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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‘The Trial of Alec Baldwin’ Doc Lands at Abamorama
“We felt this was an important story for our times, a vital story about the state of our judicial system,” filmmaker Rory Kennedy and her partner Mark Bailey say
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Inde Navarrette to Star in Apple Movie ‘The Waffle House Index’
Plan B will produce the film from writer Andrew Nunnelly and director Louis Paxton
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MRC’s Rebecca Ferguson-Greta Lee Romantic Comedy ‘Honeymoon/Funeral’ to Launch Sales at TIFF
FilmNation Entertainment is overseeing worldwide sales
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Who Are the Producers Getting Movies Made?
Trade Secrets: From blockbuster franchise films to indies, TheWrap shines a spotlight on 30 of the town’s most active producers
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Tom Cruise Says His Paramount ‘Family’ Will Deliver on WBD Merger’s 30-Movie Promise
“I want us all to come together as a community to help make those 30 movies,” the “Top Gun” star adds
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Tyler Perry-Produced ‘Otra’ to Open NY Latino Film Festival
NYLFF 2026 also features Angelina Jolie’s “Without Blood,” starring Salma Hayek Pinault, and the bio-musical “Milly: Queen of Merengue”
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Andrea Eastman, ‘The Godfather’ Casting Director and Pioneering ICM Agent, Dies at 86
She became the first female “superagent” when she was promoted to SVP at International Creative Management
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Emerson’s Jay Bernhardt and Ken Rogers on Their Bicoastal Bet Amid Industry Contraction
Office With a View: Ken Rogers, the new dean of the college’s Los Angeles satellite campus, talks about going head to head against flagship film school programs like USC or UCLA
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Ryan Gosling to Produce ‘The Flintstones’ Live-Action Movie at Warner Bros.
The project is currently out to writers
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Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick Comedy ‘Babies’ Lands at Roadside and Vertical Ahead of TIFF Debut
The Lauren Miller Rogen-directed film will be released theatrically in 2027
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Imagen Awards 2026: Apple TV’s ‘Acapulco’ and Andy Garcia Lead the Night
The “Landman” actor and Lifetime Achievement Award winner later brought the house down with a special performance
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Michael Showalter to Direct ‘Serendipity’ Remake for Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax
Marc Klein, who wrote the original 2001 feature, will pen the new screenplay
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Jason Statham’s ‘Mutiny’ Accidentally Leaks on Prime Video Ahead of Theatrical Release
Lionsgate’s action thriller opens in theaters Friday
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Camila Morrone Joins ‘Miami Vice ’85’
The “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” star joins the revival of the hit ’80s series led by Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler
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‘Naruto’: Charles Melton in Final Talks to Star in Destin Daniel Cretton’s Live-Action Movie
The “Beef” alum would play Kakashi Hatake, the elite ninja mentor figure to the main character and his friends
