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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‘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
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Jason Momoa Glistens in New ‘Aquaman’ Still (Photo)
“It’s going to look very different, it will feel very different,” says director James Wan
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Mitú Hires David Ortiz to Lead New Long-Form Production Team
Former Universal and Warner Bros. executive has worked on “Fast & Furious” and “Role Models”
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Will Likely Extend Contract Past 2019 If Fox Buyout Closes
Iger’s current contract runs through June 2019
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‘Shazam:’ DC Superhero Movie Adds ‘It’ Star Jack Dylan Grazer
Grazer will play Freddy, Billy Batson’s best friend
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Quentin Tarantino Has a ‘Star Trek’ Idea, JJ Abrams to Put Together Writer’s Room
Tarantino might direct the film, with Abrams producing
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The ‘Justice League’ That Might Have Been: We’ve Seen the Script (Exclusive)
No Aquaman, Batman and Wonder Woman’s child, and Superman enslaved by Darkseid — here’s the early “Justice League” script that never made it to the screen
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First Look at Brenton Thwaites as Robin in DC Universe Streaming Series ‘Titans’ (Photo)
The Robin super suit was designed by renowned costume designer Laura Jean Shannon
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David S. Goyer in Talks to Direct He-Man Film ‘Masters of the Universe’ for Sony (Exclusive)
Sony has set “Masters of the Universe” to be released on December 18, 2019
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How ‘Justice League’ Became a ‘Frankenstein’ (Exclusive)
From a merger to missteps to tragedy, the film just ran out of time, insiders say
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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Trailer Explodes With Superhero Combat on Many Fronts (Video)
Directors Anthony and Joe Russo’s new film hits theaters May 4, 2018
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That Long ‘Frozen’ Short Before ‘Coco’ Has People Irked: ‘Nobody Asked for That’
“It’s a 22-minute mostly-Christmas special (which I’m sure you’ll air on TV for years to come) that I didn’t want or need”
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‘Aquaman:’ Director James Wan Says His Film Won’t Copy the ‘Justice League’ Take on Atlantis
“Fret not, no “air bubbles for dialogue” in my underwater world” tweeted Wan
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Della Reese, ‘Touched by an Angel’ Star, Dies at 86
“She was an incredible wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and pastor,” says actress Roma Downey
