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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Zachary Levi to Star in New Line’s DC Comics Movie ‘Shazam’
David Sandberg is directing comic book movie set for likely 2019 release
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Quentin Tarantino Makes Studios Kiss the Ring in Manson Bidding War (Exclusive)
Tarantino’s team making executives schlep to WME offices to read the script, insiders say
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‘Justice League’ Fans React to 30-Minute Preview: ‘All The Ppl in the Theater Went Crazy’
“I won’t say much because 30 minutes isn’t enough for a 121 minutes long movie but the story starts fine, its cinematography is fantastic,” tweeted another fan
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Chinese ‘Justice League’ Trailer Gives Peek at Villain Steppenwolf (Video)
“Long before I was born he came as the spearhead of an alien invasion,” narrates Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman
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Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Acquires Worldwide Rights to ’48 Meters Down’
Sequel to 2017’s Highest-Grossing Independent Feature, “47 Meters Down” and is scheduled for June 2019 release
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‘The Raid’ Vet Gareth Evans in Talks to Direct DC Comics ‘Deathstroke’ Film (Exclusive)
“True Blood” and “Magic Mike” star Joe Manganiello is attached to star
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‘The Disaster Artist’ Billboard Channels Tommy Wiseau’s Original ‘The Room’ Poster
Billboard is in exact same location as original “worst movie” was 14 years ago
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Ben Mendelsohn in Talks to Join ‘Captain Marvel’ as Film’s Villain
“Rogue One” vet would play the leader of Marvel alien antagonists, the Skrulls
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Blake Lively’s Birthday Message to Ryan Reynolds Is More Than Halfway Funny
“Happy Birthday, baby,” tweets actress in message with cheeky photo
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Director Rian Johnson Gets Wistful in New ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Featurette (Video)
Late Carrie Fisher weighs in on director’s missing “flaws”
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Watch First Teaser for Helen Mirren’s Spooky ‘Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built’ (Video)
Supernatural thriller based on life of eccentric heiress Sarah Winchester
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Harvey Weinstein Staffer Breaks NDA, Says She Was Harassed: ‘I Was Furious’
“This was his behavior on every occasion I was alone with him,” Zelda Perkins tells Financial Times
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Here’s Why David Fincher Passed on Directing a ‘Star Wars’ Film
“I can’t imagine the kind of intestinal fortitude one has to have following up the success of the last two or three,” filmmaker says on podcast
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‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Features Marvel’s First Bisexual Superhero, Tessa Thompson Says
“She’s bi. And yes, she cares very little about what men think of her. What a joy to play!” actress tweets about Valkyrie
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Marvel Honcho Kevin Feige Hints ‘Captain Marvel’ Will Lead to Fourth ‘Avengers’ Film
“Really, the focus now is on delivering ‘Captain Marvel’ and then bringing Captain Marvel’s story into the finale of everything we’ve started thus far,” says Feige