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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CAA’s Hildy Gottlieb to Retire After 48 Years
“Throughout her career, Hildy has been instrumental in cultivating the careers of remarkable artists,” Franklin Latt and Rachel Rusch, co-heads of CAA’s Motion Picture Talent Department, say
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Matthew Lillard Sets ‘Scream 7’ Return 29 Years Later
The actor starred as one of the original ghostface killers in the Wes Craven classic
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What’s Behind the Ice Cold Sundance Market?
After high hopes for brisk sales, more deals are coming together “later in the festival and in the days that follow,” says Gersh agent Julien Levesque
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Benny Safdie Joins Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’
The actor previously appeared as physicist Edward Teller in Nolan’s Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer”
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Amazon’s Prime Video Locks Multi-Year Deal With Lionsgate for Theatrical Films
The deal provides an exclusive window for Prime Video soon after release
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Neon Nabs Dave Franco/Alison Brie Body Horror ‘Together’ to Break Sundance Drought
The film follows a co-dependent couple who moves to the countryside, leading to unexpected horrors
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Rose Byrne and Mary Bronstein Bonded Over Their Own Experiences to Bring ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ to Life | Video
Sundance 2025: “This movie started as a seed of an idea when I was going through a crisis with my own daughter,” the filmmaker tells TheWrap of her motherhood drama
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Dave Franco and Alison Brie Say ‘Together’ Posed a Fun Challenge: Playing an Unhappy Couple | Video
Sundance 2025: The married creatives joined TheWrap’s studio for their latest joint project
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‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Uses Raw Police Footage to Unveil the Truth of a Community Tragedy | Video
Sundance 2025: Filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir’s unconventional documentary recounts an event between two Florida neighbors that led to a 35-year-old mother of four shot dead
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Easterseals Study Shows Stagnation in Disability Representation Despite $490 Billion Market | Video
Sundance 2025: Research reveals 51% of disabled audiences see fewer characters with disabilities as the organization announces genre for annual film challenge
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‘Atropia’ Director Explains How Her Military Documentary Evolved Into a Satire | Video
Sundance 2025: “The military was not so keen on the version of the doc that I wanted to make,” director Hailey Gates says at TheWrap’s Sundance studio
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Dylan O’Brien Unpacks Dual Role Challenge in Dark Comedy ‘Twinless’ | Video
Sundance 2025: The actor plays twins in James Sweeney’s dark comedy
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‘Apprentice’ Producer Acquires ‘Blknws’ From Participant, Sundance Premiere Back On
Participant previously pulled the film from the festival after it alleged that director Kahlil Joseph made a new cut without their knowledge
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How the ‘By Design’ Team Turned Juliette Lewis Into a Chair | Video
Sundance 2025: Lewis, director Amanda Kramer and fellow cast members Robin Tunney, Samantha Mathis and Mamoudou Athie open up about their unique film at TheWrap’s studio
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‘Jimpa’ Director on Making LGBTQ Family Film in Time of Anti-Trans Vitriol | Video
“I had no idea that it would become so antagonistic towards trans people in particular,” Sophie Hyde says at TheWrap’s Sundance Studio
