Formerly known as Hello Stranger, the sci-fi thriller Simulant is set to receive a theatrical release in Canada on April 7th – and with that date now just four weeks away, we’re proud to share the Exclusive first look at the trailer for the film! You can check it out in the embed above.
Mongrel is handling the Canadian release of Simulant. Vertical holds the US and UK/Ireland rights, and are planning to give it a Directv On Demand release on May 5th, followed by a day and date theatrical and VOD release on June 2nd.
Jordana Brewster (The Fast and the Furious), Sam Worthington (Avatar), Robbie Amell (Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City), Simu Liu )Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), and Alicia Sanz (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series) star in the film, which April Mullen (Wander) directed from a screenplay by Ryan Christopher Churchill.
Mongrel is handling the Canadian release of Simulant. Vertical holds the US and UK/Ireland rights, and are planning to give it a Directv On Demand release on May 5th, followed by a day and date theatrical and VOD release on June 2nd.
Jordana Brewster (The Fast and the Furious), Sam Worthington (Avatar), Robbie Amell (Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City), Simu Liu )Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), and Alicia Sanz (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series) star in the film, which April Mullen (Wander) directed from a screenplay by Ryan Christopher Churchill.
- 3/8/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Vertical’s early bid for the sci-fi thriller Simulant, currently in post-production, paid off for the company with US and UK/Ire distribution rights. Vertical will release the film on May 5th beginning with a Directv On Demand exclusive followed by the day & date release on June 2nd. Myriad Pictures will be selling international distribution rights.
The film is directed by April Mullen and stars Robbie Amell, Jordana Brewster (The Fast and the Furious film franchise), Sam Worthington, Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), and Alicia Sanz (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series). This movie marks Vertical’s second project with Amell, who previously starred in Code 8 alongside his cousin Stephen Amell, the sequel of which was purchased as a Netflix Original film. Directv has partnered with Vertical on several recent films on...
The film is directed by April Mullen and stars Robbie Amell, Jordana Brewster (The Fast and the Furious film franchise), Sam Worthington, Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), and Alicia Sanz (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series). This movie marks Vertical’s second project with Amell, who previously starred in Code 8 alongside his cousin Stephen Amell, the sequel of which was purchased as a Netflix Original film. Directv has partnered with Vertical on several recent films on...
- 2/14/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Vertical has secured Na rights to sci-fi thriller Last Sentinel, written by Malachi Smyth and directed by Academy Award-nominated Tanel Toom. The film stars Kate Bosworth (Along for the Ride), Lucien Laviscount (Emily in Paris), Thomas Kretschmann (Infinity Pool), and Martin McCann (The Informer).
Set in the near future, unchecked and rampant climate change has caused temperatures and sea levels to rise catastrophically. Only two large continents remain, and billions die during the mass migration to these higher lands. Surrounded by an endless ocean thousands of miles from home, a skeleton crew of soldiers stand as the last bastion, defending their homeland from an invasion by an enemy they have never seen, monitoring for signs of attack and prepared to sacrifice themselves for the cause. Their tour of duty ended 3 months ago with no relief in sight. Alone and uncertain as to what fate awaits them,...
Set in the near future, unchecked and rampant climate change has caused temperatures and sea levels to rise catastrophically. Only two large continents remain, and billions die during the mass migration to these higher lands. Surrounded by an endless ocean thousands of miles from home, a skeleton crew of soldiers stand as the last bastion, defending their homeland from an invasion by an enemy they have never seen, monitoring for signs of attack and prepared to sacrifice themselves for the cause. Their tour of duty ended 3 months ago with no relief in sight. Alone and uncertain as to what fate awaits them,...
- 2/14/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has appointed former Aviron and The Weinstein Company executive Francois Martin to the newly created position of Senior Vice President, Content Partnerships.
Martin will now be responsible for leading and expanding the indie distributor’s content sales presence across all platforms. He’s already assumed the post and will report going forward to Vertical Partners Peter Jarowey and Rich Goldberg.
Martin began his career in Miramax’s marketing department, transitioning to The Weinstein Company upon its founding in 2005. His decade-plus spent at that then-prestigious studio saw him rise through the ranks from Senior Director, Marketing to President, Marketing Strategy for both TWC and the Miramax label, Dimension Films.
The exec has previously worked on marketing campaigns for such notable films as Kill Bill, Chicago, Spy Kids, Scary Movie, Lee Daniel’s The Butler, Django Unchained, Inglorious Basterds, The King’s Speech, Paddington and Silver Linings Playbook, among others.
Martin will now be responsible for leading and expanding the indie distributor’s content sales presence across all platforms. He’s already assumed the post and will report going forward to Vertical Partners Peter Jarowey and Rich Goldberg.
Martin began his career in Miramax’s marketing department, transitioning to The Weinstein Company upon its founding in 2005. His decade-plus spent at that then-prestigious studio saw him rise through the ranks from Senior Director, Marketing to President, Marketing Strategy for both TWC and the Miramax label, Dimension Films.
The exec has previously worked on marketing campaigns for such notable films as Kill Bill, Chicago, Spy Kids, Scary Movie, Lee Daniel’s The Butler, Django Unchained, Inglorious Basterds, The King’s Speech, Paddington and Silver Linings Playbook, among others.
- 11/3/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
A VR executive and a seasoned Olympics broadcaster have unveiled BlueStar Studios, a 180 million, 53-acre campus in Forest Park, Ga, the latest in a stream of projects to address booming demand for production space in the state.
Studios are scarce everywhere, but Georgia’s 30 tax credits remain a huge draw and the cost of doing business is lower than New York, Los Angeles or Vancouver, which is why BlueStar founder and CEO Rich Goldberg set it there. The former executive at Jaunt and DirecTV brought on Mark Parkman, who led the International Olympic Committee’s global content strategy, including the launch of a Dtc service, as well as broadcast operations for 12 Olympic Games. The Georgia native is COO.
BlueStar will house 600,000 square feet of production and office space and 18 sound stages from 5,000 to 40,000 square feet. The historic Fort Gillem headquarters building will serve as a centerpiece of the campus, set...
Studios are scarce everywhere, but Georgia’s 30 tax credits remain a huge draw and the cost of doing business is lower than New York, Los Angeles or Vancouver, which is why BlueStar founder and CEO Rich Goldberg set it there. The former executive at Jaunt and DirecTV brought on Mark Parkman, who led the International Olympic Committee’s global content strategy, including the launch of a Dtc service, as well as broadcast operations for 12 Olympic Games. The Georgia native is COO.
BlueStar will house 600,000 square feet of production and office space and 18 sound stages from 5,000 to 40,000 square feet. The historic Fort Gillem headquarters building will serve as a centerpiece of the campus, set...
- 10/26/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
BlueStar Studios — a business formed earlier this year that’s led by Rich Goldberg, a vet of companies such as Jaunt and DirecTV — unwrapped details of an ambitious plan to build a 53-acre production campus in Forest Park, Georgia, just outside Atlanta. The total investment is expected to be 180 million.
Recent filming in Atlanta has included big budget Marvel movies including Black Adam and the upcoming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Plans are to open the new campus in phases, starting next summer and continuing through 2024. Gala Media Capital, an Atlanta-based division of Peachtree Group, is providing financing for phase one of the studio development.
When completed, the site is expected to encompass 600,000 square feet of production and office space, including 18 stages ranging from 5,000 to 40,000 square feet. According to BlueStar, productions will have access to two intersecting 100Gb fiber lines to support technical needs,...
BlueStar Studios — a business formed earlier this year that’s led by Rich Goldberg, a vet of companies such as Jaunt and DirecTV — unwrapped details of an ambitious plan to build a 53-acre production campus in Forest Park, Georgia, just outside Atlanta. The total investment is expected to be 180 million.
