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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SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland Thinks Warner Bros. Should Delay ‘Blue Beetle’
“I recognize how unfortunate it is that the studio has decided to go forward with releasing ‘Blue Beetle’ now,” Crabtree-Ireland said.
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‘Blue Beetle’ Director Laments Loss of Stars for Film’s Promotion, but Says They ‘Are Fighting the Good Fight’
“It’s unfortunate that the strike happened right before we started promoting the movie,” Soto tells TheWrap
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‘Wonder Woman 3’ Is Not in Development at DC Studios
Gal Gadot made several recent statements implying that a DC superhero threequel was on the way
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How ‘Blue Beetle’ Landed at the Center of a Historic Strike and a Latino Movement
The new superhero movie’s success – or failure – can impact the future of BIPOC blockbuster films
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27 Latino Groups Issue Open Letter in Support of ‘Blue Beetle’ Amid Double Strike: ‘Our Stories Are Universal and Need to Be Told’
“It’s important that we show up for them at a time when they are not able to promote their projects,” the letter says
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Gizmodo Editor Files Lawsuit Against Apple Over ‘Tetris’ Adaptation, Accusing Film of Plagiarizing His Book
Lawsuit seeks a minimum of $4.8 million in damages from streamer and other defendants
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William Friedkin Mourned by Hollywood as ‘One of the Most Impactful Directors of All Time’
Ellen Burstyn, Francis Ford Coppola and others remember the late filmmaking great
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Skydance Acquires Rights to Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer Franchise
Currently there are no writers, directors or talent attached to the project
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Here Are All the Songs in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
The soundtrack features Radiohead, Bruce Springsteen and more
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Jonathan Majors, Ezra Miller and What’s a Studio to Do When Misconduct Charges Flare
The question of how to handle franchise stars accused of wrongdoing looms large in an industry with no consistency in morality clauses
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‘Too Big to Fail’: San Diego Comic-Con Survives – and Thrives – With or Without Hollywood
The Hollywood strike kept the stars away from the con, but “nothing has been better for Artists Alley,” one creator tells TheWrap
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Winners and Losers of Comic-Con 2023: From Barbie to Hall H, and More
We look back at an odd and unexpectedly historic SDCC
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Party Report: The Best Comic-Con Parties of 2023 (Photos)
Inside the best bashes in San Diego with TheWrap’s Umberto Gonzalez
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Robert Kirkman on How He’d Revitalize ‘GI Joe’ Movies: ‘Do Something That The Fanbase Will Latch Onto’
“The Walking Dead” creator explains his take at San Diego Comic-Con 2023
