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 Agent Duncan Millership Exits to Join Anonymous Content as a Manager
Exit comes ahead of layoffs at WME
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WME to Shrink 20% of Staff Next Week With Layoffs and Furloughs
The layoffs come as Endeavor faces pressure from the continued COVID-19 shutdowns
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‘Arrow’ Creator Marc Guggenheim to Script Rob Liefeld’s ‘Prophet’ For Studio 8
Studio 8 plans to build a franchise around title character, John Prophet, a DNA enhanced super-soldier
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Former Marvel Studios Exec Jeremy Latcham Signs First-Look Deal With eOne
First project under the deal will be a film based on the wildly popular fantasy franchise “Dungeons & Dragons”
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How Did the Tesseract End Up With [Redacted] in ‘Captain Marvel’?
You might be confused as to why a certain Infinity Stone popped up in a surprising place during the events of “Captain Marvel”
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‘The Batman’ Co-Writer Sells Sci-Fi Spec Script ‘2084’ to Paramount
“GI Joe” and “Transformers” producer Lorenzo DiBonaventura is producing
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Christine D’Souza Gelb Exits Endeavor Content
“This has been a difficult and personal decision for me to make,” D’Souza Gelb says
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Aubrey Plaza Sundance Film ‘Black Bear’ Acquired by Momentum Pictures
Film premiered at Sundance 2020 to critical acclaim
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Paramount Names Tricia Wood and Deborah Aquila as EVPs of Casting (Exclusive)
Duo previously headed Aquila Wood Casting on behalf of Lionsgate
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‘Spaceship Earth’ Director Matt Wolf on What Drew Him to Saga of Biosphere 2 | Video
“Spaceship Earth” will be released by Neon for Hulu and digital download on May 8
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Cameron Boyce Debuts in ‘Paradise City’ Teaser, His Final Project Before His Death (Video)
Former Disney star passed away last year at age 20 after an epilepsy attack
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John Lafia, ‘Child’s Play’ Co-Screenwriter, Dies at 63
Lafia was credited with coming up with the name “Chucky” for the evil, freckle-faced doll
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‘Games of Thrones’ Actor Crushes World Record by Deadlifting a Half-Ton (Video)
Hafthor Bjornsson is best known to “GoT” fans as Ser Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane
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MGM Head of Talent and Casting Seth Yanklewitz Departs Studio
Studio was hit with layoffs recently and furloughed one-third of staffers
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New Live-Action ‘Transformers’ Film Set for June 2022 Release
Paramount is looking to revamp the franchise with two “Transformers” projects simultaneously in development