Recent filming in Atlanta has included big budget Marvel movies including Black Adam and the upcoming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Plans are to open the new campus in phases, starting next summer and continuing through 2024. Gala Media Capital, an Atlanta-based division of Peachtree Group, is providing financing for phase one of the studio development.
When completed, the site is expected to encompass 600,000 square feet of production and office space, including 18 stages ranging from 5,000 to 40,000 square feet. According to BlueStar, productions will have access to two intersecting 100Gb fiber lines to support technical needs,...
- 10/26/2022
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Vertical Entertainment Pre-Buys Family Dramedy ‘Sam & Kate’ Starring Dustin Hoffman And Sissy Spacek
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has continued its feature film investment strategy by completing pre-buy financing and securing North American and UK/Ireland distribution rights to Sam & Kate, a family dramedy starring Oscar winners Dustin Hoffman and Sissy Spacek. The film from writer-director Darren Le Gallo, also starring the former actor’s son Jake Hoffman and the latter’s daughter Schuyler Fisk, is slated for a theatrical release on November 11.
Le Gallo’s feature directorial debut takes place in a small town in the heart of the country. Hoffman plays Bill, the larger-than-life father to Sam (Jake Hoffman), who has returned home to take care of his ailing dad. While home, Sam falls for a local woman, Kate (Schuyler Fisk). And at the same time, Bill starts to fall for her mom, Tina (Spacek). But finding love is complicated, and for these four, it is no different. They all must confront their...
Le Gallo’s feature directorial debut takes place in a small town in the heart of the country. Hoffman plays Bill, the larger-than-life father to Sam (Jake Hoffman), who has returned home to take care of his ailing dad. While home, Sam falls for a local woman, Kate (Schuyler Fisk). And at the same time, Bill starts to fall for her mom, Tina (Spacek). But finding love is complicated, and for these four, it is no different. They all must confront their...
- 9/14/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has locked down U.S. rights to the starry dramatic thriller Delia’s Gone, from writer-director Robert Budreau (Born to Be Blue), slating it for release in theaters nationwide on August 19.
The film follows Louis (Golden Globe nominee Stephan James), who has an intellectual disability and lives with his older sister Delia (Genelle Williams) amidst her struggles with addiction following their father’s death. After a night of drinking, Delia’s truck is found abandoned at a bar, drawing suspicion from the local sheriff (Oscar winner Marisa Tomei) who soon discovers she’s been killed. All evidence points to Louis who, pressured by police, pleads guilty and is sentenced to five years in prison for his sister’s murder. Upon release, Louis is confined to a home care facility where he is visited by Stacker (Travis Fimmel), one of the men to last see Delia alive, who...
The film follows Louis (Golden Globe nominee Stephan James), who has an intellectual disability and lives with his older sister Delia (Genelle Williams) amidst her struggles with addiction following their father’s death. After a night of drinking, Delia’s truck is found abandoned at a bar, drawing suspicion from the local sheriff (Oscar winner Marisa Tomei) who soon discovers she’s been killed. All evidence points to Louis who, pressured by police, pleads guilty and is sentenced to five years in prison for his sister’s murder. Upon release, Louis is confined to a home care facility where he is visited by Stacker (Travis Fimmel), one of the men to last see Delia alive, who...
- 7/27/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has locked down worldwide rights to the comedy The Donor Party, toplined by Malin Åkerman (Chick Fight), Rob Corddry (The Unicorn), Erinn Hayes (Gaslit) and Jerry O’Connell (Billions). The company’s plans for the recently-wrapped pic’s release have not yet been disclosed.
The first feature from writer-director Thom Harp is a farce centered on the recently single Jaclyn (Åkerman), who desperately wants to become a mom — by any means necessary. Realizing she doesn’t need a husband to make her dream come true, she devises a plan and enlists her best friends (Hayes and Bria Samoné Henderson) to pull off the ultimate sperm heist from unsuspecting donors Tim (O’Connell), Mj (Dan Ahdoot), Mateo (Jeff Torres) and Armin (Ryan Hansen), all while celebrating an intimate birthday party for her oblivious friend, Geoff (Corddry).
Anthony J. Kraus cast the pic, which also stars Meadow Williams (Aileen Wuornos:...
The first feature from writer-director Thom Harp is a farce centered on the recently single Jaclyn (Åkerman), who desperately wants to become a mom — by any means necessary. Realizing she doesn’t need a husband to make her dream come true, she devises a plan and enlists her best friends (Hayes and Bria Samoné Henderson) to pull off the ultimate sperm heist from unsuspecting donors Tim (O’Connell), Mj (Dan Ahdoot), Mateo (Jeff Torres) and Armin (Ryan Hansen), all while celebrating an intimate birthday party for her oblivious friend, Geoff (Corddry).
Anthony J. Kraus cast the pic, which also stars Meadow Williams (Aileen Wuornos:...
- 6/14/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Patrick Stewart is no longer follically challenged in charmingly funny trailer for The Wilde Wedding
Author: Zehra Phelan
A charming smile-inducing trailer for the comedy The Wilde Wedding starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Patrick Stewart with a head full of hair – who even knew that was possible – has arrived.
The trailer focuses on the days leading up to Eve Wilde’s (Glenn Close) fourth marriage to Alcott (Patrick Stewart), who plays a writer who seems to have added some special hair growing fertilizer to his shampoo to produce an almost afro-like head of gray hair. Inviting along her first husband played by John Malkovich, who is partial to a drink or three, the group of family and friends share a few charmingly funny moments together as Eve starts to have second thoughts, thanks to Malkovich, on her pending nuptials.
Vertical Entertainment’s co- president Rich Goldberg has previously stated what a joy it was to have the three stars attached to the production with...
A charming smile-inducing trailer for the comedy The Wilde Wedding starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Patrick Stewart with a head full of hair – who even knew that was possible – has arrived.
The trailer focuses on the days leading up to Eve Wilde’s (Glenn Close) fourth marriage to Alcott (Patrick Stewart), who plays a writer who seems to have added some special hair growing fertilizer to his shampoo to produce an almost afro-like head of gray hair. Inviting along her first husband played by John Malkovich, who is partial to a drink or three, the group of family and friends share a few charmingly funny moments together as Eve starts to have second thoughts, thanks to Malkovich, on her pending nuptials.
Vertical Entertainment’s co- president Rich Goldberg has previously stated what a joy it was to have the three stars attached to the production with...
- 8/11/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Netflix has acquired the worldwide Svod rights to Drake Doremus’ “Newness,” Deadline reports. The film stars Nicholas Hoult and Laia Costa as a couple in contemporary Los Angeles navigating the world of online dating and social media–driven hookup culture. The film was a last-minute addition to the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, and co-stars Matthew Gray Gubler, Courtney Eaton, Danny Huston and Courtney Eaton. Netflix acquired the rights in a reported seven-figure deal.
– Gravitas Ventures has acquired writer-director Angus MacLachlan’s second feature film, “Abundant Acreage Available.” The film premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the Best Screenplay Award in the U.S. Narrative Competition. The film focuses on siblings Tracy (Amy Ryan) and Jesse...
– Netflix has acquired the worldwide Svod rights to Drake Doremus’ “Newness,” Deadline reports. The film stars Nicholas Hoult and Laia Costa as a couple in contemporary Los Angeles navigating the world of online dating and social media–driven hookup culture. The film was a last-minute addition to the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, and co-stars Matthew Gray Gubler, Courtney Eaton, Danny Huston and Courtney Eaton. Netflix acquired the rights in a reported seven-figure deal.
– Gravitas Ventures has acquired writer-director Angus MacLachlan’s second feature film, “Abundant Acreage Available.” The film premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the Best Screenplay Award in the U.S. Narrative Competition. The film focuses on siblings Tracy (Amy Ryan) and Jesse...
- 6/16/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment inks deal with Goldcrest.
