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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Daniel Craig Drops Out of Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Sgt. Rock’ Movie at DC Studios
The script is written by Justin Kuritzkes
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Universal Lands Rights to Tanya Smith’s Memoir ‘Never Saw Me Coming,’ Janelle Monáe to Star
Monáe will produce through her Wondaland Pictures’ first look deal with the studio
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‘Street Fighter’: Kitao Sakurai Set to Direct Live-Action Film for Legendary
The movie is being co-developed and co-produced alongside Capcom, the video game developer and publisher behind the franchise
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris Signs With CAA
The agency will work closely with Harris on her post-White House initiatives
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Former Lucasfilm Exec Rayne Roberts Joins Searchlight as SVP, Production and Development
Roberts will report to co-head of production and development DanTram Nguyen
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Mia Goth Boards Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’
Principal photography on the film is expected to begin this month
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Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up Sundance Audience Award Winner ‘East of Wall’
The film is written and directed by Kate Beecroft
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Julia Roberts-Luca Guadagnino Thriller ‘After the Hunt’ Sets Awards Season Release Date
Co-starring Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri, the feature hits theaters in October
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Former WBD Exec Andrew Cripps in Talks to Lead Amazon MGM’s International Distribution Division | Exclusive
The company aims to have the division operational in 2026
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James Purefoy and Charlotte Riley Join Amazon and Mattel’s ‘Masters of the Universe’ Movie
Travis Knight will direct Mattel’s He-Man movie adaptation
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UTA Promotes 114 to the Agency Ranks Across 28 Divisions
The majority of new Agents came through the agency’s Agent Training Program
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Focus Reteams With Wes Anderson for ‘The Phoenician Scheme,’ Sets May Release Date
Benicio Del Toro, Michael Cera, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston and Scarlett Johansson star
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Morena Baccarin and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson Join Amazon and Mattel’s ‘Masters of the Universe’ Movie
Baccarin is playing the Sorceress and Jóhannesson is playing Fisto
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UTA Names Cassandra Bujarski as Chief Communications Officer
She replaces Richard Siklos, who left the agency in January
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Tom Cruise Hangs for Dear Life in ‘Mission Impossible 8’ Super Bowl Spot
“The Final Reckoning” hits theaters on May 23
