East Greenwich Filmmaker About to Release Pile of Films

Chad Verdi, a prominent Rhode Island filmmaker and owner of Verdi Productions in East Greenwich has been extremely busy in recent years.

He has been working on his pet project, “Bleed for This,” a highly-anticipated movie about the life of champion boxer Vinny Paz, who carried out what is considered one of the most unbelievable comebacks in sports history when he reclaimed the championship belt after a neck-breaking car accident.

But that’s not all Verdi has been working on. Over the next 18 months, he is set to release five films.

According to Verdi, Verdi Productions and Screen Media acquired ‘Ten Thousand Saints’ which stars Ethan Hawke, Hailee Steinfeld, and Emile Hirsch and hits theaters today. His next movie, ‘War Pigs’ starring Mickey Rourke and Dolph Lundgren is being released in early September.

“We also have ‘ Bad Hurt ‘ being released in January starring Theo Rossi, Karen Allen, and Ashley Williams followed by ‘Bleed For This,’ starring Miles Teller and Aaron Eckhart . Then ‘Silence’ featuring Andrew Garfield, Liam Neeson, Adam Driver, and Ciar á n Hinds directed by Oscar winning director Martin Scorsese.”

Verdi said that that’s not all.

“Verdi productions expects to produce or acquire another five films that will hit theaters in 2016. It is crazy busy for my wife, Michelle and I but the fun has just begun. Our team is heading to the Toronto Film Festival with intentions of acquiring at least two new films. Our goal is to release at least ten films over the next sixteen months. This will set the stage for VP being the go-to production company in the industry.”

More about the films:

BLEED FOR THIS: tells the true-life story of 5-time world champion Rhode Island boxer Vinny Pazienza as he recovers from a near fatal car accident that left him with a broken neck. He then goes on to win three additional world boxing titles, one of the most incredible and dramatic comebacks in sports history.

SILENCE: from director Martin Scorsese, stars Liam Neeson and Andrew Garfield. In the seventeenth century, two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and to spread the gospel of Christianity. Executive produced by Chad A. Verdi and Michelle Verdi.

WAR PIGS: A rag tag unit of misfits known as the War Pigs must go behind enemy lines to exterminate Nazis by any means necessary. Starring Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren, Luke Goss. Directed by Ryan Little. Produced by Chad A. Verdi, executive producer Michelle Verdi.

BAD HURT: Bad Hurt, a drama which follows the struggles of a blue collar American family, is directed by Mark Kemble off his screenplay which he wrote alongside Jamieson Stern. Executive produced by Chad A. and Michelle Verdi, the film stars Theo Rossi, Karen Allen, and Ashley Williams.

TEN THOUSAND SAINTS: Set in the 1980s, a teenager from Vermont moves to New York City to live with his father in the East Village. Starring Ethan Hawke, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Emily Mortimer, and Emile Hirsch.

For more info: http://www.verdifilms.com/

Photo Courtesy: Verdi Productions