Vertical Entertainment has acquired all Us rights to supernatural thriller Slumber, starring Maggie Q (Divergent).
Director Jonathan Hopkins’ movie is being lined up for a theatrical release in the Us in Q4, 2017.
Richard Hobley and Hopkins’ screenplay charts the story of Alice (Maggie Q), a rationally minded sleep doctor, who is forced to abandon scientific reason and accept a family is being terrorised by a parasitic demon which paralyses victims as they sleep.
The film is produced by The Tea Shop & Film Company’s Mark Lane and James Harris and by Pascal Degove for Goldcrest Films, which handles sales on the project.
Vertical’s 2016 releases included Other People and Under The Shadow.
The 2017 slate includes Blind, starring Alec Baldwin, Demi Moore, and Dylan McDermott; Cate Shortland’s Berlin Syndrome starring Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt; and Toa Fraser’s 6 Days, starring Abbie Cornish, Jamie Bell, and Mark Strong...
Vertical Entertainment has acquired all Us rights to supernatural thriller Slumber, starring Maggie Q (Divergent).
Director Jonathan Hopkins’ movie is being lined up for a theatrical release in the Us in Q4, 2017.
Richard Hobley and Hopkins’ screenplay charts the story of Alice (Maggie Q), a rationally minded sleep doctor, who is forced to abandon scientific reason and accept a family is being terrorised by a parasitic demon which paralyses victims as they sleep.
The film is produced by The Tea Shop & Film Company’s Mark Lane and James Harris and by Pascal Degove for Goldcrest Films, which handles sales on the project.
Vertical’s 2016 releases included Other People and Under The Shadow.
The 2017 slate includes Blind, starring Alec Baldwin, Demi Moore, and Dylan McDermott; Cate Shortland’s Berlin Syndrome starring Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt; and Toa Fraser’s 6 Days, starring Abbie Cornish, Jamie Bell, and Mark Strong...
- 5/19/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Xyz Films reports global sell-out on Jamie Bell embassy siege thriller.
Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Toa Fraser’s 6 Days and has earmarked an autumn theatrical release.
Netflix has picked up international rights as a Netflix Original Films release in France, Germany, Latin America, Japan, Benelux, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Italy, Switzerland and other territories.
Elsewhere rights to the thriller have gone to: the UK (Icon), Australia and New Zealand (Transmission), Portugal (Film4You), Spain (A Contracorriente), Middle East (Falcon), Turkey (Calinos), Indonesia (Pt Prima), South Korea (Double & Joy), pan-Asian pay-tv (Fox) and China (Hgc).
Bell, Abbie Cornish, and Mark Strong star in 6 Days, which recounts the six-day hostage crisis at the Iranian Embassy over April-May 1980 and the subsequent rescue mission by the elite British Sas.
Glenn Standring wrote the screenplay, Matthew Metcalfe produced, and Nate Bolotin, Aram Tertzakian, Peter Hampden, Gavin Poolman, Andrea Scarso, and Standring served as executive producers.
6 Days is a Dog...
Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Toa Fraser’s 6 Days and has earmarked an autumn theatrical release.
Netflix has picked up international rights as a Netflix Original Films release in France, Germany, Latin America, Japan, Benelux, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Italy, Switzerland and other territories.
Elsewhere rights to the thriller have gone to: the UK (Icon), Australia and New Zealand (Transmission), Portugal (Film4You), Spain (A Contracorriente), Middle East (Falcon), Turkey (Calinos), Indonesia (Pt Prima), South Korea (Double & Joy), pan-Asian pay-tv (Fox) and China (Hgc).
Bell, Abbie Cornish, and Mark Strong star in 6 Days, which recounts the six-day hostage crisis at the Iranian Embassy over April-May 1980 and the subsequent rescue mission by the elite British Sas.
Glenn Standring wrote the screenplay, Matthew Metcalfe produced, and Nate Bolotin, Aram Tertzakian, Peter Hampden, Gavin Poolman, Andrea Scarso, and Standring served as executive producers.
6 Days is a Dog...
- 3/13/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Romantic drama stars Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore.
Vertical Entertainment has picked up North American rights to the romantic drama and European Film Market (Efm) sales title Blind starring Alec Baldwin, Demi Moore, and Dylan McDermott.
Foresight Unlimited will introduce the title to international buyers in Berlin today [Feb 9].
Vertical has earmarked a late summer or early autumn release for the story about a novellist who loses his sight in a car crash that kills his wife and embarks upon an affair.
Michael Mailer directed Blind from a screenplay by John Buffalo Mailer based on a story by Diane Fisher.
Martin Tuchman, Mailer, Fisher, Pamela Thur and Jennifer Gelfer served as producers and Alan Helene, Alessandro Penazzi, Scott Kluge, Baldwin, Mallory Schwartz, Foresight’s Mark Damon and Tamara Birkemoe, Terry Allen Kramer, Khuloud Kelly Rabadi, David Moscow, and Johnathan Gray served as executive producers.
Michael Mailer Films produced the film in association with Ampm Enterprises, Tremendous Entertainment, Haymarket...
Vertical Entertainment has picked up North American rights to the romantic drama and European Film Market (Efm) sales title Blind starring Alec Baldwin, Demi Moore, and Dylan McDermott.
Foresight Unlimited will introduce the title to international buyers in Berlin today [Feb 9].
Vertical has earmarked a late summer or early autumn release for the story about a novellist who loses his sight in a car crash that kills his wife and embarks upon an affair.
Michael Mailer directed Blind from a screenplay by John Buffalo Mailer based on a story by Diane Fisher.
Martin Tuchman, Mailer, Fisher, Pamela Thur and Jennifer Gelfer served as producers and Alan Helene, Alessandro Penazzi, Scott Kluge, Baldwin, Mallory Schwartz, Foresight’s Mark Damon and Tamara Birkemoe, Terry Allen Kramer, Khuloud Kelly Rabadi, David Moscow, and Johnathan Gray served as executive producers.
Michael Mailer Films produced the film in association with Ampm Enterprises, Tremendous Entertainment, Haymarket...
- 2/9/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The distributor has picked up North American theatrical rights to Cate Shortland’s psychological thriller ahead of its world premiere in Park City on January 20.
Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt star in Berlin Syndrome, which screens in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition and centres on an Australian photographer who has a one-night stand with a sinister local man while on vacation in Berlin.
Aquarius Films, eOne, Memento Films International, Screen Australia, Film Victoria, Fulcrum Media Finance, and Ddp Studios produced the film. Memento handles international sales.
Vertical is targetting an early summer theatrical release after Rich Goldberg and Peter Jarowey brokered the deal with UTA Independent Film Group on behalf of the filmmakers.
Netflix holds streaming rights for North America and multiple territories after the theatrical release.
Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt star in Berlin Syndrome, which screens in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition and centres on an Australian photographer who has a one-night stand with a sinister local man while on vacation in Berlin.
Aquarius Films, eOne, Memento Films International, Screen Australia, Film Victoria, Fulcrum Media Finance, and Ddp Studios produced the film. Memento handles international sales.
Vertical is targetting an early summer theatrical release after Rich Goldberg and Peter Jarowey brokered the deal with UTA Independent Film Group on behalf of the filmmakers.
Netflix holds streaming rights for North America and multiple territories after the theatrical release.
- 1/13/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Richard Bates Jr.’s horror premiered at Sundance.
Vertical Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to Richard Bates Jr.’s Sundance horror Trash Fire starring Adrian Grenier.
Co-president Rich Goldberg anticipates a fourth quarter release on the Circle Of Confusion and Snowfort Pictures production about a man who confronts his past and becomes entangled with his wife in a web of lies, deceit and murder.
Angela Trimbur, Fionnula Flanagan, AnnaLynne McCord, Sally Kirkland, Matthew Gray Gubler, and Ray Santiago round out the key cast.
