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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Chance the Rapper Makes History: First Artist to Win Grammy for Streaming-Only Album
He also took home awards for Best New Artist and Best Rap Performance for the song “No Problem”
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Fans Blown Away by Beyonce’s Golden-Goddess Grammy Performance
Best Music Video and Best Urban Contemporary Album winner defies gravity while pregnant
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Lady Gaga Silences Fat-Shaming Trolls With Smokin’ Look at Grammys
Pop icon shows more skin at music awards than at Super Bowl
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Dakota Johnson Line in ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Pays Tribute to Mom Melanie Griffith’s ‘Working Girl’
Johnson repeats a line her mom delivered in 1988 dramedy
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Warner Bros Eyes Matt Reeves for ‘The Batman’ Director
“War for the Planet of the Apes” filmmaker would replace Ben Affleck behind the camera
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‘Halloween’ Remake in the Works From David Gordon Green and Danny McBride
Original director John Carpenter announces news on Facebook
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Colin Farrell Held Hostage by Southern Belles in Sofia Coppola’s ‘Beguiled’ Remake (Video)
“What have you done to me!? You vengeful bi—es!” actor bellows at Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning in new trailer
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‘Between Two Ferns’ Director on How He’d Handle Donald Trump as a Guest (Video)
“It would be a fun prank thing, like, ‘Surprise! Here’s the evidence!’ Scott Aukerman tells TheWrap’s Stuart Brazell
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Lee Daniels to Direct Oprah Winfrey in ‘Terms of Endearment’ Remake at Paramount (Exclusive)
Project would reunite actress with the filmmaker behind 2013’s “The Butler”
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Sundance Sales Market: Netflix, Amazon Returned With Deep Pockets
Sundance 2017: Streaming services were high rollers, while upstarts like Neon also made big impression
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Neon Acquires Sundance Hip Hop Biopic ‘Roxanne Roxanne’
Sundance 2017: Upstart distributor has also bagged “Ingrid Goes West” and “Beach Rats”
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IFC Midnight Acquires ‘Psycho’ Shower Scene Documentary ’78/52′
Sundance 2017: This is the second festival pickup for IFC Midnight after acquiring “The Killing Ground”
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RLJ Entertainment Acquires Dave Bautista’s Sundance Midnight Movie ‘Bushwick’
Sundance 2017: The film also features an immersive score from indie hip-hop mainstay Aesop Rock
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Mark Gill Out as Millennium Films President
Independent production company is behind such hits as “The Expendables” and “London Has Fallen”
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Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza Naughty Nun Movie ‘The Little Hours’ Picked Up by Gunpowder & Sky
Sundance 2017: New distributor spends low-seven figures on film from festival’s midnight section
