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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Darth Vader’s Big ‘Rogue One’ Action Scene Was a Reshoot
One of hit film’s biggest highlights almost didn’t happen
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Teresa Palmer Thriller ‘Berlin Syndrome’ Acquired by Vertical, Netflix
Movie will premiere in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at Sundance
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Harvey Levin’s Top Lieutenant Leaves TMZ After Newsroom Clash (Exclusive)
Mike Walters storms out of TMZ newsroom after Levin calls his sister “shady”
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Peter Dinklage in Early Talks to Join Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Infinity War’
The “Game of Thrones” star is close to securing his next big-screen role
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Veteran Comedy Agent Richard Super Joins Gersh
Super Artists agent Valentijn Sloot to join Gersh as well
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Armie Hammer’s Gay Drama ‘Call Me By Your Name’ Sells to Sony Pictures Classics
Hot title sells before its Sundance premiere for low- to mid-seven figures
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Keegan-Michael Key In Negotiations to Join ‘The Predator’ Reboot
The former Comedy Central star will play an individual who teams up with Boyd Holbrook and Trevante Rhodes to fight the Predator
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Two Han Solos at Lunch? Photo Purports to Show Harrison Ford and Alden Ehrenreich Together
The question is, when the check arrived… who drew first?
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Netflix Acquires Sundance Documentary ‘Casting JonBenet’
Kitty Green film launches on streaming service and in theaters this spring
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Woody Harrelson in Early Talks for Mentor Role in ‘Han Solo’ Spinoff
“Han Solo” will be set prior to “Star Wars: A New Hope”
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‘Deadpool’ Creator Rob Liefeld’s ‘Extreme Universe’ Comics in Works as Movie Franchise
Graham King and Fundamental Films to partner with Akiva Goldsman on the project
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Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien: Covenant’ to Go Virtual Reality With Fox Innovation Lab Partners
Deal follows similar VR experience for director’s “The Martian”
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Benedict Cumberbatch to Return as ‘Doctor Strange’ in ‘Thor: Ragnarok’
A preview on Disney’s D23 website confirms the return of the Sorcerer Supreme
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Why Matthew McConaughey Chose ‘The Dark Tower’ Over ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2’
“I like the director and his take on it, and I can be the creator, the author of the Man in Black,” said McConaughey
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Ben Mendelsohn: ‘Rogue One’ Could Have Been ‘Enormously Different’
“We did have multiple, multiple ways of going at any given scenario, we had multiple readings of it,” said Mendelsohn
