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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Antoine Fuqua Signs Overall Deal With MTV and Paramount
The agreement will focus on scripted and unscripted content for television with 101 Studios serving as production partner
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‘The Suicide Squad’ Breakout Daniela Melchior in Talks to Join ‘Fast and Furious 10’ (Exclusive)
Vin Diesel and director Justin Lin will return for the 10th film in the action franchise
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Christopher Lloyd Joins ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3
Details about Lloyd’s role are being kept under wraps
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‘Blue Beetle’ Cast Adds George Lopez, Adriana Barraza, Elpidia Carrillo and Damián Alcázar (Exclusive)
The Warner Bros. film is scheduled for an Aug. 18, 2023 release
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Jon M Chu Molds ‘Play-Doh’ Animated Movie for eONe and Hasbro, Emily V Gordon to Write
“The team looks forward to bringing the audience a moldable, pliable, iconically scented story about the importance of imagination,” Chu and Gordon said
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How Being Uprooted as a Boy Inspired Kenneth Branagh to Write ‘Belfast’ (Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: “I never really got over being uprooted, fairly savagely, along with everybody else in that part of the world,” Branagh says
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Boom! Studios Comic-Book Films ‘Irredeemable’ and ‘Incorruptible’ in the Works at Netflix
BAFTA Film Award winner Jeymes Samuel is set to direct
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Marvel Denounces ‘ALL’ Anti-LGBTQ Laws After Disney’s Botched Response to Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
“Marvel Studios stands for hope, inclusivity and strength; and we proudly stand with the community,” the company said in a statement
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Matt Bomer in Early Talks to Join Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein Film ‘Maestro’
Bomer would star as a clarinet player with whom Bernstein had a brief relationship
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Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ to Premiere at Cannes Film Festival
Biopic starring Austin Butler opens domestically on June 24
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Flies to Cannes After 2-Year Pandemic Delay
Tom Cruise film is set to open on May 27
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Top-Grossing Films Showed Slight Gains in Diversity of Lead Actors Last Year, Study Says
In 2021, 41% of movies had a female lead or co-lead, a rebound from 36% in 2020, Annenberg Inclusion Initiative study shows
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Shawn Levy in Talks to Direct Ryan Reynolds in ‘Deadpool 3’ for Marvel Studios
Levy recently directed Reynolds in “Free Guy” and “The Adam Project”
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‘The Batman’ Composer Michael Giacchino to Direct Marvel’s ‘Werewolf by Night’ Special for Disney+
Mexican actor Gael García Bernal is attached to star
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Imax and Bad Robot Team up on Flight Squadron Doc ‘The Blue Angels’
The film is currently slated for release in late 2023
