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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Luc Besson’s ‘Dracula: A Love Tale’ Locks Domestic Rights at Vertical Entertainment
The film will be released theatrically early next year
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‘Rocketman’ Filmmaker Dexter Fletcher to Direct ‘The League of Gentlemen’ Remake for Paramount | Exclusive
“Moana 2” writer Bek Smith pens the script
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Sundance Award-Winning ‘Mad Bills to Pay’ to Open 25th New York Latino Film Festival
The festival will present an encore screening of Michele Rodriguez’s “Girlfight” followed by a Q&A and full cast reunion
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Warner Bros. and New Line’s ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Moves to Summer 2026
The film was previously scheduled to be released this October
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Channing Tatum, Oscar Isaac and Zazie Beetz to Star in Crime Drama ‘Kockroach’
Principal photography is scheduled to begin in January in Australia
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Amazon MGM Studios Acquires Paul McCartney Post-Beatles Breakup Doc ‘Man on the Run’
The move comes ahead of the doc’s premiere this weekend at Telluride
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‘Hokum’ Starring Adam Scott Sets Worldwide Distribution at Neon
The Damian McCarthy film hits U.S. theaters in 2026
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Lola Tung and Nico Parker to Star in Osgood Perkins’ ‘The Young People’ at Neon
The film is the first project under the first-look deal between Neon, Perkins and his production banner Phobos
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The 13 Buzziest Films for Sale at TIFF 2025: Soderbergh, Van Sant and Sydney Sweeney
A Steven Soderbergh drama, a wordless action movie and the long-awaited return of Gus Van Sant are among the movies up for grabs at this year’s festival
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Pedro Pascal Eyed to Replace Joaquin Phoenix in Todd Haynes’ Gay Romance ‘De Noche’
The film was previously scrapped after the “Joker” Oscar winner dropped out five days before production started
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‘Cobra Kai’ Creators in Early Talks to Write, Direct and Produce ‘Knight Rider’ for Universal
Plot details for a film adaptation of the former David Hasselhoff TV series are being kept under wraps
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Austin Film Festival Sets First Wave of World Premieres
The 32nd annual festival takes place Oct. 23-30
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Kristen Stewart’s ‘The Chronology of Water’ Lands US Distribution at The Forge
The Cannes darling will be released theatrically in North American this December for an awards-qualifying run
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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Domestic Rights to Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Bitter Christmas’
The distributor most recently released the Spanish filmmaker’s first English-language feature film “The Room Next Door”
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Kobe Bryant NBA Draft Movie ‘With The 8th Pick’ in the Works at Warner Bros.
The project is from a spec script by Alex Sohn and Gavin Johannsen
