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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Matt Damon Plays Nike Maverick Who Built a Shoe Around Michael Jordan in First Trailer for Ben Affleck’s ‘Air’ (Video)
The Amazon Studios release will premiere exclusively in theaters on April 5
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Andy Samberg and Jean Smart to Star in Sci-Fi Romantic Comedy ‘42.6 Years’ at Amazon Studios
“Pam & Tommy” helmer Craig Gillespie will direct
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ First Reactions Mixed – but Everyone Loves Jonathan Majors
The movie will kick off Marvel’s Phase 5 this month
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Endeavor Promotes Maura McGreevy to Chief Communications Officer
McGreevy has served as the head of comms for Endeavor subsidiaries IMG and 160over90 since 2014
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3 Top ID Executives Leave to Start Rival PR Company
Jillian Roscoe, Lindsay Krug and Rachel Karten each shared a more than decade-long stint at the company
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‘Gladiator’ Sequel From Director Ridley Scott Gets 2024 Release Date
Oscar Nominee Paul Mescal is in talks to star
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Sundance Hit ‘The Starling Girl’ Sells to Bleecker Street
The indie distributor secured the North American rights to Laurel Parmet’s feature debut
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UTA Taps Paul Wachter and Ceci Kurzman to Join Board of Directors
Wachter will serve as the board’s chairman
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Sundance Isn’t Just a Festival for Indie Film – It’s Also a Talent Farm for Marvel
The famous independent movie festival has become an unofficial pipeline to superhero movies
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New Line Acquires Drew Hancock’s ‘Companion’; ‘Barbarian’ Team to Produce
The film will be Hancock’s directorial debut from his original screenplay
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Ex-Warner Bros. Exec Courtenay Valenti in Talks for Senior Leadership Job at Amazon Studios
Valenti spent 33 years with WB before departing in 2022 following the company’s merger with Discovery
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‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 Delayed, but James Gunn Says Viola Davis’ ‘Waller’ Series Will Include ‘Team Peacemaker’
The spinoff will be written by Christal Henry and Jeremy Carver
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‘Wonder Woman’ Amazons Spinoff Is Now a ‘Game of Thrones-ish’ TV Show Called ‘Paradise Lost’
The series, announced by James Gunn and Peter Safran, is unrelated to the project Patty Jenkins was developing
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Greg Berlanti’s ‘Green Lantern’ Scrapped in Favor of New, ‘True Detective’-Style Mystery Show
DC co-CEOs Peter Safran and James Gunn said the series will focus on the heroes John Stewart and Hal Jordan
