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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Amazon in Talks to Aquire Live-Action ‘Voltron’ Movie From Rawson Marshall
“Red Notice” director is attached to co-write the script with Ellen Shanman and direct
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Patton Oswalt Comedy ‘I Love My Dad’ Acquired by Magnolia
James Morosini’s film won the Grand Jury Prize at SXSW 2022 and will be released in August
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Kevin Bacon Joins Julia Roberts’ ‘Leave the World Behind’ at Netflix (Exclusive)
Farrah Mackenzie (“United States of Al”) rounds out the cast
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Kevin Costner’s Western ‘Horizon’ Boarded by Warner Bros and New Line
”Yellowstone“ star will be returning to the director’s chair for the first time since 2003
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Preacher Franklin Graham Condemned for Telling Fox News Viewers to Pray for Putin: ‘You Pervert the Word of God’
“It’s a WAR, Frankie. Are you that afraid of Putin? What tapes does he have on you?” one Twitter user said
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Leslie Grace on the ‘Big Responsibility’ of Being an Afro-Latina Superhero in ‘Batgirl’
The Dominican-American actress is the third Latina to be cast in a DC superhero project
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Grammy Winner Jon Batiste to Make Acting Debut in ‘The Color Purple’ Musical at Warner Bros.
Batiste will play Grady in the film directed by Blitz Bazawule
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‘Riverdale’s’ KJ Apa and ‘1883’s’ Isabel May to Star in ‘The Wonder Twins’ for HBO Max
‘Black Adam’ writer Adam Sztykiel is set to write and direct the DC movie
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‘Eternals’ Actor Barry Keoghan Arrested in Dublin for Public Intoxication
Keoghan most recently starred as the Joker in Matt Reeves’ “The Batman”
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Higher Ground Boards Netflix’s ‘Leave the World Behind’
”Mr. Robot“ creator Sam Esmail will both write the adaptation and direct
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Susan Sarandon to Play Villain Victoria Kord in DC’s ‘Blue Beetle’ (Exclusive)
Sharon Stone was previously in talks for the role
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Kristen Stewart to Star in Romantic Thriller ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ for A24 and Film4
Double BAFTA nominee Rose Glass (“Saint Maud”) is set to direct
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Ariana DeBose to Exec Produce ‘Two and Only’ From Jen Rivas-DeLoose for Screen Gems
The project will serve as a star vehicle for DeBose
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Sinqua Walls to Star in ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Remake at 20th Century
Walls stars opposite Grammy-nominated musician Jack Harlow who is set to make his acting debut in the remake
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Takashi Doscher to Write ‘Ghost of Tsushima’ Movie Script
Blockbuster samurai video game from Sucker Punch Productions has sold 8 million copies
