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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‘Paranormal Activity’ Relaunch Sets May 2027 Release at Paramount Pictures
Rising horror writer/director Ian Tuason is set to direct the Blumhouse-Atomic Monster feature
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‘Spotlight’ Director Tom McCarthy to Adapt Climate Change Book ‘Losing Earth’ for Sony Pictures Classics
The film is set to begin production at the end of February and is dedicated to the late Steve Golin
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Glen Powell in Talks to Star in Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Tesseract’ From Sam Esmail, UA, Amazon MGM Studios
Plot details are being kept under wraps
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Kathleen Kennedy to Exit Lucasfilm as Dave Filoni, Lynwen Brennan Take Over
The veteran Lucasfilm leaders have worked closely with Kennedy over her 14-year tenure, paving the way for a smooth transition
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DDA Sets Matt Andrée Wiltens as SVP of Entertainment & Strategy, Ryan Smith as Film & Series Director
As part of the move, Gersh will transition to DDA as a client for all corporate communications and company events
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Paramount Sets Scale AI’s Dennis K. Cinelli as CFO
The studio also appoints Unrivaled Sports CEO Andrew Campion to its Board of Directors
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Disney Promotes Asad Ayaz to Chief Marketing and Brand Officer in Company Restructure
Ayaz will report to CEO Bob Iger and to segment chairs for marketing efforts across the company’s business units
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Black Bear Dates Guy Ritchie’s ‘Wife & Dog,’ Matthew McConaughey’s ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’ for 2026
Indie studio sets four films including Daniel Roher’s “Tuner” and Leslie Mann comedy “Spa Weekend”
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SXSW 2026 Film and TV Slate: ‘Ready or Not 2,’ ‘Power Ballad,’ David E. Kelley’s ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ and More
The 33rd edition of the festival runs March 12-18 in Austin, Texas
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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Gets November US Theatrical Release
Director, screenwriter and visual effects supervisor Takashi Yamazaki returns for the follow-up
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Writers Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan Tapped for Tim Burton’s ‘Attack of the 50 Foot Woman’ at WB
The “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” filmmaker is producing with Andrew Mittman and Tommy Harper
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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Got Netflix to Give ‘The Rip’ Crew Performance Bonuses
The streamer’s unprecedented Artists Equity deal provides eligible bonuses to everyone involved in production
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Sony Pictures Promotes Abby Zeltser to SVP of Corporate Communications
“Abby has been an invaluable partner to me and to so many across the company,” says Tahra Grant, Chief Communications Officer at Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Disney’s Live-Action ‘Tangled’ Finds Its Mother Gothel in Kathryn Hahn
Michael Gracey will direct the project from a script by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
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Cristina Garza Joins UTA as Agent in Independent Film Group
“Cristina has extensive development, sales and packaging experience and a history of bridge-building between international creators and the US industry,” Rena Ronson, partner and head of UTA’s Independent Film Group, says
