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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DC’s Comic-Con Show Was a Declaration of Independence From Its Grimdark Recent Past
San Diego Comic-Con 2018: The first Hall H of the post-“Justice League” era signals a welcome change in tone and aesthetic
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Taika Waititi Is Fan Favorite to Replace James Gunn on ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3’
Fans want the ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ director to take over for Gunn, who was fired from his franchise on Friday
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‘Birds of Prey’ Screenwriter on Post-#MeToo Climate: ‘Now Everything Has Shifted’
San Diego Comic-Con 2018: “Just because Patty Jenkins kicked a–, it doesn’t mean everything’s fixed,” writer says, referencing “Wonder Woman” director
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Here’s What We Saw From ‘The Predator’ in Hall H at Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con 2018: Writer/director Shane Black brought some hilarious and awesome footage of his new “Predator” flick
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‘The Dark Knight’ to Mark 10th Anniversary With Limited IMAX Re-Release
IMAX theatres in Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Toronto will showcase the film for one week starting August 24
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‘Birds of Prey’ Revealed: Margot Robbie Film Will Feature Black Canary, Huntress, Cassandra Cain, Renee Montoya (Exclusive)
The villain of the upcoming film is a Batman character never before seen on the big screen
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‘Frozen 2’: Evan Rachel Wood, Sterling K Brown in Talks to Join Cast
Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell and Josh Gad are returning to reprise their roles as Elsa, Anna and Olaf
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Bill Murray, Adam Driver to Star in Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Dead Don’t Die’ for Focus Features
Chloë Sevigny, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi and Selena Gomez round out the cast of the zombie comedy
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Aisha Tyler to Moderate Warner Bros/DC Comic-Con 2018 Panel (Exclusive)
Tyler last moderated WB’s big Saturday morning presentation in 2015
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Cate Shortland to Direct ‘Black Widow’ Movie for Marvel
Studio met with 70 to 75 directors for the project
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Joaquin Phoenix on ‘Joker’ Movie: ‘It Scares the F—ing S— Out of Me’
“It might as well be the thing that scares you the most,” actor
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Director Jon Chu to Develop Second Thai Cave Rescue Movie
“I refuse to let Hollywood #whitewashout the Thai Cave rescue story! No way. Not on our watch,” Chu says
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‘Shazam’: First Look at Zachary Levi and Jack Dylan Grazer in DC Comics Movie (Photo)
“I wanted to keep the shorter cape as a throwback to the original because that’s something that sets him apart from Superman or Batman,” says director
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‘Deadpool’ Creator Rob Liefeld’s ‘Prophet’ Acquired by Studio 8
Studio 8 plans to build a franchise around title character, John Prophet, a DNA enhanced super-soldier
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Sony Pictures Shake-Up: Paul Noble Replaces Michael Horn as Head of International Marketing
Josh Greenstein, president of marketing and distribution at the studio, makes the announcement in a company memo
