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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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
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Tommy Chong Proves Stoners Don’t Forget Everything 40 Years After ‘Up in Smoke’ (Video)
“Not that s–t,” Chong tells TheWrap about his groundbreaking film
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Bruce Dern to Replace Burt Reynolds in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’
Reynolds was previously cast in role before he died on Sept. 6
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Director Keith Behrman on the Dream That Inspired ‘Giant Little Ones’ (Video)
TIFF ’18: “I had a dream when I heard a voice of a young man talking to his mother in the kitchen and I woke up the next morning and I wrote it down”
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Norm Breyfogle, Renowned ‘Batman’ Comic Book Artist, Dies at 58
Breyfogle is best known for his work in Batman comics from 1987 to 1995
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‘Birds of Prey’: Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Mary Elizabeth Winstead Cast as Black Canary and Huntress
Film to open in theaters Feb. 7, 2020
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David Harbour’s ‘Hellboy’ Pushed Back 4 Months to April 2019
Film had been previously set to open Jan. 11, 2019
