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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James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Adds ‘SNL’ Alum Beck Bennett to Cast
Details about Bennett’s role are being kept under wraps
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Thomas Haden Church Joins Daniel Craig in ‘Knives Out 3’| Exclusive
Production on “Wake Up Dead Man” begins in the U.K. this month
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Josh Brolin Joins ‘Knives Out 3’ Cast
The ensemble cast joining Daniel Craig for “Wake Up Dead Man” continues to take shape
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Giancarlo Esposito Joins Marvel’s ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ as Reshoots Get Underway
Reshoots are scheduled to last 22 days
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Michael Schwartz and Tyler Nilson to Remake Danish Action Comedy ‘Riders of Justice’ for Lionsgate
“Deadpool & Wolverine” director Shawn Levy, Dan Levine and Dan Cohen of 21 Laps are producing the project from the “Peanut Butter Falcon” filmmakers
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Chris Hemsworth in Talks to Star in Untitled ‘G.I. Joe-Transformers’ Crossover Film at Paramount
Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian, Michael Bay, Tom DeSanto and Don Murphy will produce
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Jack Reynor Joins John Carney’s Musical Comedy ‘Power Ballad’
Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas also star in the “Flora and Son” and “Sing Street” filmmaker’s latest
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Jeremy Renner Joins ‘Knives Out 3’ Cast
The role is Renner’s first in a film since his snow plow accident in January 2023
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Mike Flanagan to Write, Direct and Produce a ‘Radical’ New Take on ‘The Exorcist’ for Blumhouse and Morgan Creek
The film will tell an all-new story set in “The Exorcist” universe and is not a sequel to 2023’s “The Exorcist: Believer”
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‘Blue Beetle’ Director Ángel Manuel Soto Boards ‘Just Cause’ Video Game Adaptation at Universal
Kelly McCormick and David Leitch will produce through 87North’s first look deal with the studio
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‘Knives Out 3’ Adds Kerry Washington to Cast
Production on Rian Johnson’s “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” begins soon
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‘Wolfs’ Trailer: George Clooney and Brad Pitt Are Lone Fixers in Apple Action-Comedy
The duo last worked together 15 years ago in 2007’s “Ocean’s Thirteen”
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CAA Sets Dates for 2024 Moebius Film Festival
The ninth annual showcase for student filmmakers will feature short films from Ireland and U.K.-based schools
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Andrew Scott Joins ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’
The “Ripley” actor joins Josh O’Connor and Cailee Spaeny in Rian Johnson’s hotly watched ensemble
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‘Knives Out 3’ Cast Begins to Take Shape With Josh O’Connor and Cailee Spaeny
Production on Rian Johnson’s “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” begins soon
