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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‘Game of Thrones’ Creators David Benioff and DB Weiss Sign on to New ‘Star Wars’ Film Series
New films will be separate from Rian Johnson trilogy
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Director Matt Tyrnauer on the Untold Story of ‘Studio 54’ (Video)
Sundance 2018: “It’s really a rise and fall and rise again story, it has operatic dimensions,” Tyrnauer tells TheWrap
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Chris O’Dowd on the Impact Music Can Have on People’s Lives in ‘Juliet, Naked’ (Video)
Sundance 2018: “Enjoying music or enjoying any type of art is fulfilling and if that’s whats important to you, that’s what’s important to you,” Dowd tells TheWrap’s Steve Pond
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Vincent Cirrincione, Taraji P Henson’s Ex-Manager, Shutters Firm After Harassment Accusations
The move comes after several of Cirrincione’s biggest clients, including Henson, dropped him
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Top Female Record Execs Slam Grammys Academy as ‘Out of Touch’
The joint letter was signed by Universal Music Group executive vp Michele Anthony; Atlantic Records’ co-chairman Julie Greenwald; Epic Records president Sylvia Rhone; Sony general counsel Julie Swidler and Roc Nation COO Desiree Perez
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Adam Shankman to Direct Reboot of Nancy Meyers’ ‘What Women Want’
Will Packer and James Lopez will produce the film starring Taraji P. Henson
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‘Black Panther’ Director on Anti-Disney Sabotage Plan: I Welcome Fans ‘Regardless of… Political Views’
Ryan Coogler asked about scheme to ruin his movie’s Rotten Tomatoes audience score
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Harvey Weinstein ‘Formally’ Out at BAFTA
Termination of disgraced movie mogul follows his suspension from the British film and TV academy
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Did Ron Howard Just Hint at a ‘Solo’ Super Bowl Trailer?
“Midway thru a long flight. Back in the #Solo editing rooms now. Btw, who’s gonna win #SuperBowl2018?” Howard tweeted on Thursday
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DMG Acquires Comics Publisher Valiant Entertainment
Acquisition gives Dan Mintz-founded production outfit control of Valiant’s library of over 2,000 superhero characters including “X-O Manowar” and “Bloodshot”
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‘The Wire’ Alum Michael K. Williams Joins ‘Superfly’ Remake
Esai Morales is also joining the cast as Adalberto
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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
