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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Jaime Reyes ‘Blue Beetle’ Latino Superhero Movie in Development at DC and Warner Bros (Exclusive)
Mexican-born writer Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, who wrote Universal’s “Scarface,” has been tapped to write the screenplay
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‘The Mandalorian’: Nick Nolte Joins Cast of ‘Star Wars’ Show
The actor joins Pedro Pascal and Gina Carano as the latest addition to the cast
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‘Collide’ Writer F. Scott Frazier to Script ‘Gears of War’ for Universal (Exclusive)
Studio optioned motion picture rights to Microsoft Studio’s iconic “Gears of War” franchise in 2016, based on the Xbox video game series
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‘Spider-Woman’ and Other ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Follow-Ups in the Works at Sony
One of these characters could very well be Spider-Gwen, a breakout character from the Spider-Verse
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Alessandro Nivola in Talks to Star in ‘Sopranos’ Prequel ‘The Many Saints of Newark’
Several characters from the original series are expected to appear in the film
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Margot Robbie Shares Full ‘Birds of Prey’ Movie Title
Get ready for “The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn”
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Ezra Miller Promises ‘We’re Making a F–king Crazy Dope ‘Flash’ Movie’
“Anyone who knows about Barry Allen knows he may arrive late,” adds the “Fantastic Beasts” star
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Bill Maher Heckles Adult Comic Book Lovers for Mourning Stan Lee’s Death
“I don’t think it’s a huge stretch to suggest that Donald Trump could only get elected in a country that thinks comic books are important,” writes “Real Time” host
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David Harbour Joins Chris Hemsworth in ‘Dhaka’ for Netflix
“Infinity War” directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo are producing with Mike Larocca under their AGBO Films banner
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Kim Porter, Model and Mother of 3 of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Children, Dies at 47
“Sadly, I can confirm the passing of Kim Porter. I ask that you give the families privacy at this time,” Diddy’s rep tells TheWrap
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CAA Promotes Four Trainees to Executive and Agent Ranks
The promotions span across the agency’s Global Branding, Motion Picture, and Sports departments
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‘Birds of Prey’: Ella Jay Basco in Talks for Cassandra Cain in Superheroine Movie
Cassandra Cain is one of the world’s greatest martial artists, and also a vigilante
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Mahershala Ali Accepts Viggo Mortensen’s Apology for Using N-Word
“However well-intended or intellectual the conversation may have been, it wasn’t appropriate for Viggo to say,” Ali said in a statement issued Friday