David Clark Lawson Jr produced with Lawrence Mattis and Matt Smith, while Makan Delrahim served as executive producer.
Bates Jr directed Sundance 2012 entry Excision as well as Suburban Gothic.
“Ricky [Bates Jr.] has delivered another cult classic,” said Goldberg. “The film is a wild ride, and performances from Adrian, Angela, and the rest of the cast are fantastic – this is a team we’ve been wanting to collaborate with for some time now and are...
Vertical Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to Richard Bates Jr.’s Sundance horror Trash Fire starring Adrian Grenier.
Co-president Rich Goldberg anticipates a fourth quarter release on the Circle Of Confusion and Snowfort Pictures production about a man who confronts his past and becomes entangled with his wife in a web of lies, deceit and murder.
Angela Trimbur, Fionnula Flanagan, AnnaLynne McCord, Sally Kirkland, Matthew Gray Gubler, and Ray Santiago round out the key cast.
David Clark Lawson Jr produced with Lawrence Mattis and Matt Smith, while Makan Delrahim served as executive producer.
Bates Jr directed Sundance 2012 entry Excision as well as Suburban Gothic.
“Ricky [Bates Jr.] has delivered another cult classic,” said Goldberg. “The film is a wild ride, and performances from Adrian, Angela, and the rest of the cast are fantastic – this is a team we’ve been wanting to collaborate with for some time now and are...
- 5/13/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The partners are collaborating on the theatrical and home entertainment release of Approaching The Unknown starring Mark Strong.
Vertical Entertainment, the Santa Monica-based distributor run by Rich Goldberg and Mitch Budin, will handle Us theatrical distribution starting on June 3.
In keeping with Vertical’s broader distribution philosophy, Approaching The Unknown will go out day-and-date digitally and on VOD via Paramount Home Media Distribution.
Paramount will handle other Us ancillary platforms and worldwide distribution excluding Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Middle East, and South Africa.
2014 Sundance Institute / Nhk Award-winner Mark Elijah Rosenberg wrote and directed the story about a lone astronaut on a mission to Mars forced to make life-changing choices.
Luke Wilson, Sanaa Lathan, Anders Danielsen Lie and Charles Baker round out the key cast on the sci-fi.
Approaching The Unknown is a Tiderock Media and 3311 Productions presentation of a Department Of Motion Pictures / Loveless production in association with Hinkson Entertainment.
Josh Penn, [link...
Vertical Entertainment, the Santa Monica-based distributor run by Rich Goldberg and Mitch Budin, will handle Us theatrical distribution starting on June 3.
In keeping with Vertical’s broader distribution philosophy, Approaching The Unknown will go out day-and-date digitally and on VOD via Paramount Home Media Distribution.
Paramount will handle other Us ancillary platforms and worldwide distribution excluding Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Middle East, and South Africa.
2014 Sundance Institute / Nhk Award-winner Mark Elijah Rosenberg wrote and directed the story about a lone astronaut on a mission to Mars forced to make life-changing choices.
Luke Wilson, Sanaa Lathan, Anders Danielsen Lie and Charles Baker round out the key cast on the sci-fi.
Approaching The Unknown is a Tiderock Media and 3311 Productions presentation of a Department Of Motion Pictures / Loveless production in association with Hinkson Entertainment.
Josh Penn, [link...
- 4/21/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
There’s a fun looking horror anthology film coming out soon called Holidays. The movie is described as a “uniquely dark” film that puts an “original spin on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of all time. The film challenges our folklore, traditions and assumptions, making Holidays a celebration of the horror on those same special days’ year after year.”
There’s a lot of great talent that came together to create this movie. The directors involved with the project are Kevin Smith (Tusk), Gary Shore (Dracula Untold), Scott Stewart (Dark Skies), Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer (Starry Eyes), Sarah Adina Smith (The Midnight Swim), Nicholas McCarthy (The Pact), Adam Egypt Mortimer (Some Kind of Hate), and Anthony Scott Burns (Darknet).
There are also a few actors that you might recognize, like Seth Green (Robot Chicken). The movie is being distributed by Vertical Entertainment, and co-president Rich Goldberg...
There’s a lot of great talent that came together to create this movie. The directors involved with the project are Kevin Smith (Tusk), Gary Shore (Dracula Untold), Scott Stewart (Dark Skies), Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer (Starry Eyes), Sarah Adina Smith (The Midnight Swim), Nicholas McCarthy (The Pact), Adam Egypt Mortimer (Some Kind of Hate), and Anthony Scott Burns (Darknet).
There are also a few actors that you might recognize, like Seth Green (Robot Chicken). The movie is being distributed by Vertical Entertainment, and co-president Rich Goldberg...
- 3/16/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Vertical Entertainment and Xyz Films are embracing seasonal scares by acquiring worldwide distribution rights to Holidays. Featuring segments from directors including Kevin Smith and Starry Eyes’ Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer, the horror anthology now has VOD and theatrical release dates and is teased in a new trailer.
Holidays will make its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 14th, and fans won’t have to wait long to see it at home, either, as the film will be released on digital and VOD platforms on April 15th, followed by a theatrical release beginning April 22nd:
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA (March 14, 2016) – Vertical Entertainment and Xyz Films have partnered to acquire the global distribution of the horror anthology Holidays, which was produced by John Hegeman’s Distant Corners Entertainment in association with Xyz Films. The film will have its world premiere at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival on April 14th.
Holidays will make its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 14th, and fans won’t have to wait long to see it at home, either, as the film will be released on digital and VOD platforms on April 15th, followed by a theatrical release beginning April 22nd:
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA (March 14, 2016) – Vertical Entertainment and Xyz Films have partnered to acquire the global distribution of the horror anthology Holidays, which was produced by John Hegeman’s Distant Corners Entertainment in association with Xyz Films. The film will have its world premiere at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival on April 14th.
- 3/14/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Vertical Entertainment and Xyz Films have partnered on worldwide rights to the horror anthology.
John Hegeman’s Distant Corners Entertainment produced Holidays in association with Xyz Films and the film will receive its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 14.
The companies will coordinate a global day-and-date release commencing April 15 across worldwide digital and VOD platforms followed by a targeted Us theatrical release on April 22.
The strategy will mark one of the first global launches of a day-and-date independent film campaign following a festival world premiere.
Holidays puts a dark twist on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of the calendar. The directors include Kevin Smith, Dracula Untold’s Gary Shore, Dennis Widmyer of Starry Eyes, and Nicholas McCarthy of The Pact.
“This has been a project that we’ve been excited about since it was announced in production,” said Vertical’s co-president Rich Goldberg.
“With the expansive list of amazing film-makers, their...
John Hegeman’s Distant Corners Entertainment produced Holidays in association with Xyz Films and the film will receive its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 14.
The companies will coordinate a global day-and-date release commencing April 15 across worldwide digital and VOD platforms followed by a targeted Us theatrical release on April 22.
The strategy will mark one of the first global launches of a day-and-date independent film campaign following a festival world premiere.
Holidays puts a dark twist on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of the calendar. The directors include Kevin Smith, Dracula Untold’s Gary Shore, Dennis Widmyer of Starry Eyes, and Nicholas McCarthy of The Pact.
“This has been a project that we’ve been excited about since it was announced in production,” said Vertical’s co-president Rich Goldberg.
“With the expansive list of amazing film-makers, their...
- 3/14/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
It sounds like we already have our first great horror movie of 2016. Following its much talked about screenings at Sundance, the Farsi-language horror movie Under The Shadow is set for a worldwide release, thanks to Vertical Entertainment, Netflix, and Xyz Films:
Los Angeles, CA (January 23, 2016) – Vertical Entertainment and Xyz Films have partnered for global distribution of the Farsi-language horror thriller Under The Shadow, which will have its world premiere at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival. The companies will coordinate a global day-and-date release on digital and VOD platforms, alongside a targeted theatrical release in select territories. Netflix will release the film worldwide shortly after the theatrical and transactional debut. The release date is still to be announced.
