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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Martin Scorsese Settles Lawsuit That Claimed He Was Paid $500,000 to Develop WWII Film – But Did Nothing
The initial complaint also said the filmmaker declined to refund the half-million-dollar payment and was unresponsive
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David Ayer to Direct ‘Heart of the Beast’ for Paramount
Director Damien Chazelle and actress Olivia Hamilton are producing under their Wild Chickens Productions banner
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Sundance Institute Chief Joana Vicente to Step Down
Amanda Kelso will step in as acting CEO through April
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OpenAI to Meet With Hollywood Studios and Talent Agencies on Sora Integration
CEO Sam Altman attended parties during Oscars week to start making inroads
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M. Emmet Walsh, ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Raising Arizona’ Actor, Dies at 88
The longtime character actor most recently appeared in “Knives Out”
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Ray Nicholson, Jacob Batalon, Betty Gabriel and Matt Walsh Round Out ‘Novocaine’ Cast | Exclusive
The actors join Jack Quaid and Amber Midthunder in the Paramount action movie coming March 2025
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Sundance Film Festival 2025 Set to Start January 23
The event will run until February 2 in Park City, Utah
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Bill Hader to Star in New ‘Cat in the Hat’ Animated Movie for Warner. Bros
The Dr. Seuss comedy will hit theaters worldwide in 2026, more than two decades after Mike Myers’ 2003 live-action film
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‘The Crow’: Everything We Know About the Reimagining So Far
Bill Skarsgård and FKA Twigs star in the reboot of the 1994 cult classic
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Ana Nogueira to Write Live-Action ‘Teen Titans’ Movie For DC Studios
She’s also writing “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow” for Warner Bros. Discovery
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Andy and Barbara Muschietti Partner With Skydance on New Horror Label Nocturna
The banner’s first project is dark horror-comedy “They Will Kill You” from Kirill Sokolov
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Universal Gives Ke Huy Quan Action Film ‘With Love’ February 2025 Release
The action feature from producers 87North marks the Oscar winner’s first leading role
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A24 and Imax Launch Monthly Screening Series With First Look at ‘Civil War’
The event will kick off with a showing of Alex Garland’s “Ex Machina”
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Chris Pratt’s ‘Mercy’ Gets August 2025 Theatrical Release
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov, the film also stars Rebecca Ferguson
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Ari Aster Sets Western Film ‘Eddington’ at A24 With Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone and Austin Butler
Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Michael Ward and Clifton Collins Jr. also costar
