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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JJ Abrams to Replace Colin Trevorrow on ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
Trevorrow parted ways with the project last week
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Louis CK’s Comedy ‘I Love You, Daddy’ Sells to The Orchard for $5 Million
TIFF 2017: Indie buys worldwide rights to film starring CK and Chloe Grace Moretz
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Patty Jenkins Closes Deal to Direct ‘Wonder Woman’ Sequel
The film is slated for release on Dec. 13, 2019
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Rian Johnson Hints He Won’t Direct ‘Star Wars: Episode IX,’ at Least for Now
“I’m going to be really excited to be an audience member again,” filmmaker says Monday at press conference in Japan
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Danny Strong on Why He Recut ‘Rebel in the Rye’ (Exclusive Video)
TIFF 2017: “There were certain elements to his character arc that people weren’t getting,” writer-director tells TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman
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Keanu Reeves Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Replicas’ Sells to Entertainment Studios
Jeffrey Nachmanoff-directed film also stars Alice Eve (“Star Trek Into Darkness”)
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Disney Worker Struck and Killed by Car Near Burbank Headquarters
Fatal accident occurred Thursday outside of Disney lot’s Alameda Gate
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Drew Goddard to Write and Direct ‘Deadpool’ Spinoff ‘X-Force’
Simon Kinberg, Ryan Reynolds and Lauren Shuler Donner are producing
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Armie Hammer Joins Ruth Bader Ginsburg Biopic ‘On the Basis of Sex’
“Call Me By My Name” star will play opposite Felicity Jones in director Mimi Leder’s drama
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Inside the ‘Star Wars’ Director Problem, and How Lucasfilm Might Try to Fix It
Why Rian Johnson might have the inside track to replace Colin Trevorrow on “Episode IX”
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‘Suicide Squad 2:’ Gavin O’Connor to Direct Sequel
Director of “The Accountant” takes over for David Ayer, who directed 2016 first installment
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Colin Trevorrow Exits as Director of ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
“Jurassic World” director exits three months after Han Solo film lost directors
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Disney Boss Bob Iger on DACA Sunset: ‘Cruel and Misguided’
“I urge Congress to take immediate bipartisan action to pass legislation that will protect these innocent people,” says CEO
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New Millennium Falcon Model Is Most Expensive Lego Set Ever
You’re gonna have to smuggle a lot of Spice to pay this sucker off.
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‘Star Wars’ Han Solo Spinoff Adds Paul Bettany to Cast
“The Outer Rim just got a little bit wilder,” director Ron Howard says
