Roadside Attractions and Vertical have jointly acquired U.S. distribution rights to The Gallerist, the new crime comedy from director Cathy Yan (Birds of Prey, Dead Pigs). The Gallerist stars Academy Award-winner Natalie Portman (Black Swan, May December), Jenna Ortega (Wednesday, Scream), Academy Award- winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers, Only Murders in the Building), Emmy Award-winner Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us, American Fiction), and Emmy Award-winner Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover trilogy, Between Two Ferns). It’s as fun as it is terrifying,” comments Roadside Attractions Co-Presidents Howard Cohen and Eric d’Arbeloff and Vertical CEO and Partner Peter Jarowey. Yan also directed an episode of the HBO series Succession, earning an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. The deal was negotiated by Roadside Attractions Co-President Howard Cohen, CEO and Partner Peter Jarowey, and SVP of Acquisitions Tony Piantedosi on behalf of Vertical and XXXX on behalf of the filmmakers.