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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2 Motion Picture & Television Fund Nursing Home Residents Die From Coronavirus
Four caregivers have also tested positive for COVID-19 and are self quarantining
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Matt Orton to Write ‘Night of the Hunter’ Remake at Universal
Orton previously wrote “Operation Finale,” starring Oscar Isaac and Sir Ben Kingsley for MGM
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‘Justice League’ Actor Ezra Miller Appears to Choke, Throw Woman in Video
Miller played The Flash in “Batman v Superman” and “Justice League”
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7 Motion Picture & Television Fund Nursing Home Residents Diagnosed With Coronavirus
The first case was reported on Tuesday
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‘Ant-Man 3’: ‘Rick and Morty’ Writer Jeff Loveness to Pen Marvel Sequel
Peyton Reed will return to direct
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Movie Theater Seating Manufacturer VIP Cinemas Shuts Down for Good Due to Pandemic
The company scrapped plans for a Chapter 11 restructuring after laying off 310 employees last month
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Patricia Bosworth, Marlon Brando Biographer and Former Actress, Dies at 86
Bosworth acted alongside Audrey Hepburn in “The Nun’s Story” and had a second act writing best-selling celebrity bios
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Disney Movie Shuffle: ‘Mulan’ and ‘Black Widow’ Get Later Dates, ‘Jungle Cruise’ Pushed a Year to Summer 2021
“Artemis Fowl,” previously set for May release, will now premiere on Disney+
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Tribeca Film Festival to Debut Select Programming Online
Festival was scheduled to take place between April 15-26
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Innovative Artists Institutes Salary Cuts for Agents and Administrators
“In response to the impact of the global health crisis, Innovative Artists is taking measures to weather this unprecedented storm,” President Scott Harris said in a statement
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Paradigm Calls Fired Agent’s Lawsuit ‘False, Frivolous and Scurrilous’
“Both Paradigm and Mr. Gores expect to be 100 percent vindicated,” the agency’s outside counsel Dale Kinsella said
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22 Family-Friendly Movies Available to Stream on HBO, From ‘Shazam’ to ‘Lego Movie 2’ (Photos)
Throw on your favorite sweatpants and snuggle up on the couch to stream these beloved movies together as a family
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Talent Agency APA to Implement Salary Cuts and Furloughs
“APA like so many other companies across our industry and the world must take immediate and thoughtful action to ensure our company will traverse these uncharted waters and emerge as strong as possible,” APA President and CEO Jim Gosnell says in a statement
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‘McMillion$’ Directors Detail the $24 Million Fraud Ring That Inspired the HBO Docuseries | Video
“Think about the amount of people that you would trust with a big secret like this,” co-director Brian Lazarte tells TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman
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Ryan Reynolds in Talks to Play Dirk the Daring in Live-Action ‘Dragon’s Lair’ Adaptation
Netlfix closed a deal to acquire the rights to the laser game after almost a year of negotiations
