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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)…

Makers, the Verizon Media brand revolving around women, said Tuesday that its latest documentary Not Done will be distributed by PBS. The deal, which expands on the PBS documentary series MAKERS: Women Who Make America. was unveiled today during the sixth annual MAKERS Conference, now underway at the InterContinental…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to Waiting for Anya, Ben Cookson’s World War II drama based on the novel by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo. A day-and-date release is planned for early next year. Stranger Things‘ Noah Schnapp, Anjelica Huston and Jean Reno star in…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has secured English-speaking world rights to the neo-noir thriller Blood on Her Name, with an aim for a day-and-date release in early 2020. Bethany Anne Lind (Reprisal, Ozark), Will Patton, (Remember The Titans, Armageddon) and Elizabeth Röhm (American Hustle, Joy) star in the film…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has closed domestic rights on paranormal horror-thriller The Dawn starring Stacey Dash (Clueless), Jonathan Bennett (Cake Wars), Devanny Pinn (Crossbreed) and Teilor Grubbs (Hawaii Five-0). Release is scheduled for early 2020. Brandon Slagle directs the completed feature in which a…

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. indie distributor Vertical Entertainment is launching a genre-leaning UK distribution arm during the American Film Market. The slate for 2020 will include Polaroid, previously of Dimension Films; LD Entertainment's re-make Jacob’s Ladder; XYZ Films' Code 8; Peter Facinelli-directed mystery thriller Hour…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired the North American and UK rights to Only, the Takashi Doscher-directed sci-fi movie starring Freida Pinto and Leslie Odom Jr that had its world premiere earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival. A day-and-date release is planned for the first quarter of 2020 for the…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Yes, God, Yes, the coming-of-age pic that stars Stranger Things‘ Natalia Dyer and had its world premiere earlier this year at SXSW, where it won a Special Jury Award for its ensemble cast. The pic written and directed by Obvious Child scribe Karen Maine in…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired rights to Code 8, the crowd-funded sci-fi thriller spearheaded by cousins Stephen and Robbie Amell, who executive produce and star. Vertical is planning a theatrical release for the film, directed by Jeff Chan, day-and-date near the end of this year. Code 8, written by…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has secured the U.S. distribution rights to Can You Keep a Secret?, the romantic comedy starring Alexandra Daddario, and slated it for a day-and-date release September 13. Daddario also served as an executive producer on the project, which is based on the NYT best-selling novel by…