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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‘Naruto’ Launches Worldwide Casting Search for Live-Action Leads
“Kishimoto-sensei’s stories have inspired generations of fans around the world, and it’s an honor to bring his world and characters to the big screen,” director Destin Daniel Cretton says
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F.J. DeSanto on Why Vault Comics Is Hollywood’s Best-Kept Secret
Office With a View: Netflix just greenlit the publisher’s “Barbaric” into a live-action series
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No, ‘Fast & Furious 11’ Is Not in Production
Vin Diesel shared a video “on set” that sent the internet into a tizzy
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Rachel Zegler Psychological Thriller ‘NDA’ Lands at Bleecker Street
Audrey Ellis Fox’s feature directorial debut also stars Penn Badgley and Amy Ryan
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Dwayne Johnson to Continue Dramatic Run as Stunt Man With Dementia in ‘Free Byrd’
“Sing Sing” filmmaker Greg Kwedar will direct the feature for Artists Equity co-produced by Gil Netter
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Paramount+ Sets July Premiere for ‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’ After Dropping Theatrical Plans
The streamer also gives a first look at the movie with a new trailer
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Comic-Con Shocker: Entertainment Weekly Scraps Annual Party | Exclusive
The Hard Rock Hotel bash has long been one of the hottest tickets in San Diego
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Spielberg, United Artists and Amazon MGM Nab YouTube Horror Hit ‘The Mandela Catalogue’
The film will be directed by creator Alex Kister, based on a screenplay he adapted with Tyler Clifton
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Tom Hanks Baseball Comedy ‘The Comebacker’ Sets July 2027 Release at Sony
Marielle Heller’s new feature was subject to a heated bidding war with Republic Pictures, Focus Features and Sony
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Trump Was Paid $10.7 Million for Amazon’s ‘Melania’ Doc
The president’s financial disclosure statement reveals the licensing fee plus a $521,161 payment for the First Lady’s memoir from Skyhorse Publishing
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Monica Barbaro in Advanced Talks to Join ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Prequel
Bradley Cooper and Margot Robbie are attached to star
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‘Supergirl’ to Lose $85 Million After Box Office Blunder
The superhero film opened to an underwhelming $37.1 million at the weekend box office
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Where Does DC Go After ‘Supergirl’ Box Office Crash? | Analysis
A disastrous opening weekend hobbles the DC cinematic universe after its second entry
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Mike White, Universal and Illumination Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Animated Film ‘Migration’
“The similarities between the [movies] are so substantial that it seems unlikely that the former could possibly have been created independently from the latter,” the complaint says
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A24 Defends AI Partnership After Backlash
“We’d rather have a seat at the table than on the sidelines,” an A24 spokesperson says of the company’s Google DeepMind pact
