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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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
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Comic-Con Is as Packed as Ever, but Not in Hall H (Photos)
In a SDCC without stars, the venue famous for its long line was scarcely populated
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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ Spreads the Ooze at Comic-Con’s Hall H
Paramount is one of the only major studios to still host a panel in the convention’s largest venue
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The Hollywood Strike Is Taking San Diego Comic-Con Back to Its Roots
With WGA and SAG-AFTRA members forbidden to promote their shows and movies, expect more talk of comic books at a show once dedicated to them
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Comic-Con 2023: TheWrap’s Guide to Parties in San Diego
Comic-Con’s wild side, although a tad muted in the midst of ongoing labor strikes, returns Wednesday
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Ron Perlman Calls Out Studio Exec Who Said Strike Will Cause Home Losses: ‘Be Careful, Motherf–ker’ (Video)
“You wish that on people, you wish that families starve, while you’re making $27 f–king million a year for creating nothing?” the “Hellboy” star says
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‘Blue Beetle’ Star Xolo Maridueña Calls Strike ‘The Right Side of History’ in Heartfelt Message to Fans (Video)
Actor tells fans to see the movie “for the culture” in Instagram post just before the start of the strike
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Here Are All The Movies Affected by the SAG-AFTRA Strike From ‘Deadpool 3’ to ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ (Photos)
The strike will fully shut down Hollywood
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‘Oppenheimer’ Cast Ghosts UK Premiere in Preparation for SAG-AFTRA Strike
“Unfortunately, they are off to write their picket signs for what we believe to be an imminent strike by SAG,” director Christopher Nolan said
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Katie Martin Kelley Joins Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group as EVP of Communications
She will report to co-chairs and CEOs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy
