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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Valnet Blues: How Online Porn Pioneer Hassan Youssef Built a Digital Media ‘Sweatshop’
The owner of consumer facing entertainment websites Screen Rant, Collider, CBR and MovieWeb faces a lawsuit over exploitative work conditions
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Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz in Talks to Write, Produce and Showrun Live-Action ‘Power Rangers’ Series at Disney+ | Exclusive
Hasbro Entertainment will produce the series
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Maika Monroe to Star in Colleen Hoover’s ‘Reminders of Him’ Film Adaptation at Universal
“Love at First Sight” director Vanessa Caswill is set to direct the “Longlegs” actress
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Colin Farrell in Talks to Star in Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Sgt. Rock’ Movie at DC Studios
The script for the World War II-set movie is written by Justin Kuritzkes
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Brad Pitt Hits the Formula One Circuit in New ‘F1’ Trailer
The film will hit theaters and Imax nationwide on June 27
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‘Spider-Man 4’ Adds ‘Stranger Things’ Breakout Sadie Sink
Details about her role are being kept under wraps
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Kristin Chenoweth Signs With UTA
Chenoweth is set to star in the musical “The Queen of Versailles” making its Broadway debut in the 2025-26 season
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Justin Lin to Direct Keanu Reeves in ‘BRZRKR’ at Netflix
“The Batman” screenwriter Mattson Tomlin is adapting the comic book series for the screen
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Robert Rodriguez Launches New Banner Brass Knuckle Films
The company is a joint venture between Rodriguez and Alexis Garcia’s action film label CAT5
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Comic Book Legend Jack Kirby Getting Definitive Documentary in ‘Kirbyvision’
Dan Braun and Josh Braun will produce alongside Mike Cecchini, Ron Fogelman, and Chris Longo
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John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein to Write ‘Monopoly’ for Lionsgate
The project is produced by LuckyChap and Hasbro Entertainment
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‘Scream 7’: David Arquette to Return as Deputy Dewey Riley
Plot details about Dewey’s return, who died in the fifth film, are currently under wraps
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Amazon MGM’s Best Bet to Protect James Bond’s Legacy: Hire Christopher Nolan
Insiders tell TheWrap that the surest way to tamper fan fervor and ensure a box office hit is to let the Bond megafan reboot the franchise — but they’ll have to wait
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Kathleen Kennedy Shoots Down Rumors of Retirement From Lucasfilm: ‘I Will Die Making Movies’
The longtime executive says she has been working on a plan for “eventual succession,” but Puck’s report of her imminent retirement is false
