Vertical Entertainment has acquired all US rights to the thriller Scenic Route starring Josh Duhamel and Dan Fogler. Premiere Entertainment handles international sales in the Cannes market.

Kevin and Michael Goetz make their directorial debut from a screenplay by Kyle Killen of The Beaver fame. 

Scenic Route premiered at SXSW and tells of a road trip that descends into a life-and-death struggle. Vertical Entertainment will release theatrically in August.

Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen of Best Medicine Productions produced with Anonymous Content’s Luke Rivett and Scott Freeman.

Duhamel, Keith Redmon and Anonymous Content’s Paul Green served as executive producers.