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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Patty Jenkins ‘Star Wars’ Film ‘Rogue Squadron’ Pulled From Disney Release Slate
The spinoff was originally set for December 2023
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How Paul Weitz Came Up With ‘Moving On’ for Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda (Video)
TIFF 2022: “Around when ‘Grandma’ came out, I met Jane through that and Lily called me up and said, ‘Jane, and I would love it if you’d write something for us,’” the director said
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‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ Sets ‘Rick and Morty’ Writer Jeff Loveness to Pen Sequel
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton is attached to direct
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‘Riverdale’ Alum Charles Melton to Star in Todd Haynes’ Next Film ‘May December’
Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore are also attached to star
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Hugh Jackman Wanted a Role in ‘The Son’ So Much He Emailed the Director Personally (Video)
TIFF 2022: “I felt as an actor, as a father, as a son, many parts were calling on me that I had to do it,” Jackman says
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Jacob Lofland Joins ‘Joker’ Sequel ‘Folie à Deux’ in Key Arkham Asylum Role
Catherine Keener and Brendan Gleeson also recently joined cast
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Warner Bros. Discovery Begins to Lay Off Hundreds of Workers
Up to 30% of combined sales teams of merged company are expected to be cut
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Sofia Coppola to Direct Priscilla Presley Biopic Based on Memoir by Elvis’ Ex
Cailee Spaeny will star as Priscilla Presley, and Jacob Elordi will play Elvis
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Inside the WME Shake-Up at the Top: ‘It’s All About Power’
Chairman Lloyd Braun is out. Richard Weitz and Christian Muirhead are in. So, what does that all mean? And why is Ari Emanuel smiling?
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How Daniel Radcliffe Found That ‘Edge of Madness’ in ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ (Video)
Toronto 2022: Yankovic “manages to thread the needle perfectly between incredibly wholesome and sweet, but also has a genuine edge of madness,” Radcliffe tells TheWrap
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First Trailer for Marvel’s Halloween Special ‘Werewolf by Night’ Sees Gael Garcia Bernal Transform (Video)
Halloween Special will premiere on Disney+ on Oct. 7
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Cohen Media Group Acquires Domestic Rights to Toronto Film ‘Driving Madeleine’
The French-language film was directed by Christian Carion (“Joyeux Noel”)
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Justice Society Hunts The Rock in Final ‘Black Adam’ Trailer (Video)
Superhero movie will be released in theaters next month
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Golden Globes Adds 103 New Voters – Who Won’t Be HFPA Members
The newly for-profit group says 58% of new voters describe themselves as “ethnically diverse”
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‘Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me’ Doc Acquired by Apple Original Films
The film was directed and produced by Alek Keshishian (“Madonna: Truth or Dare”)
