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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‘Everest: The Other Side’ Directors on Why the Climb Came Before the Documentary
TIFF 2026: “Our teams handpick world-class climbers, skiers and cinematographers, so they all understand the risks,” co-director Jimmy Chin tells TheWrap
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Universal, Blumhouse in Talks to Nab TIFF Slasher ‘River’ From IFC and Shudder for More Than $10 Million
Josh Giuliano’s feature debut starring Jane Levy and Jessica Rothe premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival
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Tim Blake Nelson Almost Didn’t Make ‘The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd’ Ending So Dark
TIFF 2026: “I did initially intend to shoot two endings, one considerably less dark than the other,” the filmmaker and actor reveals
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Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein’s Wonderlab Banner Taps Jon Cohen as President
The veteran producer joins the company from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, where he most recently served as head offilm
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‘Onwards and Sideways’ Director John Madden on the Key Decision That Shaped the Parkinson’s Drama
TIFF 2026: The film stars Laura Linney and Rhys Ifans as two strangers diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the same time
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Chase Infiniti Reveals Her ‘Cheat Code’ for Playing a Math Prodigy in ‘The Julia Set’
TIFF 2026: “I would not call myself a genius in any sense of anything,” the actress tells TheWrap
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‘I Play Rocky’ Star Anthony Ippolito Filmed His Own Audition Before He Even Had the Script
TIFF 2026: The actor who portrays Sylvester Stallone in Peter Farrelly’s film about the making of “Rocky” made a self-tape after reading an article about the project
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Jodie Comer Learned Taxidermy for Horror Musical Romance ‘Stuffed’
TIFF 2026: Comer and Harry Melling lead Theo Rhys’ genre-hopping musical
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Michelle Yeoh Trained Like a Real Surgeon for Action Thriller ‘The Surgeon’
TIFF 2026: “It was really important for me, so that when I did the movements and all that, it looked real,” the actress tells TheWrap
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‘The Families Stone’: Rachel McAdams, Claire Danes and Sarah Jessica Parker to Return for Sequel
The original cast is back for the sequel to holiday classic “The Family Stone,” set 20 years later
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HBO Acquires Megan Rapinoe Doc ‘Rapinoe’ After TIFF Premiere
Rebecca Huntt’s feature opened the documentary section at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival
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‘The Mandela Catalogue’ Lands Summer 2028 Release From United Artists, Amazon MGM
The film will be directed by creator Alex Kister, based on a screenplay he adapted with Tyler Clifton
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Bleecker Street’s Crosswalk Acquires ‘Long Live Def Leppard’ Doc
The documentary will get a theatrical release in early 2027
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‘X-Men’ Movie Casts ‘Gen V’ Star Asa Germann as Angel
“Thunderbolts*” director Jake Schreier is attached to the upcoming Marvel release
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‘South Park’ Creators Apologize for Delay of Untitled Kendrick Lamar Movie
“We take full responsibility for the schedule delay of this movie,” Trey Parker and Matt Stone say
