Ethan Hawke & Russell Crowe Sundance Pic ‘The Weight’ Acquired By Vertical

Ethan Hawke & Russell Crowe Sundance Pic ‘The Weight’ Acquired By Vertical

Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe 'The Weight' Acquired by Vertical

‘The Weight’: Sundance Breakout Acquired by Vertical, Sets September Release

A nice surprise at this year’s Sundance Film Festival was Padraic McKinley’s “The Weight,” which was met with positive reviews and even finished third in IndieWire’s critics poll of the fest.I guess it’s just a sign of the times that the film has been acquired by Vertical Entertainment, with a wide theatrical release planned for Sept. 18. I don’t understand how Netflix picks up “In the Hand of Dante,” but not this one, which is a commercial acti…

Ethan Hawke Thriller "The Weight" Acquired By Vertical

Following its World Premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, Vertical has acquired North American rights to The Weight, the critically-acclaimed directorial debut of Padraic McKinley. The film stars five-time Academy Award® nominee Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe (Nuremberg), Julia Jones (Rez Ball), Austin Amelio (Fear the Walking Dead), Avi Nash (Silo), Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen (Borgen), Avy Berry (A Quiet Place…