Under The Shadow is written and directed by British / Iranian Babak Anvari and stars Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi and Bobby Naderi. The film is produced by Lucan Toh, Oliver Roskill and Emily Leo of Wigwam Films.
Los Angeles, CA (January 23, 2016) – Vertical Entertainment and Xyz Films have partnered for global distribution of the Farsi-language horror thriller Under The Shadow, which will have its world premiere at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival. The companies will coordinate a global day-and-date release on digital and VOD platforms, alongside a targeted theatrical release in select territories. Netflix will release the film worldwide shortly after the theatrical and transactional debut. The release date is still to be announced.
Under The Shadow is written and directed by British / Iranian Babak Anvari and stars Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi and Bobby Naderi. The film is produced by Lucan Toh, Oliver Roskill and Emily Leo of Wigwam Films.
- 1/23/2016
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
The global rights deal on Marc Furmie’s sci-fi becomes the second such pact for the La-based distributor as it continues its strategic expansion.
Jai Koutre, Kendra Appleton, Bren Foster and Todd Lasance star in Terminus, which marks the second collaboration between Vertical and Storm Vision Entertainment.
The film will be available globally on iTunes, Amazon, Netflix, Google Play and other digital platforms day-and-date with the Us theatrical launch on January 22, 2016.
Terminus follows a man who makes a profound discovery about the fate of the earth after he is blinded by the light from a falling meteor.
Vertical’s first worldwide acquisition, He Never Died starring Henry Rollins, will open on December 18.
Furmie co-wrote with Shiyan Zheng and Gabriel Dowrick. Brett Thornquest and Tim Maddocks produced and Steven Matusko, Shane Abbess and Sidonie Abbene served as executive producers.
Nate Bolotin and Mette-Marie Katz of Xyz negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers with Rich Goldberg and Peter...
Jai Koutre, Kendra Appleton, Bren Foster and Todd Lasance star in Terminus, which marks the second collaboration between Vertical and Storm Vision Entertainment.
The film will be available globally on iTunes, Amazon, Netflix, Google Play and other digital platforms day-and-date with the Us theatrical launch on January 22, 2016.
Terminus follows a man who makes a profound discovery about the fate of the earth after he is blinded by the light from a falling meteor.
Vertical’s first worldwide acquisition, He Never Died starring Henry Rollins, will open on December 18.
Furmie co-wrote with Shiyan Zheng and Gabriel Dowrick. Brett Thornquest and Tim Maddocks produced and Steven Matusko, Shane Abbess and Sidonie Abbene served as executive producers.
Nate Bolotin and Mette-Marie Katz of Xyz negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers with Rich Goldberg and Peter...
- 8/13/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Read More: SXSW 2015: A List of Criticwire Grades for Every Feature Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Mickey Keating's thriller "Pod." The film premiered this year in the Midnight section of SXSW. The film follows estranged siblings Ed (Dean Cates) and Lyla (Lauren Ashley Carter) who plan to stage an intervention on their paranoid, war veteran brother Martin (Brian Morvant). Ed and Lyla travel to their isolated family lake house after receiving a disturbing voicemail from Martin, only to discover that the house has been completely ransacked. The situation spins out of control when they learn that Martin has imagined an elaborate conspiracy theory in which he believes he has trapped a sinister entity in the basement. "After the premiere of 'Pod' at SXSW, we knew we wanted to be involved in bringing Mickey's clever and captivating vision to national audiences," said Vertical Co-President Rich Goldberg.
- 4/8/2015
- by Jena Keahon
- Indiewire
The distributor has picked up North American rights to Mickey Keating’s SXSW Midnight thriller.
Vertical co-president Rich Goldberg plans to release Pod theatrically and digitally day-and-date in autumn.
The film stars Dean Cates and Lauren Ashley Carter as estranged siblings who travel to their isolated family lake house in Maine hold an intervention on their troubled war veteran brother. Brian Morvant also stars.
Morgan White, Sean Fowler, William Day Frank and Keating produced, while Ryan W Keating and Lauren Conoscenti served as executive producers.
Nate Bolotin and Mette-Marie Katz of Xyz brokered the deal with Goldberg and Vertical vice-president of acquisitions Peter Jarowey.
Vertical co-president Rich Goldberg plans to release Pod theatrically and digitally day-and-date in autumn.
The film stars Dean Cates and Lauren Ashley Carter as estranged siblings who travel to their isolated family lake house in Maine hold an intervention on their troubled war veteran brother. Brian Morvant also stars.
Morgan White, Sean Fowler, William Day Frank and Keating produced, while Ryan W Keating and Lauren Conoscenti served as executive producers.
Nate Bolotin and Mette-Marie Katz of Xyz brokered the deal with Goldberg and Vertical vice-president of acquisitions Peter Jarowey.
- 4/7/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Co-founder Rich Goldberg in is Berlin looking for global rights as part of a strategic expansion.
Top brass from La-based Vertical Entertainment are scouring Berlin for global rights as part of a strategic expansion to exploit independent gems across international platforms.
Co-founder Rich Goldberg and head of acquisitions and marketing Peter Jarowey are also on the look-out for Us and UK pick-ups, buoyed by their recent success in the Us with Susan Sarandon thriller The Calling.
The serial killer release went out last August on VOD, cable and satellite and generated $3m, an extraordinary and hitherto unreported success that the distributor is keen to replicate across its prestige roster of curated releases.
Vertical plans to release around two films a month and believes it can deliver robust launches through its relationships with Comcast and digital platforms that bode well for a title’s international prospects.
Ties to Walmart are also crucial. The retail...
Top brass from La-based Vertical Entertainment are scouring Berlin for global rights as part of a strategic expansion to exploit independent gems across international platforms.
Co-founder Rich Goldberg and head of acquisitions and marketing Peter Jarowey are also on the look-out for Us and UK pick-ups, buoyed by their recent success in the Us with Susan Sarandon thriller The Calling.
The serial killer release went out last August on VOD, cable and satellite and generated $3m, an extraordinary and hitherto unreported success that the distributor is keen to replicate across its prestige roster of curated releases.
Vertical plans to release around two films a month and believes it can deliver robust launches through its relationships with Comcast and digital platforms that bode well for a title’s international prospects.
Ties to Walmart are also crucial. The retail...
- 2/6/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Vertical Entertainment has taken North American rights to Shyam Madiraju’s thriller starring Ethan Peck, Jessica Lowndes, Diego Boneta, James Remar, Sung Kang, and Nate Parker .
Jaume Collet-Serra, Shyam Madiraju, Parker, Hernany Perla and Juan Sola produced the story of a divided group of plan crash survivors.
Vertical plans a third quarter theatrical release and Voltage Pictures handles international sales
“We are proud to be partnering with Voltage Pictures and Ombra Films on the release of this intriguing film,” said Vertical co-president Rich Goldberg (pictured).
“The dynamic storytelling and Lord Of The Flies appeal made Eden an instant draw and a strong addition to our 2015 slate.”
Goldberg and Vertical’s Peter Jarowey brokered the deal with CAA and Voltage.
Jaume Collet-Serra, Shyam Madiraju, Parker, Hernany Perla and Juan Sola produced the story of a divided group of plan crash survivors.
Vertical plans a third quarter theatrical release and Voltage Pictures handles international sales
“We are proud to be partnering with Voltage Pictures and Ombra Films on the release of this intriguing film,” said Vertical co-president Rich Goldberg (pictured).
“The dynamic storytelling and Lord Of The Flies appeal made Eden an instant draw and a strong addition to our 2015 slate.”
Goldberg and Vertical’s Peter Jarowey brokered the deal with CAA and Voltage.
