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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‘Superman: Legacy’ Cast Adds Nathan Fillion, Finds Its Hawkgirl and Mister Terrific
The trio joins a growing cast for James Gunn’s DC reboot that stars David Corenswet as the Man of Steel
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Final ‘Blue Beetle’ Trailer Sees Jaime Reyes Face Off Against Carapax
The DC superhero film opens in theaters Aug. 18
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JPMorgan Provides Skydance With New $1 Billion Credit Facility
The new infusion replaces a four-year, $500 million revolving credit line established in 2020
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Rising Hollywood Mogul Donna Langley Has Something Rivals Lack – a Steady Hand | Analysis
NBCUniversal’s newly promoted content chief gets the job done in an era when Bob Iger and David Zaslav’s blunders dominate the headlines
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WGA East Cancels NYC Pickets Due to Heat Wave
The heat index on Thursday peaked at 93 in the tri-state area, according to the National Weather Service
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ShortList 2023: Devoted Husband Yasuo Takamatsu Looks for His Wife in ‘Nowhere to Go but Everywhere’
“We were so emotionally moved by his unbelievable story that we decided to base our fiction film on his experience,” director Masako Tsumura said
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Ezra Miller Restraining Order Lifted by Massachusetts Judge
“I have been unjustly and directly targeted by an individual who the facts have shown has a history of such manipulative and destructive actions,” said “The Flash” star in an Instagram post after appearing Friday in court
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Patrick Corcoran, NATO Comms Chief, Exits After 24 Years
The org’s president and CEO Michael O’Leary says, “Patrick has been an integral part of NATO’s growth over the past two and a half decades”
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Sylvester Stallone Gets His Own Netflix Documentary in ‘Sly’ Trailer (Video)
“Do I have regrets? Hell yeah I have regrets,” Stallone says in the doc, which hits the streamer in November
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Tyler Perry Sets ‘Black, White, & Blue’ at Amazon
The film was written, directed and produced by Perry and falls under his new deal with the studio
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David Corenswet to Play New Man of Steel in ‘Superman: Legacy’
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star Rachel Brosnahan has also been cast as Lois Lane
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Lionsgate Breaks From Pack, Will Still Bring TV to San Diego Comic-Con (Exclusive)
Netflix, Sony, Marvel Studios and Universal are skipping con this year
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CAA Promotes 5 to Agent, One to Exec Role
Promotions span across the agency’s Music Touring and Comedy Touring divisions
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APA and AGI Merge Agencies, Rebrand as Independent Artist Group
APA president Jim Osborne is named CEO, with AGI founder and CEO Dennis Arfa tapped as the IAG music division’s chairman
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Marvel Studios to Skip Comic-Con’s Hall H This Year (Exclusive)
The studio will still have a presence on the convention floor
