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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Gael García Bernal to Star in Marvel’s Werewolf-Focused Disney+ Halloween Special (Exclusive)
Production is set to begin in early 2022
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Bleecker Street Acquires Domestic Rights to ‘Montana Story’
The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and will be released in 2022
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UTA Promotes 50 Staffers Across 20 Divisions
The promotions encompass employees at various levels of the talent agency
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Jared Leto Really Needs to Get a Handle on His Powers in New ‘Morbius’ Trailer (Video)
Marvel-adjacent action thriller hits theaters on Jan. 28
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Janet Jackson Super Bowl Scandal Film Set by FX and Hulu as Next NY Times Doc
“Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson” premieres simultaneously on FX and Hulu on Nov. 19
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Kevin Hart-Woody Harrelson Comedy ‘The Man From Toronto’ Pushed Back 7 Months to August 2022
The film was previously scheduled to open this January
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Jessica Chastain Raves Over Andrew Garfield’s Performance in ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ (Exclusive Video)
“He goes so deep into his character,” director Michael Showalter adds in a behind-the-scenes clip
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Eddie Murphy Joins Jonah Hill, Kenya Barris Comedy Feature at Netflix
Hill and Barris also wrote the script
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Marvel is Seeking Latino Lead for Disney+ Halloween Special (Exclusive)
Project will be centered on a werewolf character and is set to begin production in early 2022
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Thandiwe Newton ‘Disappointed’ That Her ‘Star Wars’ Character Was Killed: ‘Are You F-ing Joking?’
“You don’t kill off the first Black woman to ever have a real role in a ‘Star Wars’ movie,” Newton added
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Paramount Debuts First 13 Minutes of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and New Trailer at CinemaCon
The film is due in theaters Nov. 19
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Victoria Mahoney to Direct ‘The Old Guard 2’ for Netflix and Skydance
Charlize Theron and KiKi Layne are set to return
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Ron Jeremy Indicted on 30-Plus Counts of Sexual Assault Involving 21 Women
Former porn star pleaded not guilty to new felony charges on Wednesday
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Former NY Gov Andrew Cuomo’s Honorary Emmy Award Rescinded by International TV Academy
Cuomo resigned two weeks ago over sexual harassment allegations
