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 Sarandos Elected Chair of AFI Board of Directors
“Ted Sarandos is one of the world’s most dynamic industry executives and a passionate movie lover,” former Chair Bob Daly says
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Final James Bond Screen Tests Imminent as Jack Lowden, Callum Turner and Josh O’Connor Make the Cut
Screen tests are beginning this Friday and go through the next week for the finalists
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Chris Pratt Says Marvel Has Taken ‘Hard Action’ on Star-Lord’s Return
“So yeah, you’ll see Star-Lord again, which is very exciting,” the actor adds
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Neon Boards ‘NAZA’ Gaza Doc to Expand Awards Season Theatrical Push
A spokesperson for the distributor calls the Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor-directed exposé “one of the best films of the year”
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Denzel Washington Teams With Christopher McQuarrie for Thriller at Amazon MGM, United Artists
The film will be released in theaters on Oct. 1, 2027
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Keanu Reeves in Talks to Join ‘The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil’ at Paramount
James Wan is directing the film, which also stars Don Lee (aka Ma Dong-seok)
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Amazon MGM Studios Names Julie Rapaport and Alana Mayo as Head of Film, Production & Development
The duo will each oversee approximately half of the company’s film slate with each managing roughly 15 films per year
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Ann Hornaday, Chief Film Critic at the Washington Post, Dies at 66
The Pulitzer Prize finalist’s longtime employer reports she succumbed to glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, on Sunday
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Netflix Film Chief Dan Lin Out at Streamer
The producer and exec’s two-year tenure ends after the streamer hired former Disney/Fox exec Peter Rice as chief content officer
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A.F. Steadman’s Fantasy Novel ‘TimeLess’ Eyed by Amazon MGM, UA and Heyday Films for Movie Adaptation | Exclusive
Set to be published on March 11, 2027, the book is the first installment in a new sci-fi/fantasy trilogy from the “Skandar” author
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Scott Glassgold on ‘Seasons’ and Hollywood’s Hunt for Internet Talent and the Next ‘Backrooms’
Office With a View: The 12:01 Films founder talks about how studios went from asking to fire internet directors to now paying a premium for them
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‘Matchbox: The Movie’ Is a Low Point for Mattel. What Does It Say About the Future of Skydance?
Skydance has a mandate to churn out movies at a record rate. They’ll need to aim for a higher bar than John Cena’s flat IP vehicle
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Craig Zobel to Direct ‘Something Is Killing the Children’ Film Adaptation at Blumhouse
Jason Blum will produce for Blumhouse with Shaun Sutton and Ryan Turek serving as executive producers
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Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Paramount Scoop Horror Movie ‘Molepeople’ for Summer 2027 Release
LaKeith Stanfield replaces Anthony Ramos to join Ben Mendelsohn in the Rob Savage feature
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Sony Pictures Names YouTube’s Fede Goldenberg Head of Screen Gems as Label Pivots to Digital Creators
Ashley Brucks, president of the label since 2023, will transition to a producing role
