Warner Bros. Pictures UK Teams up With Vertigo on Nick Love’s the Firm

LONDON - Warner Bros. Pictures UK today announces that it will be releasing Nick Love’s latest movie THE FIRM in a joint venture with Vertigo Films.

Set for release in the UK and Ireland on 25th September 2009, THE FIRM, written and directed by Love, is loosely adapted from Alan Clarke’s classic 1989 drama of the same name. Telling the story of Dom (Calum McNab), a young man with no direction in life who is entranced by violent football hooligan Bex (Paul Anderson), THE FIRM is a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of 1980s England.

Josh Berger, President and Managing Director, Warner Bros. Entertainment. UK remarked: “We’re delighted to be working with such a talent as British writer and director, Nick Love. THE FIRM is a gritty and thrilling movie that will enrich our 2009 slate and excite audiences when it opens in cinemas in September.”

Nick Love added: “As an independent film-maker, teaming up with a major studio like Warner Bros ensures a really strong position in the marketplace, so I’m absolutely thrilled to be partnering with them on this release.”

Protagonist Pictures is handling international sales and deals have already been closed in Germany (Ascot Elite) and the Middle East (Front Row).

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Vertigo Films:

Vertigo Films is a UK Film and Media production and distribution company, founded in 2002, with the aim of producing and distributing commercially driven independent cinema. Vertigo Films is also a partner in the International sales company Protagonist Pictures, a joint venture with Film 4 and Ingenious Media. Vertigo Films also owns The Post Republic, a successful state of the art post-production facility based in Berlin.

Vertigo has produced and distributed twenty-seven films to date and secured the company’s position as the leading UK low budget production company through an unprecedented string of profitable films in our first six years. From the huge selling success of Nick Love Films such as The Football Factory (the biggest selling independent UK DVD with 1.3M units to date), The Business and Outlaw, to the critical and award winning releases of titles such as Its All Gone Pete Tong (Best Film Toronto Film Festival/Best film HBO US Comedy awards) Bronson, to the multi award winning London to Brighton and In Search of A Midnight Kiss.

Source: Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd

For more information, please contact: UK Contacts: Louisa Radcliffe, +44(0)20-7984-5286, Louisa.radcliffe at warnerbros.com. Stuart Gurr, +44(0)20-7984-5207, Stuart.gurr at warnerbros.com.