’ Star Ray Fisher Calls Joss Whedon’s On-Set Behavior ‘Gross, Abusive, Unprofessional’
“He was enabled, in many ways, by Geoff Johns and Jon Berg,” tweeted Fisher
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Topic Comedians Remember Carl Reiner: He ‘Set the Bar’ for Comedy on TV and in Movies (Video)
TheWrap editor-in-chief Sharon Waxman hosted a webinar titled “Comedy, Coping, and Change: Finding Humor in Change”
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Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton’s Dirty Films Sign First-Look With New Republic Pictures
Coco Francini joins Dirty Films as a partner
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Anne Hathaway Says Christopher Nolan Bans Chairs on Set: ‘If They’re Sitting, They’re Not Working’
I think he’s onto something with the chair thing,” added Hathaway
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Paramount Shifts Michael B Jordan’s ‘Without Remorse’ Back to February 2021
Film was originally slated to be released on Oct. 2
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ICM Partners Cuts Support Staff; Raises Assistant Wages to $20 an Hour
Agency will commit to a goal of 50% hiring of diverse and inclusive candidates for all open positions going forward
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Concrete Steps Entertainment and Media Companies Are Taking to Improve Diversity
UTA and others announced plans to observe Juneteenth as a paid holiday and make major donations to social justice causes
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Kevin Jordan Inks First Look Deal With MACRO Television Studios
Jordan is developing two projects with MACRO, a supernatural drama “Thirst” and a period drama called “Cordoba”
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WME Worldwide Music Head Marc Geiger Exits in Agency Shuffle
Lucy Dickins promoted to co-head of music as Sara Newkirk Simon transitions to consulting role
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David Leitch to Direct Thriller ‘Bullet Train’ for Sony
Zak Olkewitz is writing the script, based on the hugely popular Japanese manga
