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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Adrian Askarieh’s Prime Universe Banner Closes First Look Deal With Constantin Film
Askarieh’s most recent project was 20th Century Fox’s video game-based “Hitman: Agent 47”
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Phil Lord and Chris Miller Met With DC About ‘The Flash’ During Han Solo Hiatus (Exclusive)
The duo met about the possibility of directing “The Flash” after Rick Famuyiwa left the project over creative differences last year
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Phil Lord and Chris Miller Exit Star Wars ‘Han Solo’ Spinoff
“A new director will be announced soon,” said Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm
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Wonder Woman Vs Superman: Gal Gadot Didn’t Make 46 Times Less Than Henry Cavill
An individual with knowledge of the negotiations denies $14 million figure
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Young ‘Wonder Woman’ Actress Emily Carey to Star as Young Anastasia
Set in 1917, “Anastasia” is a re-telling of the classic story
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John G Avildsen, ‘Rocky’ and ‘Karate Kid’ Director, Dies at 81
Filmmaker won an Oscar for directing the original “Rocky” starring Sylvester Stallone in 1976
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How Ronan Farrow Won the Internet With Pre-Father’s Day Tweet
“OpenTable, I have a few things to tell you,” Farrow tweeted about his dad, Woody Allen
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Hulk Hogan and Gawker Go to the Mattresses in ‘Nobody Speak’ Trailer (Video)
Sundance Doc premieres on Netflix June 23
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‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix:’ Jessica Chastain in Talks to Play Villain Lilandra
Character is the empress of an alien empire called the Shi’ar, who leads the quest to imprison and execute Dark Phoenix
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Simon Kinberg Set to Direct ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix;’ Jessica Chastain in Talks for Villain Role
Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy are set to reprise their roles
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Joel Schumacher Apologizes Again for ‘Batman and Robin’
“After ‘Batman & Robin,’ I was scum. It was like I had murdered a baby,” says filmmaker
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‘Wonder Woman’ and the 5 Words That Saved DC Movies From Darkness (Exclusive)
Top executive explains the DC mantra going forward
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‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ to Kick Off Trilogy, Tom Holland Reveals
“Sorry, Marvel. Whoops,” actor tells French press
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What ‘The Mummy’s’ Cursed Domestic Opening Means for Tom Cruise’s Movie Star Appeal
“You certainly can’t blame his work ethic,” Paul Dergarabedian of comScore told TheWrap of Cruise
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Nathan Fillion Joins ‘Lemony Snicket’s a Series of Unfortunate Events’ Season 2 (Exclusive)
Tony Hale, Sara Rue, Lucy Punch, and Roger Bart also join the cast
