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EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment and Redbox Entertainment have reteamed to acquire North American rights to Michael Polish's American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally, the historical drama starring Al Pacino and Meadow Williams. It tells the story of Mildred Gillars, the American woman who who was charged with…

First off, can somebody please find a romantic comedy for Casey Affleck to do? It seems that with every movie I have seen this fine actor in lately he is experiencing some sort of intense grief. Perhaps it was the impact of his Oscar-winning performance in Manchester By the Sea, but nobody does depression better than…

Following its debut at Sundance last year, Deadline can offer a closer look at mother-daughter drama, Four Good Days. "Please, I can't do this," says withdrawing heroin addict Molly (Mila Kunis), in the film's first official trailer. "Yes you can," mother Deb (Glenn Close) insists. "Almost one day down, three more to…

Vertical Entertainment has obtained worldwide distribution rights to indie horror, The Resort, from writer-director Taylor Chien and executive produced by rapper Quavious "Quavo" Marshall of the Migos. Starring Bianca Haase (Hot Tub Time Machine 2), Brock O'Hurn (Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween), Michael Vlamis (R…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Four Good Days, the Rodrigo Garcia drama toplined by his Albert Nobbs star Glenn Close and Mila Kunis that bowed at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. It will now hit theaters April 30 and be available on-demand May 21. Based on a true story by…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment said Monday that it has acquired North American rights to Every Breath You Take, a psychological thriller directed by Vaughn Stein that stars Casey Affleck, Sam Claflin, Michelle Monaghan, Veronica Ferres and India Eisley. The pic will now get a U.S. theatrical release and Premium VOD…

EXCLUSIVE: UK sales company Parkland Pictures is at the virtual EFM with Paul Morrison rom-com drama 23 Walks, which has been picked up for North America by Vertical Entertainment. Pic stars Dave Johns from Palme d'Or winner I, Daniel Blake and Secrets & Lies and Olivier Award-winner Alison Steadman. The actors play…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Lorelei, the drama from writer-director Sabrina Doyle that bowed at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. Jena Malone and Pablo Schreiber star in the pic, which is now being eyed for a day-and-date release this summer in theaters and VOD. Visit Films is repping…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment and Redbox Entertainment have acquired North American rights to action-thriller SAS: Red Notice from Parabolic Pictures' Laurence Malkin and former special-forces operator Andy McNab. The film is based on McNab's bestselling novel and stars Sam Heughan (Outlander), Ruby Rose…

UPDATED with trailer: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Feral State, written and directed by Jon Carlo (First We Take Brooklyn) and starring AnnaLynne McCord and Ronnie Gene Blevins. The indie thriller, which wrapped shooting late last year, will now get a theatrical release in May along…

EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of receiving two Golden Globe nominations for its Sia-directed movie Music, Vertical Entertainment can boast that its Nate Parker feature American Skin has become one of the distributor’s highest grossing titles on PVOD with $4M over two weeks. American Skin debuted on Jan. 15 in select cinemas…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired rights to Safer at Home, a pandemic thriller directed by Will Wernick that Voltage Pictures had introduced to buyers at last November at the virtual American Film Market. The pic, which went into production during the Covid pandemic, will now get a day-and-date release in…