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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‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Uses Raw Police Footage to Unveil the Truth of a Community Tragedy | Video
Sundance 2025: 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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Easterseals Study Shows Stagnation in Disability Representation Despite $490 Billion Market | Video
Sundance 2025: Research reveals 51% of disabled audiences see fewer characters with disabilities as the organization announces genre for annual film challenge
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‘Atropia’ Director Explains How Her Military Documentary Evolved Into a Satire | Video
Sundance 2025: “The military was not so keen on the version of the doc that I wanted to make,” director Hailey Gates says at TheWrap’s Sundance studio
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Dylan O’Brien Unpacks Dual Role Challenge in Dark Comedy ‘Twinless’ | Video
Sundance 2025: The actor plays twins in James Sweeney’s dark comedy
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‘Apprentice’ Producer Acquires ‘Blknws’ From Participant, Sundance Premiere Back On
Participant previously pulled the film from the festival after it alleged that director Kahlil Joseph made a new cut without their knowledge
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How the ‘By Design’ Team Turned Juliette Lewis Into a Chair | Video
Sundance 2025: Lewis, director Amanda Kramer and fellow cast members Robin Tunney, Samantha Mathis and Mamoudou Athie open up about their unique film at TheWrap’s studio
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‘Jimpa’ Director on Making LGBTQ Family Film in Time of Anti-Trans Vitriol | Video
“I had no idea that it would become so antagonistic towards trans people in particular,” Sophie Hyde says at TheWrap’s Sundance Studio
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Daisy Ridley ‘Star Wars’ Feature ‘New Jedi Order’ Taps George Nolfi to Write
The project is the latest in the pipeline from Lucasfilm
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‘Scary Movie’ Reboot From Wayans Bros. Sets June 2026 Release at Paramount
The Wayans brothers are reuniting for the first time in 18 years to write an all-new, original script for the restart of the franchise
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Village Roadshow CEO Steve Mosko Steps Down Following Layoffs, Pay Scandal
The former exec joined the company in 2018
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Charli XCX to Star In and Produce ‘The Moment’ at A24
Based on an original idea by the “Brat” singer, it will be the first project under her production company Studio365
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Robert Eggers to Direct Medieval Werewolf Thriller for Focus Features
“Werwulf” will be released in North America on Christmas Day 2026
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12 of the Buzziest Movies for Sale at Sundance 2025, From ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ to ‘Rebuilding’
This year’s festival features new movies from Jennifer Lopez, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel and more
