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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ICM Partners Promotes 7 Women in Business and Legal Affairs Groups
Alexandra Kopp is upped to vice president, Business and Legal Affairs
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Lucy Hale in Talks to Join ‘Fantasy Island’ for Blumhouse and Sony (Exclusive)
Hale would join Michael Peña, who will follow in the steps of Ricardo Montalban as Mr. Roarke, the proprietor of “Fantasy Island”
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‘Godzilla vs Kong’: Brian Tyree Henry Joins Cast of Monster Movie
Film is set to be released May 22, 2020
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‘Fantasy Island’: Dave Bautista in Talks to Join Film
Bautista would join Michael Peña, who will follow in the steps of Ricardo Montalban as Mr. Roarke, the owner of “Fantasy Island”
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James Gunn in Talks to Write ‘Suicide Squad 2’ for DC; May Also Direct (Exclusive)
Gunn was previously fired from Disney’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise
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Longtime Literary Agent Sally Willcox Joins Paradigm
Former producer and CAA agent will oversee media rights
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Nicolas Cage Denies Abuse Accusations by Ex-Girlfriend: ‘Absurd’
“Nicolas and Alice Cage categorically deny the absurd allegations,” a rep for Oscar winner tells TheWrap
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‘Birds of Prey’: Rosie Perez Cast as Renee Montoya in Superheroine Movie (Exclusive)
Montoya is a detective working for the Gotham City Police Department
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‘Hobbs & Shaw’: Dwayne Johnson Shares First Look Staredown With Jason Statham (Photo)
“We either gonna get along or we gonna get it on,” said Johnson
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Kevin Feige, Lucy Fisher Join Produced By: New York Lineup
Marvel Studios Boss also spoke at Produced By in Los Angeles
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Chris Kattan High School Comedy ‘How to Get Girls’ Lands at Hulu (Exclusive)
Film launched Monday on the streaming platform
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Here’s the Trailer for Ann Lupo’s Festival Darling ‘In Reality’ (Exclusive Video)
Film just won Special Jury Mention for U.S. Fiction at the 2018 Los Angeles Film Festival
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Endeavor Annual Walk the Walk Service Day Draws Thousands
All companies in talent agency’s network participated, including WME, IMG, UFC, PBR and Miss Universe
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‘Sesame Street’ Movie Taps Jonathan Krisel to Direct Musical
Chris Galletta wrote the most recent draft and is currently doing revisions
