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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Radio Silence Trio to Direct John Carpenter’s ‘Escape From New York’ Reboot
Carpenter will serve as an executive producer on the remake
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Bradley Cooper to Star in Film Based on Steve McQueen Character Frank Bullitt
Steven Spielberg is attached direct
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Jason Blum and James Wan in Advanced Talks to Merge Production Companies
Blumhouse and Atomic Monster expected to exist as separate labels
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Cailee Spaeny in Talks to Star in Next ‘Alien’ Movie for 20th Century Studios
Fede Álvarez wrote the script and is attached to direct
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Paramount Global Begins Layoffs in Ad Sales Group Under New Leadership
Employees from CBS Studios and Paramount Television Studios will also be let go
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Lionsgate Acquires ‘Streets of Rage’ Movie Adaptation Based on Hit Sega Game
“John Wick” writer Derek Kolstad wrote the script
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Walter Hamada Signs Exclusive Multi-Picture Deal With Paramount
The former Warner Bros exec has been a driving force in successful horror franchises including “It” and “The Conjuring”
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‘Ted Lasso’ Star Hannah Waddingham Joins Universal’s ‘The Fall Guy’
David Leitch is directing the movie, inspired by the classic 1980s series of the same name
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James Gunn and Peter Safran Tease DC Plans in Warner Bros. Discovery Town Hall: ‘A Unique Opportunity to Tell One Great Overarching Story’
The co-CEOs of DC Studios also expressed gratitude to David Zaslav at the event
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Definitive ‘Snoop Dogg’ Biopic in the Works at Universal
Film marks the first project from Snoop Dogg’s Death Row Pictures and will be written by Joe Robert Cole and directed by Allen Hughes
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Snoop Dogg Signs with WME in All Areas
“WME is the only place that can handle the career I’ve built and grow it even further,” Snoop said.
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IFC Films Acquires North American Rights to ‘Biosphere,’ Starring Sterling K. Brown and Mark Duplass
The sci-fi film follows the last two men on Earth
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‘Gears of War’ Heads to Netflix With Live-Action Film and Animated Series
Today marks the 16th anniversary of the original video game’s 2006 release
