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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Showtime Documentary Films Acquires Worldwide Rights to Sinéad O’Connor Doc ‘Nothing Compares’
Film was directed by Kathryn Ferguson
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Clifton Collins Jr., Michael Gandolfini, Josh Hamilton and Brooklynn MacKinzie Round Out ‘Landscape With Invisible Hands’ Cast
The dark comedy will be written and directed by Cory Finley
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Prentice Penny to Direct ‘New Kid’ for Universal and Springhill
Eli Wilson Pelton will adapt the graphic novel and write the script
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Sundance Winner Nikyatu Jusu’s Next Project Lands at Universal and Monkeypaw
“Monkeypaw is thrilled to be teaming up with Nikyatu on her next project and believe she is a singular talent with brilliant stories to tell,” Monkeypaw President Win Rosenfeld said
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Bobby Farrelly’s ‘Champions’ Picked Up by Focus Features and Gold Circle
Film stars Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson, Cheech Marin and Matt Cook
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‘The Batman’: Watch The Riddler Crash a Funeral – Literally (Video)
The Robert Pattinson-led reboot runs 2 hours and 56 minutes
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‘Descendant’ Doc About Slavery’s Legacy Picked Up by Netflix
Sundance 2022: Film won the U.S. documentary special jury award for creative vision
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J.K. Simmons on the Challenge of Researching Bill Frawley for ‘Being the Ricardos’ (Video)
TheWrap Screening Series: “I didn’t have any conversations with anybody who actually knew Bill,” Simmons says about the late actor
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Sundance Breakout ‘Brian and Charles’ Acquired by Focus Features
Sundance 2022: Film was directed and edited by Jim Archer
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Kyle Allen to Play He-Man in Netflix and Mattel Films’ ‘Masters of the Universe’
Live-action film to begin production Summer 2022
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Did a Virtual Sundance Slow Down Sales After Last Year’s Record-Breaking Buying Spree?
Sundance 2022: Films like “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” “Dual” and “Fire of Love” have sold for healthy amounts but fell short of record-breaking deals
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‘Moon Knight’s’ Jeremy Slater to Write ‘Mortal Kombat’ Sequel for New Line
First film was released during the pandemic simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max
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How a Firefighter-Turned-Filmmaker Gained Access to a Terrorist Rehab Center in ‘Jihad Rehab’ (Video)
Sundance 2022: “I think because of my time in Yemen, one thing I realized living there is the way to get something done is usually not to go through official channels, it’s through back channeling,” Meg Smaker tells TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman
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Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in and Produce Crime Thriller ‘Cut & Run’ for New Republic
Film centers on a group of thieves that use high-powered speedboats to rob superyachts
