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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‘Ted Lasso’ Star Brett Goldstein Signs With WME
Goldstein’s breakout performance as Roy Kent won him the 2021 Emmy Award and 2022 Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
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Chris Evans in Talks to Join Pharmaceutical Drama ‘Pain Hustlers’ at Netflix
Emily Blunt is attached to star
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Oscars Academy COO Christine Simmons Out as New CEO Bill Kramer Takes Over
Kramer has started weeks ahead of his previously announced July 18 start date
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Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes Signs First-Look Deal With Universal
“Partnering with Donna, Peter, Jeff and the entire team on ‘Ambulance’ was a great experience, and I can’t wait to work with them on the exciting projects in the Platinum Dunes pipeline,” Bay says
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Cameron Diaz Comes Out of Retirement With Help From Jamie Foxx and Tom Brady
The actress, who stepped back from Hollywood in 2014, will star alongside Foxx in the action-comedy “Back in Action” at Netflix
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Chris Pratt Joins Millie Bobby Brown in Russo Brothers’ ‘Electric State’ at Netflix
Film from the “Avengers: Infinity War” directors was previously at Universal
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Laurel Pecchia Joins Lionsgate as VP of Corporate Communications
“Laurel is an exceptionally talented and versatile communications executive with a strong grasp of our business and where it’s heading,” Peter Wilkes, EVP, Corporate Communications, said
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Russell Crowe to Drive the Devil Out of People in ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ for Screen Gems
Julius Avery (“Overlord”) is set to direct
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Jason Schwartzman Joins ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel as Ancestor to Caesar Flickerman
Schwartzman joins “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” as a relative of Stanley Tucci’s character from the franchise
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‘Euphoria’ Star Hunter Schafer Joins ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel
Schafer joins “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” as Tigris Snow, Coriolanus’s cousin and confidante
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CAA Promotes 6 From Trainee Program to Agent Ranks
The moves include the Music Touring, Media Finance, Commercial Endorsements, Sports, Podcast and Global Television departments
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Jason Momoa’s ‘The Last Manhunt’ Picked Up by Saban Films
Western feature film “The Last Manhunt” will be released in November 2022
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Léa Seydoux in Talks to Play Lady Margot in ‘Dune: Part Two’
Denis Villeneuve will return to adapt second half of Frank Herbert’s novel for the Legendary/Warner Bros. film
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Ben Stiller Meets With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kiev: ‘You’re My Hero’
The two discussed the plight of the millions of refugees who fled the war-torn country
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Tim Sale, Legendary Batman Comic Book Artist, Dies at 66
“The entire DC family is heartbroken at the news of Tim’s passing,” Jim Lee, DC Chief Creative Officer and Publisher, said in a statement
