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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‘Synchronic’ Directors on Working in an Industry That is Much More ‘Woke’ (Exclusive Video)
Toronto Film Festival 2019: “I think everyone agrees it’s wonderful right now,” director Aaron Moorhead tells TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman
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Netflix Acquires TIFF Midnight Sci-Fi Thriller ‘The Platform’
Toronto Film Festival 2019: Film centers on a citizen of a not-too distant dystopia
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Hayley Atwell Joining Tom Cruise’s Next ‘Mission: Impossible’
“Mission: Accepted. Though I’m not the sort to follow orders…,” the “Captain America” star responded
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Apple Acquires Bryce Dallas Howard Documentary ‘Dads’
Toronto Film Festival 2019: This is the streamer’s first acquisition of the festival
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IFC Acquires Russell Crowe Drama ‘True History of the Kelly Gang’
Toronto Film Festival 2019: Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam and George MacKay also star in the period film directed by Justin Kurzel
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Dylan O’Brien Joins Mark Wahlberg in Paramount’s ‘Infinite’
Details about O’Brien’s role are being kept under wraps
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‘Game of Thrones’ Star Kit Harington to Join Marvel Cinematic Universe
Jon Snow knows nothing about the project and neither do we
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‘Snake Eyes’: Andrew Koji to Play Storm Shadow in ‘GI Joe’ Movie Spinoff (Exclusive)
“Crazy Rich Asians” breakout Henry Golding is set to play Snake Eyes
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‘A Day Without a Mexican’ Sequel in Development at Mucho Mas Media
Yareli Arizmendi to pen screenplay along with Sergio Arau, who will direct follow-up to 2004 cult hit
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Tom Holland’s Video Game Adaptation ‘Uncharted’ Loses Director Dan Trachtenberg
Holland stars in action-adventure film based on the PlayStation video game series about the adventures of treasure hunter Nathan Drake
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‘Spider-Man’ Crisis: Can the Marvel-Sony Deal Be Saved? (Analysis)
Disney executives aren’t interested, an insider tells TheWrap. Other sources say Sony considers the negotiations ongoing
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Marvel Abandons ‘Spider-Man’ Films in Dispute With Sony
Marvel and Sony collaborated on the last two “Spider-Man” films
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Russo Brothers Debunk Richard Rider’s Nova Was in ‘Avengers: Endgame’
“That was actually a joke on our part,” Joe Russo said
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Breakout Henry Golding in Talks to Play Snake Eyes in ‘GI Joe’ Movie Spinoff
The film will be released on Oct. 16, 2020
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Harry Styles Turns Down Role of Prince Eric in ‘Little Mermaid’ (Exclusive)
AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas wrongly tweeted that Styles would play Ariel’s prince
