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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Amazon Shakeup: Film, TV and Internationals Get Separate Business Affairs Units, Dan Scharf to Depart
Amazon MGM Studios heads Courtenay Valenti, Peter Friedlander and Nicole Clemens explain the changes to staffers
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12 of the Buzziest Films for Sale at Cannes 2026
This year’s festival features new movies from Asghar Farhadi, Ira Sachs, Andy Garcia, Jordan Firstman and more
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What’s Next for Blake Lively? Hollywood Weighs In on Her Career After Baldoni Settlement
“It’s over, most people won’t remember it next week,” said one leading producer
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Mubi Acquires Worldwide Rights to Sundance Doc ‘Nuisance Bear’
The film won the U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize at this year’s festival
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New ‘Planet of the Apes’ Movie in the Works From ‘Fantastic Four’ Director
Matt Shakman will direct from a script by “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” writer Josh Friedman
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‘Hocus Pocus 3’: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy to Officially Return for Sequel
“Hocus Pocus 2” director Anne Fletcher and writer Jen D’Angelo are also back for the witchy franchise
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Jennifer Lopez to Receive Adelante Award at Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
Meanwhile, Paulina Chávez will get the LALIFF’s Next Gen Award
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Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions Lays Off 3 Staffers
The company behind “Get Out” will maintain a staff of four
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Video Game Adaptations Level Up With ‘Call of Duty’ vs. ‘Battlefield’ Rivalry
Five studios are currently bidding to land “Battlefield,” setting up a showdown with Paramount’s “Call of Duty”
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Diego Luna Boards Disney’s Live-Action ‘Tangled’
The “Andor” actor joins previously announced stars Kathryn Hahn, Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim
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‘Battlefield’ Ignites Bidding War as 5 Studios Fight for Michael B. Jordan Video Game Movie | Exclusive
Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon MGM Studios, Sony, Universal and Netflix have submitted bids to adapt the military-themed game into an event film
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How Peter Gold’s WG Pictures Hit a $33K Per-Screen Average Without Spending a Dollar on Ads
Office With a View: The 26-year-old distributor behind “Our Hero Balthazar” used cast social media and a viral Caleb Simpson stunt to top the specialty box office
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Quixote Studios Shutters Atlanta Operations, Lays Off 70 Amid Production Downturn
The company will also vacate most of its leased soundstage facilities in Los Angeles
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Universal Shifts ‘Miami Vice ’85’ to 2028, Moves Mummy Franchise Up to 2027
“Top Gun: Maverick” director Joe Kosinski will direct the remake starring Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler
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Reshoots, Legal Threats and a Scrapped 3rd Act: How ‘Michael’ Made It to Theaters
Despite all the drama, the glitzy Michael Jackson biopic is poised to be a massive hit and may spawn a sequel
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