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.
Experience:
Resides In:
Los Angeles, CA
-
‘Twister’ Sequel Lands ‘Minari’ Director Lee Issac Chung
“The Revenant’s” Mark L. Smith wrote the screenplay for ‘Twisters’
-
New DC Studios Chief James Gunn Is Writing the Next ‘Superman’ Script, Without Henry Cavill
Story centers on a younger Superman when he arrives to Metropolis
-
Tyler Perry to Write, Produce and Direct WWII Film ‘Six Triple Eight’ at Netflix
Film is based on an article by Kevin M. Hymel published in WWII History Magazine by Sovereign Media
-
Spielberg’s Amblin to Develop Film Based on Rachel Maddow Podcast About Great Sedition Trial of 1944
Tony Kushner and Danny Strong are in talks to write
-
Patty Jenkins Denies Walking Away From ‘Wonder Woman 3’
The director said, “It was my understanding there was nothing I could do to move anything forward at this time”
-
Paramount Inks First-Look Directing and Producing Deal With Damien Chazelle and Olivia Hamilton’s Wild Chickens Productions
Chazelle and Hamilton most recently teamed up with the studio on “Babylon”
-
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Trailer: Miles Morales Squares Off With Hundreds of Alt Spidies (Video)
The first look at Sony and Marvel’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning animated hit packs a punch
-
June Blair, ‘Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet’ Actress, Dies at 90
Her death was confirmed by her niece in a Facebook post
-
‘Joker 2’: Joaquin Phoenix Returns in First Look at Sequel (Photo)
Lady Gaga co-stars as Harley Quinn in the musical ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’
-
E! Lays Off ‘Small Number’ of Staffers on the Digital Side
Layoffs come as a result of NBCUniversal reorg
-
‘Superman’ Is DC Studios’ ‘Biggest Priority,’ James Gunn Says
Today is the 44th anniversary of Richard Donner’s “Superman: The Movie”
-
‘Mean Girls’ Movie Musical Adds Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp and More to Cast
Auli’i Cravalho and Jaquel Spivey also join new film for Paramount+
-
Warner Bros Didn’t Cancel ‘Wonder Woman 3,’ Patty Jenkins Walked Off the Project (Exclusive)
In an exchange with studio chief Mike DeLuca, the “Wonder Woman 1984” filmmaker sent him a dictionary definition of “character arc”
-
Gordon Smith to Adapt Remo Williams Series ‘The Destroyer’ for Sony Television
Prime Universe Films’ Adrian Askarieh will executive produce
-
Tom Cruise to Receive David O. Selznick Achievement Award From Producers Guild
“Top Gun: Maverick” producer will be recognized at the PGA Awards gala on February 25, 2023
