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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Patricia Arquette Condemns Public Response to Trump’s Immigration Policy as ‘Sociopathy on a Mass Scale’
“We are at a time where the lowest forces are proliferating,” Arquette says
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Female Directors See ‘Complete Reversal’ of Progress as 2025 Marks 5% Drop in Film Work, Study Finds
Only nine women were behind the year’s top 100 films, according to USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative
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Meyer Gottlieb, Samuel Goldwyn Films Co-Founder and Storied Producer, Dies at 86
The Holocaust survivor produced “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” among others
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Michael Lippman, Longtime Manager for George Michael and David Bowie, Dies at 79
The prominent manager and entertainment lawyer also worked with Elton John’s longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin for 37 years
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Isiah Whitlock Jr., ‘The Wire’ Actor and Longtime Spike Lee Collaborator, Dies at 71
Whitlock appeared in six Spike Lee joints, including “BlacKkKlansman” and “Da 5 Bloods”
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Warner Bros. Plans to Reject Paramount’s Latest Bid Despite Larry Ellison’s ‘Irrevocable Personal Guarantee’
Paramount adjusted its hostile takeover bid last week to reassure shareholders of its financing and raise its breakup fee to $5.8 billion
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How DC Finally Beat Marvel at the Box Office
“Superman” outgrossed every Marvel Studios film this year, marking a turning point for the DC brand
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5 Things We Learned About Movie Stars as a Box Office Draw in 2025
Actors need strong IP more than ever but compelling performances still matter
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James Gunn Casts His Brainiac: Lars Eidinger to Star in ‘Man of Tomorrow’
The “Superman” follow-up opens July 9, 2027
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License to Stream: James Bond Franchise Headed to Netflix in Amazon Deal
The deal also includes “Rocky,” “Creed,” “Legally Blonde” and Amazon Originals like “Hunters”
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Sony Acquires ‘The Surrogate Mother’ Adaptation From ‘The Housemaid’ Author Freida McFadden
Anna Klassen will write the adaptation, with Marc Evans producing
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Warner Bros. Launches Specialty Film Label Headed by Neon’s Christian Parkes, Jason Wald and Spencer Collantes
The former Neon CMO will spearhead the label with Wald joining as head of acquisitions and production and Collantes as VP of marketing and creative
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Paul King to Direct Labubu Chinese Doll Film at Sony
The “Paddington” filmmaker will also produce with Department M and Wenxin She
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Ken Kao on Running Production Company Waypoint From Hawaii and Why Auteur Films Need New Economics
Office With a View: The producer behind “The Favourite” and “Longlegs” on why indie film financing is broken
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‘Hamnet’ Breakout Jacobi Jupe Joins Scarlett Johansson in Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Exorcist’ Reboot
The film is set to shoot in New York City
