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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IFC Midnight to Acquire Sundance Movie ‘The Killing Ground’ (Exclusive)
Sundance 2017: The Austrlian survival thriller premiered during the midnight section of the festival
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‘Lion’ Composers Dustin O’Halloran, Hauschka on Making of Oscar-Nominated Score (Exclusive Video)
“I never had a doubt since the moment I saw the film that it would resonate with a lot of people,” O’Halloran says
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Fox Searchlight Acquires Sundance Doc ‘Step’
Sundance 2017: Along with distribution, studio also buys remake rights for doc from director Amanda Lipitz
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Netflix Acquires Worldwide Rights to Lily Collins Anorexia Drama ‘To the Bone’
Sundance 2017: TV veteran Marti Noxon’s feature directorial debut also stars Keanu Reeves
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Sam Elliott’s ‘The Hero’ Picked Up by The Orchard
Sundance 2017: The film premiered Saturday in the U.S. Dramatic Competition
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Focus Features to Acquire ‘Thoroughbred’
Sundance 2017: Indie distributor will beat out Netflix and Orchard for title
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‘Ingrid Goes West’ Acquired by Neon at Sundance
Sundance 2017: Film is a commentary on social media culture and marks Matt Spicer’s feature directorial debut
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Amazon Studios Coughs Up $12 Million for ‘The Big Sick’ at Sundance
Sundance 2017: Deal for Michael Showalter’s movie was reached after midnight on Saturday
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Did Donald Trump’s Inaugural Speech Echo ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Villain Bane? (Video)
President Trump’s promise to give America “back to the people” sounded eerily similar to a quote from Batman’s nemesis
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The Orchard and CNN Films Acquire Domestic Rights to ‘Trophy’
The film premieres Friday at the Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Documentary Competition
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Tom Cruise, Jake Gyllenhaal on DC’s ‘Green Lantern Corps’ Shortlist (Exclusive)
DC Entertainment has a list of six actors they’re considering — including Ryan Reynolds, who played Hal Jordan before
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New ‘Power Rangers’ Trailer Offers First Look at Bryan Cranston as Zordon (Video)
Action packed teaser also gives first looks at Bill Hader’s Alpha 5, Goldar, the Zords and the Megazord
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Sony’s Animated Spider-Man Movie to Feature Miles Morales
The animated feature film hits theaters Dec. 21, 2018
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Karen Gillan on ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Sequel: ‘I Shaved Half My Head This Time’
“We’re going to start to see how much pain her father actually caused her,” actress says of Nebula
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Karen Gillan’s Feature Film Directorial Debut Begins Production
“Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Dr. Who” actress also wrote and will star in the untitled drama
