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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Trump Inexplicably Complains About ‘Parasite’ Oscar Wins (Video)
“Understandable, he can’t read,” film’s distributor says
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Apple Sets Mahershala Ali’s ‘Swan Song’ for Apple TV+ and Theatrical Release
Film will be produced by Apple and Anonymous Content, and will go into production this spring
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‘The Batman’: First Look at Robert Pattinson as The Dark Knight (Video)
Production is currently underway in the UK
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Rufus Sewell Joins Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Musical Drama as Vernon Presley
He joins a cast that includes Austin Butler, Tom Hanks and Maggie Gyllenhaal
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‘The Glorias’: LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions Nab Domestic Rights to Julie Taymor Gloria Steinem Movie
Film premiered at 2020 Sundance Film Festival
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No, Warner Bros Did Not Change the Title of ‘Birds of Prey’ – But Theater Chains Did
Theater chains Regal Cinemas, Cinemark and AMC Theaters updated their websites with “Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey” for search engine purposes
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Enlists Jennifer Kaytin Robinson to Update Script
Oscar winner Taika Waititi will return to write and direct
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Visual Effects Society Calls Out Oscars for ‘Cats’ VFX Insult
“The best visual effects in the world will not compensate for a story told badly,” the VES said in a statement to TheWrap
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14 Best and Worst Moments of the 2020 Oscars (Photos)
Oscars 2020: From Eminem’s surprise performance to Corden and Wilson dressing up as cats
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Oscars 2020: James Corden and Rebel Wilson Savagely Poke Fun at ‘Cats’ (Video)
“As cast members of the motion picture ‘Cats’ no one understand the need for good visual effects,” said Corden and Wilson in ‘Cats’ makeup
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‘Sergio’ Star Wagner Moura on His Ambition to Produce Films About Latins (Video)
Sundance 2020: “The great thing was to to make people aware, especially of who this guy was,” Moura tells TheWrap’s Steve Pond
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‘Loki’ Writer Michael Waldron to Pen ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Script
“Spider-Man” director Sam Raimi is returning to the superhero genre and is in talks to direct
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‘McMillion$’ Directors Detail the Complexity of the $24 Million Fraud Ring That Inspired the Docuseries (Video)
Sundance 2020: “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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Sam Raimi in Talks to Direct Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’
Scott Derrickson stepped down last month due to creative differences
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Wilmer Valderrama on Tapping Into the Immigrant Story for ‘Blast Beat’
Sundance 2020: “We’ve been talking about this for a second and I think it’s been an ongoing conversation in Hollywood,” Valderrama tells TheWrap’s Steve Pond
