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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Alyssa Milano, Mark Ruffalo Rally Alternate Voices to Trump’s State of the Union Address
Actors unite artists and activists who vow to defeat the president’s agenda and win back Congress
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Anne Heche Suggests Harvey Weinstein Fired Her From Miramax Film After She Refused Sexual Contact
“I personally did not suck Harvey’s d—, although he showed it to me, and I got out of the room before there was any physical contact,” says actress
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Charlie Kaufman Set to Adapt ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ for Netflix
Kaufman previously adapted Susan Orlean’s “The Orchid Thief” (which became “Adaptation”) and the Chuck Barris memoir “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind”
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Han Solo’s Funeral Will Happen in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Novelization (Video)
The novel will also feature scenes with Rose and Paige Tico together
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How Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V Gordon Will Celebrate Their Oscar Nom for ‘The Big Sick’
“We like to celebrate with pastries. That’s a big celebration for us. Like a big disgusting meal and pastries,” said Gordon
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‘Logan’ Becomes First Superhero Movie With Oscar-Nominated Script
Director James Mangold wrote the screenplay with Scott Frank and Michael Green sharing the honor
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‘Shape of Water’ Oscar Nominee Richard Jenkins Tells Us His Good Luck Ritual: ‘I Don’t Wear Pants’
“It’s humbling and it’s really exciting,” actor tells TheWrap of his second-ever Oscar nod
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Jordan Peele in ‘Opposite of Sunken Place’ and More Oscar Nomination Reactions
Nominees from this year’s diverse field of contenders expressed their gratitude, while Chris Miller joked about “Lego Batman Movie” being snubbed
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Oscar Nominations by the Numbers: ‘The Shape of Water’ Leads the Pack With 13 Nods
Current record of 14 nominations is held by three films: “All About Eve” (1950), “Titanic” (1997) and “La La Land” (2016)
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Allison Shearmur, Producer on ‘Rogue One,’ ‘Hunger Games,’ Dies at 54
Shearmur was also an executive producer on 2017’s “Power Rangers”
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‘Jurassic Park’: Samuel L. Jackson Death Was Supposed to Be on Screen, Actor Says
Actor shares reason why his scene didn’t make it into the final cut
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Rian Johnson Explains Luke Skywalker’s New Power in ‘Star Wars: Last Jedi’
Sorry nerds, the seemingly out-of-the-blue new ability is actually part of Jedi canon
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Clint Culpepper Steps Down as Head of Screen Gems
After28 years with the studio, he will now segue to a producer role
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Here Are the 3 Harley Quinn Movies in Contention at Warner Bros.
Margot Robbie has a lot of options on the table for Harley Quinn
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‘Toy Story 4’: Black List Alum Stephany Folsom to Write Script
Folsom steps in following departure of co-writers Rashida Jones and Will McCormack
