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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A24 Expands Strategy From Arthouse Gems to More Commercial Films | Exclusive
“With a $2.5 billion valuation, it’s pretty obvious that they need to expand into more commercial films,” a distribution exec said
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Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap and Brad Pitt’s Plan B in Talks to Remake ‘The Thin Man’
The remake will be a modern retelling of the Dashiell Hammett stories
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Hollywood Studios Brace for End of Strike, Start of Production: ‘It’s Going to Be a Full-On Horse-Trading Session’
“Deadpool,” “Mission: Impossible” and “Beetlejuice” are among the tentpole franchises that will get preferential treatment
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Mortal Media’s Ryan Kalil on AI’s Impact in Sports and Entertainment: ‘It’s Going to Be Super Data-Driven’ (Video)
TheGrill 2023: “I think the immersiveness of entertainment, especially in the sports world, is going to be bananas,” Kalil says
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3 Range Media Founding Partners Leave Management Company
Susie Fox, Mackenzie Roussos and Chelsea McKinnies resigned on Friday
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SAG-AFTRA Picketers Start Feeling Pinch on Their Personal Finances: ‘I Started Waitressing Again’
“My only income was from acting,” one picketer tells TheWrap
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Pamela Adlon’s ‘Babes’ Acquired by Neon
Film stars “Broad City” breakout Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau, Hasan Minhaj and John Carroll Lynch
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Jason T. Reed Named Head of Skydance Sports
The veteran producer-executive’s credits include “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” the “National Treasure” franchise and “Armageddon”
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Disgraced ‘Rush Hour’ Director Brett Ratner Immigrates to Israel
Ratner came under fire in October 2017, when he faced accusations of sexual misconduct by numerous women
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Johnny Depp’s Latest Animated ‘Film’ Lands Global Distribution
“Johnny Puff: Secret Mission” stars the embattled Oscar nominee as the title character
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Sony Makes First Post-WGA Strike Acquisition With Horror Short Story ‘It’s Over’
“The Nun II” screenwriter Akela Cooper will write the script based off Jack Folman’s work
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FilmRise Acquires BuzzFeed Studios Library, Including ‘Hot Ones’ and ‘Unsolved’ Franchise
Other titles in the library include “Worth It”
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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Polish Oscar Contender ‘The Peasants’
The animated film premiered in Special Presentations at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival
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Lionsgate Dates John Woo’s ‘Silent Night’ for December
The film is Woo’s first American theatrical film since 2003’s “Paycheck”
