Producer Chad A. Verdi Talks About the Sale of True-Life Boxing Film 'Bleed For This' at Cannes 2015

EAST GREENWICH, RI and NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - May 18, 2015) -  Investorideas.com, a global investor news source covering leading topics and sectors including sports and entertainment, releases an exclusive follow-up interview with entrepreneurial award-winning movie producer, businessman and investor Chad A. Verdi, following the sale of 'Bleed for This' to Open Road Films at the Cannes film festival.

Game-changing entrepreneur and producer Chad A. Verdi also talks about future film projects.

Adding insight to the significance of the movie, actor and rising star Miles Teller from Whiplash and Insurgent tells Investor Ideas how it feels to be part of this inspirational movie.

'Bleed For This' is the true-life story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza who, after a near fatal car crash, made one of the most incredible comebacks in sports and boxing history.

Open Road Films (http://www.openroadfilms.com) is a leading, independent, theatrical motion picture company, releasing a diverse slate of star-driven films which has included multiple #1 releases. It was founded in 2011 by AMC Entertainment Inc. (AMC) and Regal Entertainment Group (Regal), the two largest theatrical exhibition companies in the United States. Open Road and its lenders recently extended the company's $100,000,000 credit facility through 2018.

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions acquired the rights to multiple territories for Bleed For This including Germany, France, Spain, Benelux, Canada, Scandinavia, Australia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Greece and South Africa.

Chad A. Verdi Interview:

Q: Investorideas.com
Chad, I understand domestic rights for your film 'Bleed For This' were sold at Cannes on a 12 minute sizzle real for over 4 million dollars to Open Road? You must be so happy and proud of this film and what you have done. Can you please walk us through how this project all came about?

A: Chad A. Verdi
Yes, about 5 years ago when my wife Michelle and I acquired the rights to Vinny's life and brought in Noah Kraft, our only producing partner at the time, no one thought we were going to be able to pull this off. Selling this film at Cannes was a huge victory for the film and everyone involved.