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EXCLUSIVE: We hear that Vertical Entertainment has snapped up the domestic and UK distribution rights to The Big Ugly, an action thriller starring Snatch‘s Vinnie Jones, Ron Perlman and Malcolm McDowell. The Big Ugly will first hit UK theaters and VOD on July 24, and then U.S. theaters and VOD a week later on July…

In 1986, huckster reporter Gerald Rivera staged a hyped, bloated, two-hour TV special called The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vault, tantalizing viewers with what treasures might be buried there. When it was finally opened, there was nothing, a big con that led nowhere. That almost describes this new film, Capone, which…

EXCLUSIVE:  Vertical Entertainment has acquired the North American distribution rights to the Bella Thorne feature Infamous, Deadline has learned. The distributor has set a virtual cinema and VOD release date of June 12 for the pic which was written and directed by Joshua Caldwell. The deal was negotiated by Peter…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Archive, the sci-fi pic starring Theo James that was to have its world premiere at SXSW before the festival was shuttered due to the coronavirus lockdown. Gavin Rothery wrote and directed the film, which Vertical said Wednesday it is aiming for a…

Here’s the first trailer for Capone (previously Fonzo), starring Tom Hardy as the American gangster whose bloody reign atop Chicago’s organized crime scene during the prohibition era earned him long-lasting infamy. Director Josh Trank (Chronicle) took to social media to announce that the movie is heading for a May 12…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Miss Juneteenth, which made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and later won an award at SXSW in March. The debut feature of writer-director Channing Godfrey Peoples now is aimed at a June 19 release, that date marking the 155th…

Vertical Entertainment has landed the North American distribution rights to Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Sons of Anarchy) and Michael Pitt (Boardwalk Empire, Ghost in the Shell)-starrer Run With The Hunted, written and directed by John Swab. Vertical, which previously secured the U.K. distribution rights, will release the…

Well, it’s certainly no Crash. But that 2004 Oscar-winning Best Picture has a cult of haters it has collected in ensuing years, so hearing the new film Human Capital is not quite up to snuff with that Paul Haggis movie might make them actually think better of it. I liked Crash with its multi-story structure and starry…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment and DirecTV have acquired North American rights to Inheritance, the thriller starring Lily Collins and Simon Pegg. The news comes ahead of the film’s premiere at next month’s Tribeca Film Festival. Under terms of the deal, the Vaughn Stein-directed film will bow on DirecTV in April, a…

EXCLUSIVE: The Bay Of Silence, Paula van der Oest's thriller starring Claes Bang (Dracula), Olga Kurylenko (Death Of Stalin) and Brian Cox (Succession), has sold into numerous key territories. Vertical Entertainment has swooped on North American rights to the project, striking a deal with Christian de Gallegos of…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has packed out the distribution slate of its UK offshoot with four new genre titles, including one starring Ron Perlman and another produced by Ben Stiller. The company first launched its UK releasing arm back in November, setting its sights primarily on the premium VOD…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has swooped on U.S. rights to Open Source, the upcoming action thriller starring Bruce Willis and Jesse Metcalf. Pic is being directed by Matt Eskandari, from a screenplay by Chris LaMont and Joe Russo. Also starring are Natalia Eva Marie (Inconceivable) and Lala Kent (Trauma Center)…