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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‘Batgirl’ Star Leslie Grace Speaks Out Following Movie Being Axed
“I feel blessed to have worked among absolute greats and forged relationships for a lifetime in the process,” Grace says in statement
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Speculation Is on Fire Around HBO Max’s Future, Planned Layoffs in Major Streaming Shake-Up
Hollywood is buzzing around Warner Bros. Discovery’s upcoming earnings results and plans for a combined streaming service, which can upend its most popular streamer
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‘Batgirl’ Directors ‘Saddened and Shocked’ Over Project Being Shelved
“We still can’t believe it,” Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah said in a statement
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‘Batgirl’ Won’t Fly: Warner Bros. Discovery Has No Plans to Release Nearly Finished $90 Million Film
The movie starred “In the Heights” breakout star Leslie Grace in the title role of Barbara Gordon
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Dolph Lundgren Stands in Sly Stallone’s Corner Over ‘Rocky’ Spinoff Fight
“I was personally under the impression that my friend Sly Stallone was involved as a producer or even as an actor,” Lundgren says
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Matthew McConaughey to Make Return in Soccer Movie ‘Dallas Sting’ for Skydance
Kari Skogland (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”) is attached to direct
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‘Tomb Raider’ Bidding War Erupts as MGM Loses Movie Rights (Exclusive)
A host of Hollywood movie studios are in the mix for the IP franchise
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Warner Bros. Discovery Names Asif Sadiq Chief Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
Sadiq will jointly report to CEO David Zaslav and people and culture chief Adria Alpert Romm
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‘Rocky’ Spinoff Film ‘Drago’ Set for MGM With Robert Lawton to Write (Exclusive)
Lawton won a Film Academy Nicholl Fellowship in 2021 for his “Becoming Rocky” spec script
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Party Report: Rege-Jean Page, Zachary Levi, Harvey Guillen and the Best of Comic-Con 2022 (Photos)
Inside the best bashes in San Diego with TheWrap’s Umberto Gonzalez
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Winners and Losers of Comic-Con 2022: Marvel, COVID-19, Cosplayers, LEGO and More
There was a lot to celebrate — and roast — at San Diego Comic-Con
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Marvel Reveals ‘Avengers’ 5 and 6: ‘Kang Dynasty’ and ‘Secret Wars’
Comic-Con 2022: Here’s how the MCU moves on after Thanos
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Marvel Unveils Adam Warlock in First Look at ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
Comic-Con 2022: Will Poulter will make his MCU debut in the Phase 5 film
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False Rumor Disappoints Comic-Con Fans Hoping for Henry Cavill Cameo at Warner Bros. Hall H Panel
An inaccurate report put false hope in the hearts of plenty of Comic-Con attendees and threatened to upstage WB’s actual Hall H panel