- 2/5/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Vertical Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Justin Reardon.s Playing It Cool (formerly A Many Splintered Thing), which stars Chris Evans, Michelle Monaghan, Martin Starr, Aubrey Plaza, Patrick Warburton, Topher Grace, Luke Wilson, Anthony Mackie, Ioan Gruffudd, and Philip Baker Hall. The deal was announced by the company.s Co-President.s Rich Goldberg and Mitch Budin, who plan to release the film in theaters in the first quarter of 2015.
- 11/6/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Vertical Entertainment has acquired Us rights to Justin Reardon’s rom-com starring Chris Evans, Michelle Monaghan, Martin Starr and Aubrey Plaza. Voltage Pictures handles international sales at Afm.
Formerly known as A Many Splintered Thing, the film will open theatrically in the first quarter of 2015 and also stars Patrick Warburton, Topher Grace, Luke Wilson, Anthony Mackie, Ioan Gruffudd, and Philip Baker Hall.
Playing It Cool follows an imaginative young man who meets the (engaged) woman of his dreams at a dinner where he pretends to be a philanthropist and resolves to win her heart. Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair wrote the screenplay.
Nicolas Chartier, Craig Flores, McG, and Mary Viola produced while Evans served as executive producer.
“We are looking forward to working with Chris Evans and the rest of the cast for the Us release of Playing It Cool,” said Vertical co-president Mitch Budin. “We think audiences will appreciate the unique storytelling and the honest intimacy...
Formerly known as A Many Splintered Thing, the film will open theatrically in the first quarter of 2015 and also stars Patrick Warburton, Topher Grace, Luke Wilson, Anthony Mackie, Ioan Gruffudd, and Philip Baker Hall.
Playing It Cool follows an imaginative young man who meets the (engaged) woman of his dreams at a dinner where he pretends to be a philanthropist and resolves to win her heart. Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair wrote the screenplay.
Nicolas Chartier, Craig Flores, McG, and Mary Viola produced while Evans served as executive producer.
“We are looking forward to working with Chris Evans and the rest of the cast for the Us release of Playing It Cool,” said Vertical co-president Mitch Budin. “We think audiences will appreciate the unique storytelling and the honest intimacy...
- 11/5/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes release details for Out of the Dark, Travelogue of Horror, and The Hunted, a trailer for The Scribbler and The Pyramid, a look at The Walker Stalkers’s music video Talk Dead to Me, advanced screening details for L.A. Slasher, and much more:
Out of the Dark Release Details and Photos: “Vertical Entertainment and Participant Media today announced that Vertical has acquired U.S. rights to Participant’s supernatural thriller Out of the Dark, and slated the film for an early 2015 theatrical release.
Starring Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman, and Stephen Rea, Out of the Dark is a ghost story set in South America, where a young family’s new life turns from promising to terrifying when they are forced to confront ancient legends, ghosts, and a haunting family secret.
Out of the Dark Release Details and Photos: “Vertical Entertainment and Participant Media today announced that Vertical has acquired U.S. rights to Participant’s supernatural thriller Out of the Dark, and slated the film for an early 2015 theatrical release.
Starring Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman, and Stephen Rea, Out of the Dark is a ghost story set in South America, where a young family’s new life turns from promising to terrifying when they are forced to confront ancient legends, ghosts, and a haunting family secret.
- 8/31/2014
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Vertical Entertainment has acquired the U.S. rights to Participant Media’s supernatural thriller, ‘Out of the Dark.’ Vertical’s Co-President, Rich Goldberg, and Peter Jarowey negotiated the deal with Nate Bolotin at Xyz Films and Jeff Ivers for Participant. The movie will be presented by Vertical, in association with Participant Media and Image Nation. The thriller will be distributed in theaters by Vertical in early 2015. Two new stills from the horror film, which stars Julia Stills, Scott Speedman and Stephen Rea, have also been released after Vertical’s acquisition. ‘Out of the Dark,’ which is set in South America, follows a young family’s new life as it turns from promising to terrifying [ Read More ]
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- 8/26/2014
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
The supernatural thriller starring Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman, and Stephen Rea has been tapped for an early 2015 theatrical release. No date has been set, but Vertical Entertainment, which acquired the U.S. rights to Out Of The Dark from Participant Media, is looking at February as a possible theatrical release month. Traditionally, supernatural thrillers and horror films do well at the beginning of the year. The deal was announced today.
Out Of The Dark, directed by first-timer Lluis Quilez, is a ghost story about a new family in South America who must confront ancient legends, ghosts and a “haunting family secret.” The picture will be presented by Vertical in association not only with Participant but also Image Nation, having been produced by Apaches Entertainment, Cactus Flower, and Fast Producciones, in association with Dynamo and Xyz Films.
Related: Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman Inhabit Haunted House Pic ‘Out Of The Dark’
The...
Out Of The Dark, directed by first-timer Lluis Quilez, is a ghost story about a new family in South America who must confront ancient legends, ghosts and a “haunting family secret.” The picture will be presented by Vertical in association not only with Participant but also Image Nation, having been produced by Apaches Entertainment, Cactus Flower, and Fast Producciones, in association with Dynamo and Xyz Films.
Related: Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman Inhabit Haunted House Pic ‘Out Of The Dark’
The...
- 8/25/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
It's been a long while since last we talked about the new horror flick starring Julia Stiles, Out of the Dark, but with the passage of time have come new stills and more. Read on for the details, and look for more on this one soon!
From the Press Release
Vertical Entertainment and Participant Media announce that Vertical has acquired U.S. rights to Participant’s supernatural thriller Out of the Dark and slated the film for an early 2015 theatrical release.
Starring Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman, and Stephen Rea, Out of the Dark is a ghost story set in South America, where a young family’s new life turns from promising to terrifying when they are forced to confront ancient legends, ghosts, and a haunting family secret.
Out of the Dark will be presented by Vertical in association with Participant Media and Image Nation. It is a production of Apaches Entertainment,...
From the Press Release
Vertical Entertainment and Participant Media announce that Vertical has acquired U.S. rights to Participant’s supernatural thriller Out of the Dark and slated the film for an early 2015 theatrical release.
Starring Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman, and Stephen Rea, Out of the Dark is a ghost story set in South America, where a young family’s new life turns from promising to terrifying when they are forced to confront ancient legends, ghosts, and a haunting family secret.
Out of the Dark will be presented by Vertical in association with Participant Media and Image Nation. It is a production of Apaches Entertainment,...
- 8/25/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Selena Gomez's filmography continues its rapid growth, as she now follows up her starring roles in "Spring Breakers" and "Getaway" with a performance in Tim Garrick's romantic comedy "Behaving Badly." The film's U.S. rights have been acquired by Vertical Entertainment, which will be releasing the film theatrically in August 2014. "Behaving Badly" chronicles the romantic escapades of Rick Stevens (played by Nat Wolff of "The Fault in Our Stars") as he attempts to win the heart of Gomez's Nina Pennington. What follows is a slew of bizarre characters that hinder his efforts to succeed in love, including the mob, a group of strippers, his best friend’s horny mother, his drug-abusing boss, a perverted principal, a priest with a really big secret, a sultry defense attorney, and a patron saint who dispenses cryptic advice. "This film spoke to us on many levels and we are excited to show...
- 4/10/2014
- by Ziyad Saadi
- Indiewire
Vertical Entertainment has acquired all U.S. rights to Tim Garrick's Behaving Badly , starring Nat Wolff ( The Fault in Our Stars ) and Selena Gomez along with Mary-Louise Parker, Elisabeth Shue, Dylan McDermott, Jason Lee, Heather Graham, Cary Elwes, Gary Busey, and Patrick Warburton. The deal was announced by the company.s President, Rich Goldberg, who plans to release the film in theaters in August 2014. In the comedy, directed by Tim Garrick, Rick Stevens (Nat Wolff) is willing to do whatever it takes to try and win the heart of Nina Pennington (Selena Gomez) . even if this means making a bet with a mobster.s son! The pressure is on, but the mob isn.t the only thing that's standing in his way. If he ever hopes to land the girl of his dreams, he'll also have to deal with a...
