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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‘The Lego Batman Movie’ Director Chris McKay to Direct ‘Jonny Quest’ for Warner Bros (Exclusive)
Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich are producing the live-action movie with Adrian Askarieh
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‘The Color Purple’ Broadway Musical to Get Movie Adaptation
Scott Sanders, who produced the Tony-winning Broadway version, will produce the big-screen musical with Oprah Winfrey and Quincy Jones
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Ridley Scott Is Circling to Direct ‘Gladiator’ Sequel for Paramount
Story will focus on the continuing story of Lucius
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‘Birds of Prey’: Ewan McGregor in Talks to Play Batman Villain Black Mask (Exclusive)
Female superhero team-up film will be released on Feb. 7, 2020
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Julius Avery to Write and Direct ‘Flash Gordon’ Remake for Fox
“Kingsman” director Matthew Vaughn, who circled the project in 2015 to direct, will now produce with John Davis and Hearst
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’13 Reasons Why’ Star Katherine Langford Joins ‘Avengers 4’ (Exclusive)
Langford’s role is being kept under wraps
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’: Alexander Skarsgard Joins Cast of Monster Movie
Movie to open in theaters on May 22, 2020
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese to Team up Again for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Eric Roth wrote the screenplay
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‘Joker’ Movie Casts Alfred Pennyworth and Young Bruce Wayne
Douglas Hodge will play Batman’s butler with Dante Pereira-Olson as Wayne before his Caped Crusader days
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‘Wonder Woman 84’ Release Date Pushed 7 Months to 2020
“We are able to put Wonder Woman back to its rightful home,” tweets franchise star Gal Gadot
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Abrams Artists Agency Adds Two New Agents in Branding and Esports
Maxwell Mitcheson and Henry Gordon join alternative and digital team
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Guillermo del Toro Sets ‘Pinocchio’ Passion Project With Netflix
“Shape of Water” director to make animated feature directing debut
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‘Godzilla vs Kong’: Demián Bichir in Talks to Star in Monster Movie
Movie to open in theaters on May 22, 2020
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‘The Flash’: DC Movie Eyes Late 2019 Production Start
Film starring Ezra Miller and directed by “Spider-Man: Homecoming” screenwriters Johnathan Goldstein and John Francis looking at release in 2021
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ICM Partners Promotes 7 Women in Business and Legal Affairs Groups
Alexandra Kopp is upped to vice president, Business and Legal Affairs
