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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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
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You’re a Filmmaker. How the Hell Do You Get an Agent?
Trade Secrets: Insiders break down what it actually takes to get representation in today’s Hollywood
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Neon Sets ‘Fjord’ Release for Same Date as Its 3 Previous Cannes Winners
After filmmaker Cristian Mungiu took home the Palme d’Or, his feature follows in the footsteps of “Parasite” and “Anora”
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Fandom’s 9th Annual Comic-Con Party Returns to San Diego | Exclusive
The event will be headlined by The Coverups and presented by Xbox’s Halo Universe
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Netflix Gives Cannes Sensation ‘La Bola Negra’ Prime Awards-Season Release
The Spanish epic is directed, co-written and produced by the Spanish duo Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi (known as Los Javis)
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‘Magic School Bus’ Live-Action Movie in the Works With Elizabeth Banks as Ms. Frizzle
“Detective Pikachu” director Rob Letterman will write a treatment and is attached to direct
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Netflix Names Hannah Minghella Head of Animation Studios
VP of Film Kira Goldberg will now oversee live-action family films while Minghella focuses only on animation
