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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Fox Cancels Patty Hearst-Inspired Drama ‘American Heiress’ After Hearst Denounces Project
Hearst said Thursday she was inspired by the #MeToo movement to speak up about project that she called one-sided, headed by men
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Fox Moves ‘Deadpool 2’ Release to Crowded May Against ‘Avengers’ and ‘Solo’
X-Men horror film “The New Mutants” is also getting pushed to 2019 to make it more scary
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What Warner Bros.’ Shake-Up Means for DC Films: Fewer Cooks, Finally
DC productions are about to get a lot more streamlined, the studio says
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‘Black Widow’: Blacklist Alum Jac Schaeffer to Write Marvel Movie
Film marks first standalone outing for Scarlett Johansson’s Marvel heroine
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Vin Diesel in Talks to Star in Sony’s ‘Bloodshot’ Movie (Exclusive)
“Bloodshot” will be part of a five-film shared universe plan based on the Valiant comic books “Harbinger” and “Bloodshot”
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‘Get Out’ Star Lakeith Stanfield Joins Sony’s ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’
Film is based on fourth installment of the “Millennium” series of crime novels featuring Lisbeth Salander
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Brooklynn Prince Boards Amblin Haunted House Movie ‘The Turning’
“The Florida Project” actress joins Mackenzie Davis and Finn Wolfhard in horror thriller
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UTA Drops Danny Masterson Amid Rape Accusations
Multiple women have accused the actor of sexually assaulting them, which he has denied
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Christian Ditter to Direct Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Stillwater’ for New Line (Exclusive)
Evan Spiliotopoulos (“Beauty and the Beast”) has been hired to write the script
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DC Films Shakeup: Warner Bros Promotes Walter Hamada to Production Head of Unit
Hamada is a veteran New Line exec who oversaw the “Conjuring” franchise and “It”
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Robert Rodriguez Denies ‘Mind Games’ With Rose McGowan – Here’s His Full Statement
“I agree with what Rose is trying to do overall, which is continue to push for change both in our industry and beyond,” Rodriguez says of his ex
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Christian Bale Still Hasn’t Seen Ben Affleck’s Batman (or Any of the Avengers Movies)
“I have to confess I’m not a huge superhero film fan,” said Bale
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Sylvester Stallone Denies Rape Allegation: ‘That Never Ever Happened’
“They are carrying the burden of a lie for the rest of their lives. Cruel is cruel. You don’t have to make things up,” says the action star
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20 Biggest Movie Letdowns of 2017: From ‘Life’ to ‘Justice League’ (Photos)
From sequels and adaptations to remakes, TheWrap looks at massive movie misfires from the past year
