Vertical Entertainment Puts Out a Trash Fire
One of the films that made some noise at this year’s Sundance was Richard Bates, Jr.’s Trash Fire, and it was hot enough to land some distro! Screen Daily reports that Vertical Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to the flick, which stars Adrian Grenier.
Vertical 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 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 delighted that it’s finally coming to fruition.”
“Trash Fire has been the ultimate labor of love,” said Bates, Jr. “We nearly killed ourselves making it and have been incredibly particular about whom we’d sell it to. The gang at Vertical is a bunch of film freaks. They’re just like us, only dressed nice. It’s the perfect fit.”
Synopsis:
When Owen is forced to confront the past he’s been running from his whole adult life, he and his girlfriend, Isabel, become entangled in a horrifying web of lies, deceit, and murder. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll be scarred for life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGrp4Xikq_w
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