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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Punk Rocker GG Allin Movie in the Works With MVD Entertainment; Jonas Åkerlund Attached to Direct
Angry Films’ Don Murphy and Susan Montford will produce the biopic along with Eric D. Wilkinson
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Sony Pictures, Legendary to Launch Global Film Distribution Partnership
Legendary’s distribution agreement with Warner Bros. Pictures continues on select existing titles
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James Gunn Reveals the DC Universe Will Be ‘Connected Across Film and TV’
Gunn and co-chairman Peter Safran took over Warner Bros. Discovery’s comic book-inspired unit earlier this month
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Magnolia Acquires Domestic Rights to ‘Dalíland’ Starring Ben Kingsley and Ezra Miller
The film’s premiere closed the 2022 Toronto Film Festival
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Convicted Rapist Harvey Weinstein Has an Opinion About ‘She Said’ Box Office Failure
The film’s performance “isn’t a surprise” said Weinstein, who is currently facing yet another trial for rape in Los Angeles
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Henry Cavill’s Superman Encounters Setbacks to Possible DC Return (Exclusive)
The actor most recently appeared as the Man of Steel in a post-credits scene from “Black Adam”
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Horrormeisters James Wan and Jason Blum Team Up Seeking a Monster Payday – and Possible IPO | Analysis
The geniuses behind low-budget megahits like “The Conjuring” and “The Purge” could cash in from teaming up
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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
