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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‘Westworld’ Star James Marsden to Star in ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Movie
Neal H. Moritz is producing Paramount’s live-action/animation, with “Deadpool” director Tim Miller executive producing
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Frank Doubleday, ‘Escape From New York’ Villain, Dies at 73
Actor is best known as playing Romero in John Carpenter’s sci-fi cult classic
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Jonathan Lethem’s ‘The Feral Detective’ Acquired by Kroll & Co
Lethem’s first detective story since his New York Times best-seller “Motherless Brooklyn” will be published in November 2018
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Jamie Foxx to Play ‘Spawn’ for Todd McFarlane and Blumhouse
Studio behind “Get Out,” “The Purge,” and “Split,” will produce
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Ron Howard Is ‘Seriously Exploring’ More ‘Willow’
“We are seriously exploring it with Lucasfilm folks. Fingers crossed,” the “Solo” director tweets
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James Mangold to Write and Direct ‘Boba Fett’ for Lucasfilm
Stephen Daldry is also in talks to direct an “Obi Wan” movie, although no writers are working on a script
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Amandla Stenberg’s ‘The Hate U Give’ Gets Fall Release Date
Film adaptation of Angie Thomas’ best-selling young adult novel will open on Oct. 19
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Michael Sheen in Talks to Join Vin Diesel’s ‘Bloodshot’
British actor would play Dr. Emil Harting, the scientist responsible for the cutting-edge nanotechnology used in the film
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‘Outlander’ Star Sam Heughan Joins Sony’s ‘Bloodshot’
Heughan is playing Corporal Harlan “So Long” Shifflet
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‘Show Dogs’ Scenes Cut After Outcry Over ‘Troubling … Sexual Abuse’ Message
Film distributor takes action and apologizes for two scenes “some have deemed not appropriate for children”
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Jay Ryan Joins ‘It: Chapter Two’ Cast as Adult Ben Hanscom
Younger version of character was played by Jeremy Ray Taylor
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Liam Neeson Joins Cast of Sony’s ‘Men in Black’ Spinoff
Neeson will play the head of the MIB in London
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Rebel Wilson Joins Cast of Taika Waititi Film ‘Jojo Rabbit’
Scarlett Johansson is also set to star in the film as Jojo’s mother
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Sony Announces Lord and Miller Animated Comedy ‘The Mitchells Vs the Machines’ (Exclusive)
Mike Rianda-directed film to hit theaters on January 10, 2020
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Charlize Theron Cast as Megyn Kelly in Roger Ailes Movie
Annapurna Pictures’ film focuses on the women at Fox News during the disgraced chairman’s tenure
