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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Rupert Everett’s Oscar Wilde Movie ‘The Happy Prince’ Lands at Sony Pictures Classics
Everett’s directorial debut premiered last month at Sundance
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‘Black Panther’: 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Marvel’s Latest Big-Screen Hero (Video)
Wesley Snipes almost brought him to the screen back in the 1990s
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Cinestate Acquires Horror Magazine ‘Fangoria’
Cinestate will further develop Fangoria into a brand for producing movies and podcasts, as well as publishing horror novels
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Legendary Wins Bidding War for ‘Hustle’ Spec Script With LeBron James Producing
Taylor Materne wrote the script and Dave Meyers will direct the film
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‘Captain Marvel,’ ‘Tomb Raider’ Writers Take on Sony’s ‘Silver and Black’
Lindsey Beer and Geneva Robertson-Dworet are set to write, with Gina Prince-Bythewood directing the project
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Watch the Original ‘Kung Fury’ – Which Is Getting a Sequel With Michael Fassbender (Video)
David Sandberg will direct and produce under his Laser Unicorns’ banner
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‘Justice League’ Deleted Scene Debuts Superman’s Black Suit (Video)
Suit appears as Henry Cavill’s Kal-El walks through Kryptonian ship
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‘Black Panther’: Cast Addresses Banned Facebook Group
“Everybody is just focused forward. Those people are at the back,” says Letitia Wright
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George Lucas Back in Director’s Chair for ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Scene
“He had intended to just kind of stop by and say hi, and he stayed five hours,” Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy says
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Marvel Stars and Filmmakers Assemble for Mega 10th Anniversary Photo (Video)
More than 80 actors and filmmakers came together in Atlanta to celebrate the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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Michael Bay Eyed to Direct DC Superhero ‘Lobo’ Movie (Exclusive)
Bay met with DC to discuss the project and gave some notes for a rewrite
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Joaquin Phoenix in Early Talks to Play Joker in Todd Phillips ‘Joker’ Origin Movie
Insiders caution final negotiations are not yet in place
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David Leitch Frontrunner to Direct ‘Untitled Fast & Furious Spin-Off’
No formal offer has yet been made to the “Deadpool 2” director
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‘Incredible Hulk’ Director Louis Leterrier Hired for ‘Monster Hunt’ at Lionsgate (Exclusive)
Project described as rural “Men In Black” action-comedy centered on two brothers
