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VMI DISTRIBUTION ADDS MICHAEL MADSEN PIC EXCLUSIVE: VMI Releasing, the newly formed distribution arm of sales firm VMI Worldwide, has acquired the North American rights to distribute Verdi
Productions’ horror _Burial Ground Massacre_, starring Michael Madsen (_The Hateful Eight_), Chelsea Vale (_Vault_) and Travis Gordon (_Ring Of Honor Wrestling_). The film follows a group of
college students who spend a night at an old, eerie manor, only to realize that a terrifying stalker is watching their every move. Directed by David Gere and Daniel Dahlstrom, the film is
written by Eric Weinstock and David Gere, and is produced by Chad Verdi (_The Irishman_). Release date is slated for digital platforms on September 3, 2021. “Filming during COVID-19 was not
an easy task, to say the least. We are very proud of the outcome of this film and happy to have teamed up with VMI,” stated Verdi. Also producing were Chad A. Verdi Jr., Paul Luba and
Chelsea Vale. TORONTO MUSIC INDUSTRY MOVIE ROUNDS OUT CAST WATCH ON DEADLINE EXCLUSIVE: Humberly Gonzalez (_Ginny & Georgia_), Michael Xavier (_Northern Rescue_) and Toronto recording
artist K.Forest are among those to join Rob Raco (_Riverdale_), Dana Abraham (_Neon Lights_), Brandon McKnight (_The Flash_) and Jessica Amlee (_Heartland_) in the ensemble drama _A Hundred
__Lies_, about the volatility of Toronto’s music industry. The Canadian indie film follows the journey of Ricky (Raco), a 27 year-old musician as he navigates the industry. When multiple
hurdles derail him, Ricky succumbs to drugs and alcoholism. Producer Gavin Brown is underway recording original music. K.Forest is heading the vocals. _ENDGAME_ ACTRESS CARMEN AGUIRRE HAS
MEMOIR OPTIONED EXCLUSIVE: _Endgame_ actress Carmen Aguirre has had her memoir _Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter_ optioned by_ French Exit_ production company Screen
Siren Pictures. The memoir recounts Chilean-Canadian playwright, actor and author Aguirre’s childhood, which was spent moving around regularly with her parents who were part of the Chilean
resistance against Augusto Pinochet. The story is now being developed for the screen with Aguirre attached as writer. Dennis Foon (_Indian Horse_) will also script the feature and Screen
Siren’s Trish Dolman and Christine Haebler will produce. Aguirre is best known for her stage work but also starred in 2011 Fox series _Endgame_. The book option was negotiated by Screen
Siren Pictures President Trish Dolman with Business Affairs Manager Tony Cerciello and Hannah Vaughn and Joe Veltre at Gersh on behalf of Paige Sisley and Sally Harding at CookeMcDermid
Agency. “I am thrilled to be working with Screen Siren Pictures on this screen adaptation of _Something Fierce_. Although several production companies across North America have wanted to
option the book since it was initially published ten years ago, I have waited for the perfect partnership: one in which I am fully involved as writer, and one that doesn’t water down the
story’s political content. Screen Siren is who I’ve been waiting for. I have known Trish Dolman for over twenty-five years and am honored to be working with this renowned company of powerful
women who have created unforgettable, timely, important, and politically relevant film and television,” said Aguirre.