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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Johnny Knoxville’s ‘Action Point’ Moves to Summer 2018; ‘SpongeBob’ to Open 2020
Paramount had an untitled Nickelodeon hybrid movie dated for 2020, which was pushed
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First 5 Minutes of ‘Infinity War’ Will Bring Massive Thanos Mayhem, Kevin Feige Promises
“People will understand why Thanos is the biggest and baddest villain in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe”
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Tommy Wiseau’s ‘The Room’ Finally Gets a Wide Theatrical Release
The “Citizen Kane of bad movies” will screen in more than 500 theaters around the country
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‘Ocean’s 8’ Teaser: Is George Clooney’s Character Dead? (Video)
All-female heist film stars Sandra Bullock, Rihanna, Mindy Kaling, Anne Hathaway, Cate Blanchett and Sarah Paulson
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United Talent Agency to Represent General Motors
UTA will manage the automaker’s branded entertainment initiatives
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Gary Oldman on ‘Darkest Hour’ Backstory: ‘Churchill Is Getting It From All Sides’ (Exclusive Video)
“He’s not only got fighting in his cabinet but he is about to go up against Adolf Hitler,” actor says of British wartime prime minister
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Mark Hamill Recalls ‘Making Out Like Teenagers’ With Carrie Fisher
“Carrie and I were attracted to one another, but I knew from previous jobs that it would have been a bad idea [to get involved with someone on set],” said Hamill
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Writers Guild West Warns Fox-Disney Merger Will Be at ‘Expense of Creators’
“The antitrust concerns raised by this deal are obvious and significant”
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Disney’s ‘Nutcracker’ Movie Plans Major Reshoots, Joe Johnston to Direct Instead of Lasse Hallstrom
Ballerina Misty Copeland stars with Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy and Morgan Freeman
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CAA Promotes 10 to Agent, Executive Positions
Austin Denesuk has been promoted to Agent in CAA’s Television department
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CAA Pledges Gender Parity on Board, Management Committee by 2020
Longtime agency stops short of ICM Partners’ recent commitment to have equal number of female partners and department heads
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‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: First Look at Miles Morales in Teaser Trailer (Video)
Title and trailer were released at Comic Con Experience CCXP17 in São Paulo, Brazil
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‘Narcos’ Director Jose Padilha to Develop ‘Master Thieves’ at Sony
Matt Tolmach and David Manpearl are producing the movie based on the best-selling book about the 1990 heist
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Warner Bros. Restructures DC Films, Co-President Jon Berg to Leave Current Post
“This is something that Jon approached me about six months ago, and he expressed his goal was to ultimately be a producer at the studio,” Warner Bros. Pictures Group president Toby Emmerich says
