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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Marvel Exec Reverses Himself After Saying Readers Rejected Diversity
“They didn’t want female characters out there,” said the exec
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Who Is the Saban Behind ‘Saban’s Power Rangers?’ A Short Explainer
A familiar name to Hollywood may be mysterious to casual fans
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Robert Rodriguez to Direct ‘Escape From New York’ Remake
20th Century Fox won a bidding war for rights to the reboot in early 2015, with Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman’s The Picture Company set to produce
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Riz Ahmed’s ‘Rogue One’ Character Was Originally Nutjob Engineer
“He was actually an Imperial engineer who had been kidnapped and kind of had Stockholm Syndrome,” says “Star Wars Story” star
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New ‘Justice League’ Footage, Posters Drop Ahead of Trailer Release
Second trailer comes out this weekend — exactly one year after “Batman v Superman”
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‘Power Rangers’: A Spoiler-Filled Recap of the Post-Credit Scene
The heroes of Angel Grove hit theaters on March 24
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The Killer Darth Vader Scene You Didn’t See in ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’
Ben Mendelshon’s Director Krennic nearly met a different fate
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Woody Harrelson’s Weed-Wacking WTF: He Quit Pot a Year Ago
“Just 30 solid years of just partying too f—ing hard,” actor and hemp advocate says in new interview
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JJ Abrams’ D-Day Thriller ‘Overlord’ Enlists Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell
Supernatural thriller takes place during World War II
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Hollywood Reacts to Death of Chuck Berry: ‘This Breaks My Heart’
The legendary rock and roll musician who died Saturday was 90
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Black Eyed Peas and Marvel Comics Team Up for Zombie Graphic Novel
The story, written by frontman Will.i.am centers around a Los Angeles under siege both by aliens and a zombie outbreak
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Disney’s Live-Action ‘Mulan’ Remake Won’t Feature Songs, Says Director
“From what I understand, no songs right now, much to the horror of my children,” said director Niki Caro
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Mark Hamill Shares First Ever Luke Skywalker Photo from ‘Star Wars’
Hamill, who reprised the role in 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” reminisced about his first day on set with a new post on Twitter
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ Fans React: ‘Yes, Furniture Made Me Cry Tonight’
Disney’s live-action musical has Twitter user calling it “…the most perfect movie I’ve seen in my life”
