Vertical Entertainment Acquires North American Rights to Bella Thorne’s Infamous

May 11, 2020

Vertical Entertainment has acquired the North American distribution rights to social media crime thriller Infamous starring Bella Thorne (Midnight Sun, The Duff), Jake Manley (Midway, A Dog’s Journey), and Amber Riley (Glee, Straight Outta Compton). The film is written and directed by Joshua Caldwell and produced by SSS Entertainment and Lucidity Entertainment. Infamous will hit virtual cinema and VOD June 12.

Living in a small Florida town and working at a diner was never Arielle’s (Thorne) dream life. She’s always wanted more. Fame. Popularity. Admiration. When she falls for a recently paroled young criminal named Dean, she drags him back into a life of danger, learning that posting their criminal exploits on social media is an easy way to viral fame. They embark on a dangerous adventure together that leads to robbery, cop chases, and murder.

The deal was negotiated by Peter Jarowey and Josh Spector at Vertical with Arianne Fraser of Highland Film Group on behalf of the filmmakers.

“We’ve always believed Infamous deserved a dynamic and exciting approach to its distribution and marketing so we couldn’t be more excited to partner with Peter and his team at Vertical Entertainment on the release of Infamous. They are the perfect company to bring this movie to the viewing public,” said the filmmakers.

“Bella Thorne is a force to be reckoned with in this high-intensity crime thriller that provides a distinct take on the desire for social media fame,” says Rich Goldberg, co-president of Vertical Entertainment. “We’re excited to bring this film to North American audiences.”

Infamous is produced by Shaun Sanghani of SSS Entertainment alongside Colin Bates and Michael Jefferson of Lucidity Entertainment and Scott Levenson in association with Vertical Entertainment, Beer Money Worldwide, and El Ride Productions. Thor Bradwell is producer. Sanghani also financed the picture via his financing arm SSS Film Capital.