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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Netflix Nears Deal to Acquire Stand Your Ground Sundance Doc ‘The Perfect Neighbor’
Filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir’s unconventional documentary recounts an event between two Florida neighbors that led to a 35-year-old mother of four shot dead
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Derek Hoffman Named Lucasfilm’s New Vice President of Development
Hoffman will oversee development of live-action projects
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Ben Affleck and Gillian Anderson to Star in Kidnapping Thriller ‘Animals’ for Netflix
Affleck is also directing
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Robert De Niro to Headline Netflix Crime Thriller ‘The Whisper Man’
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Angela Russo-Otstot and Michael Disco are producing for AGBO
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Lionsgate Acquires Domestic Rights to Survival Thriller ‘Titan’ | Exclusive
The film, starring Kiana Madeira, Jessica Rothe and Logan Marshall-Green, recently wrapped production in Colombia
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‘Jack Ryan’ Scribe Aaron Rabin to Write ‘Just Cause’ Video Game Adaptation at Universal | Exclusive
“Blue Beetle” director Ángel Manuel Soto is attached to direct
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Joe Biden Signs With CAA
“We are profoundly honored to partner with him again,” agency co-chairman Richard Lovett says of the former president’s return to their roster
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CAA’s Hildy Gottlieb to Retire After 48 Years
“Throughout her career, Hildy has been instrumental in cultivating the careers of remarkable artists,” Franklin Latt and Rachel Rusch, co-heads of CAA’s Motion Picture Talent Department, say
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Matthew Lillard Sets ‘Scream 7’ Return 29 Years Later
The actor starred as one of the original ghostface killers in the Wes Craven classic
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What’s Behind the Ice Cold Sundance Market?
After high hopes for brisk sales, more deals are coming together “later in the festival and in the days that follow,” says Gersh agent Julien Levesque
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Benny Safdie Joins Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’
The actor previously appeared as physicist Edward Teller in Nolan’s Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer”
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Amazon’s Prime Video Locks Multi-Year Deal With Lionsgate for Theatrical Films
The deal provides an exclusive window for Prime Video soon after release
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Neon Nabs Dave Franco/Alison Brie Body Horror ‘Together’ to Break Sundance Drought
The film follows a co-dependent couple who moves to the countryside, leading to unexpected horrors
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Rose Byrne and Mary Bronstein Bonded Over Their Own Experiences to Bring ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ to Life | Video
Sundance 2025: “This movie started as a seed of an idea when I was going through a crisis with my own daughter,” the filmmaker tells TheWrap of her motherhood drama
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Dave Franco and Alison Brie Say ‘Together’ Posed a Fun Challenge: Playing an Unhappy Couple | Video
Sundance 2025: The married creatives joined TheWrap’s studio for their latest joint project
