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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Jonah Hauer-King to Play Prince Eric in Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ Remake
Actress and singer Halle Bailey will star as the lead Ariel
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‘Star Wars’: Disney+ Version of ‘A New Hope’ Updates ‘Han Shot First’ Showdown With Greedo for 4th Time
Lucasfilm rep confirmed that scene change was something George Lucas prior to selling Lucasfilm to Disney
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Newcomer Jayme Lawson Joins Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’
Juilliard graduate will star alongside Robert Pattinson, who will play the Dark Knight
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Does ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Have a Post-Credits Scene?
Should you, or shouldn’t you, stay in your seats after the credits have started rolling?
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Andy Serkis in Talks to Play Alfred Pennyworth in Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ (Exclusive)
Robert Pattinson will play the Dark Knight
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UTA Promotes 9 New Agents and 5 Executives Across 7 Divisions
Agency also announces UTA also announced that 12 new coordinators have been named across its Los Angeles, New York and London offices
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Delta to Restore Same-Sex Love Scenes to ‘Booksmart’ And ‘Rocketman’ On Its Flights
“We are working to make sure this doesn’t happen again,” Delta said in a statement to TheWrap
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‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Sequel Lands Spring 2022 Release Date
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Vivo’ Bumped to April 2021
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‘Ant-Man 3:’ Peyton Reed Will Return to Direct
Marvel franchise stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, and Michael Douglas
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Greg Berlanti Sets ‘Strange Adventures’ and a ‘Green Lantern-Inspired’ Series at HBO Max
“Both of these original DC properties we’ll be creating for HBO Max will be unlike anything seen on television,” said Berlanti
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Craig Mazin and Ted Elliott to Develop New ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Movie
“Deadpool” writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick were previously hired in 2018 to come up with a new take
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Rare ‘Star Wars’ Boba Fett Action Figure With Working Missile Could Fetch Record Amount at Auction
Less than 30 of the toys are believed to exist
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Jill Soloway to Direct Biopic of Astronaut Sally Ride for Lionsgate
Film about the first American woman to journey to space is written by Cassie Pappas
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Jon Favreau on Scorsese and Coppola’s Marvel Criticism: ‘They Can Express Whatever Opinion They Like’
“These two guys are my heroes, and they have earned the right to express their opinions,” Favreau said
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ICM Partners Promotes 3 Women to Agency Ranks
46% of ICM’s agents are women, which is on target to meet or exceed its pledge to be 50/50 by 2020
