Award Winning Producer and Investor Chad A. Verdi Rings NASDAQ Opening Bell With NXT-ID Team

NEW YORK, NY and POINT ROBERTS, WA--(Marketwired - Oct 13, 2014) - Investorideas.com, a global news source covering entertainment and technology news, reports that Chad A. Verdi, award winning producer and angel investor in NXT-ID Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTD), rang the NASDAQ opening bell with the company's CEO, Mr. Gino Pereira, employees and other investors. 

Verdi told Investor Ideas, "2014 has proven to be a great year in all respects but I feel 2015 will be my best year to date. NXT-ID is expecting to deliver the first secured electronic wallet, the Wocket. This product will change the way people make credit card transactions worldwide under a secured system."

Verdi added, "I invested in this company well over two years ago. Being part of the opening bell ceremony is a dream come true for an investor; seeing the progress of a young company like this. I feel the Wocket will soon come to be recognized globally, as a leader in secure payment devices."

According to IMDb (http://www.imdb.com), Verdi is currently in pre-production on two feature films, Bleed for This and Silence. He is working with some of Hollywood's best-known talent that includes Oscar winning director Martin Scorsese, Miles Teller, Andrew Garfield and Liam Neeson.

Talking about his movies he said, "My next two films, Bleed for This and Silence are in pre-production now, with filming to begin next month. These films should hit theaters in late 2015 or early 2016. My wife Michelle and I are very pleased to be working with such great talented people."

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.

Miles Teller is known for THE SPECTACULAR NOW, 21 & OVER, PROJECT X, THAT AWKWARD MOMENT and will take on the role of Vinny Paz.

Aaron Eckhart is a Golden Globe nominated actor and his movies include THE DARK KNIGHT, OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, I, FRANKENSTEIN and will take on the role of Paz's boxing trainer, Kevin Rooney.

Verdi Productions recently also signed 'Game of Thrones' actor Ciaran Hinds and Sons of Anarchy, Married with Children star Katey Sagal to join Miles Teller in Bleed for This."

Silence will be directed by Martin Scorsese and will star Andrew Garfield and Liam Neeson. The movie will be an adaptation of Shusaku Endo's book about 17th century Jesuits who to try bring Christianity to Japan.