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Vertical Acquires Kevin James Action Comedy ‘Guns Up’

'Guns Up,' Kevin James' new action comedy, has been acquired by Vertical for release this summer.

Also starring Christina Ricci ( Yellowjackets), Luis Guzmán ( Wednesday), and Melissa Leo ( The Fighter), Guns Up follows Ray Hayes (James), an ex-cop and devoted husband and father who leads a dangerous double life as a mob henchman. Writer-director Drake called the film “a love-letter to every parent who sacrificed their dreams so they could support their families,” adding, “I’m forever grateful to Kevin James, who fearlessly threw himself into every stunt (literally), and Christina Ricci, who is so damn good and makes directors look way more talented than we actually are. Guns Up is produced by J.J. Nugent, Jeffrey Greenstein, Jon Keeyes, Mandi Murro, Tobias Weymar, and Drake and executive produced by Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Jonathan Yunger, Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor, Tyler Gould, Ford Corbett, Jatin Desai, Mark Fasano, Greg Friedman, Joshua Harris, and Nathan Klingher.

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