- 4/9/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Exclusive: The distributor has struck a deal at the Efm with Vmi Worldwide for Us rights to the family film A Fine Step.
Vmi has also licensed rights to Mongrel Media in Canada, Zylo for France, Capelight Pictures for Germany, Umbrella Entertainment for Australia/New Zealand, M-Net Channel for Africa, and Daro Film Distribution for East Europe.
Luke Perry, Armand Assante, and Leonor Varela star in the story of an injured expert horseman who recovers with the help of a young girl.
“This film is core to our content strategy – a great story that will inspire audiences and families across America,” said a spokesperson for Vertical Entertainment.
“We believe that Vertical is the perfect partner for releasing this picture in the Us,” said a spokesperson for Vmi. “Their expertise in family film is well established and we have great confidence in their distribution plans for A Fine Step.”
Rich Goldberg and Peter Jarowey of Vertical Entertainment negotiated...
Vmi has also licensed rights to Mongrel Media in Canada, Zylo for France, Capelight Pictures for Germany, Umbrella Entertainment for Australia/New Zealand, M-Net Channel for Africa, and Daro Film Distribution for East Europe.
Luke Perry, Armand Assante, and Leonor Varela star in the story of an injured expert horseman who recovers with the help of a young girl.
“This film is core to our content strategy – a great story that will inspire audiences and families across America,” said a spokesperson for Vertical Entertainment.
“We believe that Vertical is the perfect partner for releasing this picture in the Us,” said a spokesperson for Vmi. “Their expertise in family film is well established and we have great confidence in their distribution plans for A Fine Step.”
Rich Goldberg and Peter Jarowey of Vertical Entertainment negotiated...
- 2/9/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Arri Worldwide secures North American deal ahead of the Efm, where it will showcase two market premieres.
Arri Worldsales has sealed a North American deal ahead of this week’s European Film Market (Efm) with Vertical Entertainment for Alain Gsponer’s family film The Little Ghost.
Santa Monica-based Vertical acquired all Us and Canadian rights for the adaptation of Otfried Preussler’s internationally bestselling children’s classic, which has been sold to 24 countries worldwide to date.
Vertical Entertainment, which was launched last year by industry veterans Rich Goldberg and Mitch Budin, has previously released such family films as the animated feature Freedom Force and the Russian 3D animated film The Snow Queen. produced by Timur Bekmambetov.
Market premieres
Frederik Steiner’s award-winning Zurich (Und Morgen Mittag Bin Ich Tot) is one of two market premieres being presented by Arri Worldsales at the Efm in Berlin this week.
The film about a young woman suffering from cystic fibrosis...
Arri Worldsales has sealed a North American deal ahead of this week’s European Film Market (Efm) with Vertical Entertainment for Alain Gsponer’s family film The Little Ghost.
Santa Monica-based Vertical acquired all Us and Canadian rights for the adaptation of Otfried Preussler’s internationally bestselling children’s classic, which has been sold to 24 countries worldwide to date.
Vertical Entertainment, which was launched last year by industry veterans Rich Goldberg and Mitch Budin, has previously released such family films as the animated feature Freedom Force and the Russian 3D animated film The Snow Queen. produced by Timur Bekmambetov.
Market premieres
Frederik Steiner’s award-winning Zurich (Und Morgen Mittag Bin Ich Tot) is one of two market premieres being presented by Arri Worldsales at the Efm in Berlin this week.
The film about a young woman suffering from cystic fibrosis...
- 2/3/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Arri Worldwide secures North American deal ahead of the Efm, where it will showcase two market premieres.
Arri Worldsales has sealed a North American deal ahead of this week’s European Film Market (Efm) with Vertical Entertainment for Alain Gsponer’s family film The Little Ghost.
Santa Monica-based Vertical acquired all Us and Canadian rights for the adaptation of Otfried Preussler’s internationally bestselling children’s classic, which has been sold to 24 countries worldwide to date.
Vertical Entertainment, launched last year by industry veterans Rich Goldberg and Mitch Budin, had previously acquired Tim Fehlbaum’s apocalyptic thriller Hell from Arri.
Market premieres
Frederik Steiner’s award-winning Zurich (Und Morgen Mittag Bin Ich Tot) is one of two market premieres being presented by Arri Worldsales at the Efm in Berlin this week.
The film about a young woman suffering from cystic fibrosis who travels to Switzerland to end her life received the prize in the Newcomer category at this...
Arri Worldsales has sealed a North American deal ahead of this week’s European Film Market (Efm) with Vertical Entertainment for Alain Gsponer’s family film The Little Ghost.
Santa Monica-based Vertical acquired all Us and Canadian rights for the adaptation of Otfried Preussler’s internationally bestselling children’s classic, which has been sold to 24 countries worldwide to date.
Vertical Entertainment, launched last year by industry veterans Rich Goldberg and Mitch Budin, had previously acquired Tim Fehlbaum’s apocalyptic thriller Hell from Arri.
Market premieres
Frederik Steiner’s award-winning Zurich (Und Morgen Mittag Bin Ich Tot) is one of two market premieres being presented by Arri Worldsales at the Efm in Berlin this week.
The film about a young woman suffering from cystic fibrosis who travels to Switzerland to end her life received the prize in the Newcomer category at this...
- 2/3/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
I tend to associate Josh Duhamel with Transformers sequels and half-hearted rom-coms, from Life As We Know It to Safe Haven. Nothing wrong with that. It.s partially my fault, and partially his, given the roles he has chosen. His latest, Scenic Route, is quite different, however, and soon enough you.ll be able to see why. Scenic Route, a thriller co-directed by first-timers Kevin and Michael Goetz, was picked up by Vertical Entertainment at the Cannes Film Festival. Dread Central has the press release, which claims that the film will shoot for a theatrical release in August. .Josh Duhamel has over one billion dollars in box office to his name, yet somehow finds a role in Scenic Route, unlike any other he.s had before. said Rich Goldberg of Vertical. "He truly has brought himself to another level, and paired with the wonderful Dan Fogler, we felt the success...
- 5/20/2013
- cinemablend.com
After a very successful run at this year's South by Southwest Film Festival, Kevin and Michael Goetz's Scenic Route, starring Josh Duhamel and Dan Fogler, has landed itself some distribution. Read on for details.
From the Press Release
Vertical Entertainment has acquired all U.S. rights to the thriller Scenic Route, starring Josh Duhamel (Safe Haven, Transformers 1, 2, and 3) and Dan Fogler (Balls of Fury and Kung Fu Panda) at the 2013 Cannes International Film Festival. The film marks Kevin and Michael Goetz's directorial debut from a screenplay by Kyle Killen (The Beaver). Scenic Route first premiered at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival to strong reviews and will be released theatrically in August 2013. Vertical Entertainment’s Rich Goldberg announced the deal today.
“Josh Duhamel has over one billion dollars in box office to his name, yet somehow finds a role in Scenic Route, unlike any other he’s had before” said Goldberg.
From the Press Release
Vertical Entertainment has acquired all U.S. rights to the thriller Scenic Route, starring Josh Duhamel (Safe Haven, Transformers 1, 2, and 3) and Dan Fogler (Balls of Fury and Kung Fu Panda) at the 2013 Cannes International Film Festival. The film marks Kevin and Michael Goetz's directorial debut from a screenplay by Kyle Killen (The Beaver). Scenic Route first premiered at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival to strong reviews and will be released theatrically in August 2013. Vertical Entertainment’s Rich Goldberg announced the deal today.
“Josh Duhamel has over one billion dollars in box office to his name, yet somehow finds a role in Scenic Route, unlike any other he’s had before” said Goldberg.
