EXCLUSIVE: James Vanderbilt’s anticipated upcoming thriller Nuremberg, starring Russell Crowe, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon, has sold to multiple international buyers, including Sky in the UK, which will include a theatrical run for the movie.
The film chronicles the true story of the eponymous trials held by the Allies against the defeated Nazi regime. The film centers on American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Malek), who is tasked with determining whether Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their war crimes and finds himself in a complex battle of wits with Hermann Göring (Crowe), Hitler’s right-hand man.
Sony Classics was confirmed as U.S. distributor last week and today we can reveal additional sales to Sky for the UK, Dea Planeta for Spain, Eagle Pictures for Italy, Nos for Portugal, Spentzos for Greece, and Sun for Latin America.
Sky will release the film theatrically in the UK on November 14, 2025, where it will premiere as a Sky Original film.
Written and directed by Vanderbilt and produced by Walden Media, Bluestone Entertainment, and Mythology Entertainment, the drama is based on the book The Nazi And the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai. WME Independent represents global rights to the film. Sony Pictures Classics will release stateside on November 7, 2025, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Trials.
Rounding out the cast are Richard E. Grant, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Lydia Peckham, Wrenn Schmidt, Lotte Verbeek, and Andreas Pietschmann.
Producers are Richard Saperstein, Bradley J. Fischer, James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, and Walden Media’s Frank Smith, Benjamin Tappan, and Cherilyn Hawrysh, along with István Major of Filmsquad and George Freeman. Executive producers include Jack El-Hai, Brooke Saperstein, Annie Saperstein, Beau Turpin, W. Porter Payne, Jr., Paul Neinstein, and Széchenyi Funds Géza Deme and Tamás Hajnal.
