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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‘The Batman’ Composer Michael Giacchino to Direct Marvel’s ‘Werewolf by Night’ Special for Disney+
Mexican actor Gael García Bernal is attached to star
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Imax and Bad Robot Team up on Flight Squadron Doc ‘The Blue Angels’
The film is currently slated for release in late 2023
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Austin Butler in Early Talks to Play Feyd-Rautha in ‘Dune: Part Two’
Denis Villeneuve will return to adapt second half of Frank Herbert’s novel
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Brandon Shaw Joins Hulu Originals as VP of Publicity
Shaw starts on March 28
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Florence Pugh in Early Talks to Join ‘Dune: Part 2’
Denis Villeneuve will return to adapt second half of Frank Herbert’s novel
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Former MGM President Jonathan Glickman Launches Panoramic Media Banner
Investors include Gary Barber, Spyglass Media Group, Eagle Pictures, Lantern Entertainment, Pinky Promise and UTA
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‘Blue Beetle’: Bruna Marquezine, Belissa Escobedo and Harvey Guillén Join Cast of DC Movie (Exclusive)
Warner Bros. film to be released theatrically on Aug. 18, 2023
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Zoë Kravitz Told She Was Too ‘Urban’ to Audition for ‘Dark Knight Rises’
“I think it was probably a casting director of some kind, or a casting director’s assistant,” Kravitz says
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Elon Musk Calls Ukrainian President Over Starlink’s Internet Access, but Won’t Cut Off Teslas in Russia
“I’m grateful to him for supporting Ukraine with words and deeds,” Ukraine President Zelenskyy said of the billionaire
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Twitter Bans Over 100 Accounts That Pushed Pro-Russian Hashtag #IStandWithPutin
Accounts violated Twitter’s “platform manipulation and spam policy”
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Roland Martin Rips Tucker Carlson’s Demand to See SCOTUS Nominee’s LSAT Score: It’s ‘Hilarious When White Folks Go to the Test’
“This is what Black people have to deal with when you have mediocre white men like Tucker Carlson,” the CEO of Black Star Network says
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Oscar-Winning Sound Mixer Resigns From Academy for Cutting 8 Key Categories From Oscars Broadcast
Tom Fleischman won an Oscar for “Hugo”
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James Gunn Shares Dazzling Sizzle Reel Breaking Down ‘Peacemaker’ Special Effects (Video)
See how Eagly and those Butterflies came to life
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Fede Alvarez to Write and Direct Next ‘Alien’ Movie for 20th Century Studios
Ridley Scott will produce
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Alessandro Nivola Joins Sony’s ‘Kraven the Hunter’ Marvel Movie
Details about Nivola’s role are being kept under wraps