- 5/17/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Vertical Entertainment has purchased the U.S. rights to Scenic Route, a thriller that stars Josh Duhamel (Transformers, Las Vegas) and Dan Fogler (Kung Fu Panda, Hannibal). The film is directed by Kevin and Michael Goetz from a screenplay by The Beaver writer Kyle Killen. It all went down at Cannes. Check the press release for the details and a synopsis for the thriller.
Los Angeles (May 17, 2012) – Vertical Entertainment has acquired all U.S. rights to the thriller Scenic Route, starring Josh Duhamel (Safe Haven, Transformers 1,2, and 3) and Dan Fogler (Balls of Fury and Kung Fu Panda) at the 2013 Cannes International Film Festival. The film marks Kevin and Michael Goetz directorial debut from a screenplay by Kyle Killen (The Beaver). Scenic Route first premiered at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival to strong reviews and will be released theatrically in August 2013. Vertical Entertainment’s Rich Goldberg announced the deal today.
“Josh Duhamel...
Los Angeles (May 17, 2012) – Vertical Entertainment has acquired all U.S. rights to the thriller Scenic Route, starring Josh Duhamel (Safe Haven, Transformers 1,2, and 3) and Dan Fogler (Balls of Fury and Kung Fu Panda) at the 2013 Cannes International Film Festival. The film marks Kevin and Michael Goetz directorial debut from a screenplay by Kyle Killen (The Beaver). Scenic Route first premiered at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival to strong reviews and will be released theatrically in August 2013. Vertical Entertainment’s Rich Goldberg announced the deal today.
“Josh Duhamel...
- 5/17/2013
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Arc Entertainment has acquired domestic theatrical and home entertainment rights to "Family Weekend." The feature film debut of both director Benjamin Epps and writer Matt K. Turner, "Family Weekend" stars Kristin Chenoweth, Matthew Modine and Olesya Rulin of the "High School Musical" franchise. Rulin plays Emily, a 16-year-old who holds her unsupportive, workaholic parents hostage for a weekend in an attempt to gain their attention and bring the family closer together. Chenoweth plays her mother, an ambitious, high-strung business executive, and Modine fills the role of Emily's carefree artist father. Adam Saunders and Chris Aronoff of Footprint Features produced, in association with the Bedford Falls Company and executive producer Youmi N. Ma. “We’re excited to add this unconventional family comedy to our roster,” said Arc Entertainment's Rich Goldberg. “With star power of actors like...
- 10/3/2012
- by Claire Easton
- Indiewire
Arc Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to “Red Dog,” starring Josh Lucas. The family film, directed by Kriv Stenders, has become the eighth-highest-grossing film in Australia since its release in August 2011. Based on a true story and adapted from the Louis de Bernières novel, “Red Dog” follows the adventures of a dog that wandered the Western Australian outback in the 1970s, living briefly with various people before settling down with Lucas’s character. Rachael Taylor also stars, and Woss Group Film Productions (“Ned Kelly”) produced. “‘Red Dog’ is a special film,” said Arc Entertainment CEO Trevor Drinkwater. “It is uniquely entertaining and will make you laugh, cry and fall in love with the characters. We are looking forward to making it a success in the Us off the heels of the impressive Australian release.” Arc’s Rich Goldberg and Peter Jarowey negotiated...
- 5/31/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
Arc Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to director Kriv Stenders. feel-good family tale Red Dog and will release across all platforms simultaneously, probably in August or September.
It is the distributor.s close relationship with Walmart that thrills producer Nelson Woss about the deal; in fact it was the retail giant that introduced him to Arc.
.It is the new paradigm and Arc will be releasing the film on DVD, theatrically and on VOD all at once," Woss told If Magazine. .Walmart is one of the biggest retailers of DVDs in the Us and in the month it releases there will be exclusive in-store promotions in all the major cities ... connections are being made now with animal charities, vets and dog shows..
Arc positions itself as a company that monetizes content using a range of revenue streams and business models. Arc chief executive Trevor Drinkwater is a former Nestle and Warner Bros executive.
It is the distributor.s close relationship with Walmart that thrills producer Nelson Woss about the deal; in fact it was the retail giant that introduced him to Arc.
.It is the new paradigm and Arc will be releasing the film on DVD, theatrically and on VOD all at once," Woss told If Magazine. .Walmart is one of the biggest retailers of DVDs in the Us and in the month it releases there will be exclusive in-store promotions in all the major cities ... connections are being made now with animal charities, vets and dog shows..
Arc positions itself as a company that monetizes content using a range of revenue streams and business models. Arc chief executive Trevor Drinkwater is a former Nestle and Warner Bros executive.
- 5/30/2012
- by Sandy George
- IF.com.au
Arc Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to director Kriv Stenders. feel-good family tale Red Dog and will release across all platforms simultaneously, probably in August or September.
It is the distributor.s close relationship with Walmart that thrills producer Nelson Woss about the deal; in fact it was the retail giant that introduced him to Arc.
.It is the new paradigm and Arc will be releasing the film on DVD, theatrically and on VOD all at once," Woss told If Magazine. .Walmart is one of the biggest retailers of DVDs in the Us and in the month it releases there will be exclusive in-store promotions in all the major cities ... connections are being made now with animal charities, vets and dog shows..
Arc positions itself as a company that monetizes content using a range of revenue streams and business models. Arc chief executive Trevor Drinkwater is a former Nestle and Warner Bros executive.
It is the distributor.s close relationship with Walmart that thrills producer Nelson Woss about the deal; in fact it was the retail giant that introduced him to Arc.
.It is the new paradigm and Arc will be releasing the film on DVD, theatrically and on VOD all at once," Woss told If Magazine. .Walmart is one of the biggest retailers of DVDs in the Us and in the month it releases there will be exclusive in-store promotions in all the major cities ... connections are being made now with animal charities, vets and dog shows..
Arc positions itself as a company that monetizes content using a range of revenue streams and business models. Arc chief executive Trevor Drinkwater is a former Nestle and Warner Bros executive.
- 5/30/2012
- by Sandy George
- IF.com.au
http://latinhorror.com/frightfest/
Long-time horror staple Fangoria announced today that it has teamed up with multi-faceted distributor Lightning Media to launch a new film distribution entity named "Fangoria FrightFest," and plans to release eight horror feature films under the banner via a wide-ranging DVD, VOD and digital download deal, with fans additionally choosing one of the selected films for a theatrical distribution run.
Listed among the eight releases are two Latin horror titles: Fragile (finally!) from Rec and Rec 2 helmer Jaume Balagueró (word is there will be a third in that series - 'Rec Apocalypse,' but I digress), and 'The Haunting,' which is fronted by Elio Quiroga. Both directors hail from Spain, a treasure trove of great horror films the last decade.
A similar deal was announced recently between After Dark Films, Lionsgate, and Syfy under the 'After Dark Originals' moniker (read 'Adf Ties Not With Lionsgate & Syfy'). Unfortunately,...
Long-time horror staple Fangoria announced today that it has teamed up with multi-faceted distributor Lightning Media to launch a new film distribution entity named "Fangoria FrightFest," and plans to release eight horror feature films under the banner via a wide-ranging DVD, VOD and digital download deal, with fans additionally choosing one of the selected films for a theatrical distribution run.
Listed among the eight releases are two Latin horror titles: Fragile (finally!) from Rec and Rec 2 helmer Jaume Balagueró (word is there will be a third in that series - 'Rec Apocalypse,' but I digress), and 'The Haunting,' which is fronted by Elio Quiroga. Both directors hail from Spain, a treasure trove of great horror films the last decade.
A similar deal was announced recently between After Dark Films, Lionsgate, and Syfy under the 'After Dark Originals' moniker (read 'Adf Ties Not With Lionsgate & Syfy'). Unfortunately,...
- 5/12/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (LATIN HORROR)
- Latin Horror
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