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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Watch the ‘Black Widow’ Super Bowl Trailer Here (Video)
Marvel dropped the third teaser for the first movie of Phase 4 during the Super Bowl Sunday
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Justin Simien on the Korean and Japanese Influence of ‘Bad Hair’ (Video)
Sundance 2020: “The idea really came from a conversation about a sub-genre of horror in Korean and Japanese horror films about hair specifically,” Simien tells TheWrap’s Beatrice Verhoeven
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First ‘Birds of Prey’ Reactions Call DC Ensemble Film ‘Delightfully Devilish’
“It’s a bonkers bananas crime comedy and a genuine party movie,” said Forbes’ Scott Mendelson
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New ‘Transformers’ Movies in Works as Studio Looks to Revamp Franchise
Joby Harold and James Vanderbilt will write each respective movie
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Kobe Bryant Recalled at Oscar Nominees Luncheon as ‘Most Excited Person in the Room’ When He Was Nominated
NBA star won an Oscar in 2018 for Best Animated Short
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ICM Partners Elevates 6 Agents to Partner Status
The new partners include Courtny Catzel, Di Glazer, Shade Grant, Andrea Johnson, Craig Shapiro and Howie Tanenbaum
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Diversity of Festival Programmers Affects Diversity of Showcased Filmmakers, Time’s Up, USC Study Finds
Study reinforces women and people of color are vastly underrepresented at film festivals worldwide
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Does ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Have a Post-Credits Scene?
Is there anything to stick around for once the credits roll on “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”?
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‘Bambi’ Live-Action Remake Lands ‘Captain Marvel,’ ‘Chaos Walking’ Writers
Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Lindsey Beer will write the adaptation of the 1942 animated Disney classic
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‘Obi-Wan’ Star Ewan McGregor Downplays ‘All This Bulls—‘ About Disney+ Series Delay
“We just pushed the shoot to the beginning of next year,” actor says
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‘Obi-Wan’ Disney+ Series Delayed ‘Indefinitely,’ London Crew Sent Home
Ewan McGregor set to reprise his big-screen role for streaming series
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Oscars: Cynthia Erivo, Elton John, Idina Menzel, Chrissy Metz and Randy Newman to Perform
Special Appearances by Eímear Noone and Questlove
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Bong Joon Ho Plans to Make ‘Six-Hour-Long’ Film For ‘Parasite’ HBO Limited Series
“So I had all these key ideas accumulated from when I started writing the script,” director tells TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman
