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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‘Black Widow’ Wins Over Critics as Both ‘Pop Feminism’ and ‘High-Octane Espionage Thriller’
Reviews also praise Cate Shortland’s direction and strong supporting players in Florence Pugh and David Harbour
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Has Disney Changed ‘Star Wars’ Fan Favorite Slave 1 to ‘Boba Fett’s Starship’?
At least when it comes to LEGO it has
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Cynthia Hargrave, Producer of Wes Anderson’s Debut ‘Bottle Rocket,’ Dies at 64
Hargrave also exec produced 1997’s “Hurricane Streets”
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‘Madame X’: JJ Abrams, Angela Robinson Developing Series for HBO Max
Abrams personally recruited Robinson to spearhead one-hour drama series based on DC Comics character
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Laurie Holden to Play Crimson Countess in ‘The Boys’ Season 3
“Walking Dead” alum joins cast members Sean Patrick Flanery as Gunpowder, Miles Gaston Villanueva as Supersonic and Nick Wechsler as Blue Hawk
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Laurie Strode Is Coming for Michael Myers in ‘Halloween Kills’ Trailer
David Gordon Green’s sequel to the John Carpenter classic arrives Oct. 15, 2021
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‘Strangers’: Netflix’s Dark Comedy Spin on Hitchcock Classic Rounds Out Cast
New cast members join Camila Mendes, Maya Hawke, Rish Shah and Sophie Turner
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Danny Glover, Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May and Liv Ullmann to Get Honorary Oscars at Governors Awards
Statuettes to be presented at the Academy’s 12th Governors Awards on Mar. 25, 2022
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Scarlett Johansson to Produce ‘Tower of Terror’ Movie at Disney
“Toy Story 4” director and “Inside Out” writer Josh Cooley is writing the screenplay
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7th ‘Transformers’ Film Gets Beastly Title
“There are different breeds of Transformers,” director Steven Caple Jr. says
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Learn the Dumb Crime That Sent Bloodsport to Jail in New ‘The Suicide Squad’ Trailer (Video)
Don’t try to kill the last son of Krypton, kids
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From ‘Vocal Holdout’ to Partner: Inside Steven Spielberg’s Shocking New Netflix Deal
“In one fell swoop, Netflix gets an A+ filmmaker name AND silences a critic. Smart,” one top producer tells TheWrap
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‘Shazam 2’: David Sandberg Reveals First Look at Superhero Suits (Photo)
“Don’t know how long we can keep the new suits from leaking so here’s a pic I took the other day,” “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” director says
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Sony Pushes Back ‘Hotel Transylvania: Transformania’ to October
Film was originally slated to be released on July 23
