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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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
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Rebecca Ferguson-Greta Lee Rom-Com ‘Honeymoon/Funeral’ to Be Released by Black Bear
Carrie Coon also stars in the MRC project from Nahnatchka Khan, which launched at this year’s inaugural TIFF market
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What Happened to Row K? From Splashy Acquisitions to a $110,000 Opening
A year after its big TIFF 2025 debut, the indie distributor has released only two films as unpaid bills pile up
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Sterling K. Brown Joins Tom Hanks Baseball Comedy ‘The Comebacker’ at Sony
The Marielle Heller film opens in theaters on July 30, 2027
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Frank Mancuso Sr., Pioneering CEO of Paramount Pictures and MGM, Dies at 93
While heading Paramount through the 1980s he oversaw classics like “Top Gun,” “Fatal Attraction” and “Ghost”
