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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Daveed Diggs in Talks to Join Disney’s ‘Little Mermaid’ as Sebastian
Actress and singer Halle Bailey will star as the lead Ariel
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Pan Solo, Anyone? Le Creuset Launches ‘Star Wars’ Cookware
Cookware does not emit sounds or illuminate
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Josh Greenstein and Sanford Panitch to Share Sony Motion Picture Group President Title
Duo named to fill senior role vacant since Doug Belgrad left the studio in 2016
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Director Dean DeBlois Boards ‘Treasure Island’
“Snake Eyes” screenwriter Evan Spiliotopoulos will write the script, collaborating with DeBlois on the story
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CAA Signs ‘Shang-Chi’ Headliner Simu Liu
“Shang-Chi” is the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film to feature an Asian superhero in the leading role
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‘Snake Eyes’: Haruka Abe Joins Cast of ‘GI Joe’ Movie Spinoff (Exclusive)
Abe’s role is being kept under wraps
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Walt Disney Animation Adds Four Directors to New Film Projects
Directors Carlos Lopez Estrada, Suzi Yoonessi, and Disney vets Josie Trinidad and Marc Smith are each developing new theatrical animated films
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‘The Irishman’ First Reactions Call Martin Scorsese Epic a ‘Masterpiece’
“It’s a masterpiece. Period,” said one critic
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Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’ Gets a December Release Date
Paul Walter Hauser will play the lead role in the film based on a Vanity Fair article
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‘Snake Eyes’: Ursula Corbero to Play Baroness in ‘GI Joe’ Movie Spinoff (Exclusive)
“Crazy Rich Asians” breakout Henry Golding stars in the title role
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LAPD Says It Won’t Ramp up Security for ‘Joker’ Premiere
“No credible threats at this time, but we are going to closely monitor what’s going on,” an LAPD spokesperson tells TheWrap
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‘The Climb’ Co-Writers and Stars Michael Covino and Kyle Marvin on the Adultery Tale’s Inspiration | Video
“I keep destroying his life and he keeps forgiving me,” Covino says of his character’s relationship to his best friend
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‘The Climb’ Director Michael Covino Explains What Inspired Tale of Friendship Tested by Adultery (Video)
Toronto Film Festival 2019: “We loved the characters we had established there, and we wanted to expand the world”
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Paul Feig Monster Movie ‘Dark Army’ Being Developed at Universal
Feig will write, direct and produce the original film for his Universal-based Feigco Productions
