Virgil Pictures

Virgil Pictures or Virgil is an American film production and distribution company. it was formed on July 15, 2020.

Virgil Entertainment was formed by mergers of Excel Entertainment Group, CineTel Films, Oscilloscope Films, and TLA Entertainment Group. the Excel library, However, were sold to Mishmash Pictures.

in January 2022, Virgil tries to buy a production facility called Garson Studios, but the bid was made by AT&T Pictures in May 2022.

until April 2023 Virgil's home media releases were distributed by Lantern Home Entertainment Worldwide.

in March 2023, Virgil Pictures was purchased by Apple Inc., which became a mini-major film studio. Virgil became Poverty Row studios since then, but is a genre arm of Apple Pictures.

Shires Version
Virgil was founded in 1993 as a film division of Michael Shires Pictures.

it's logo was seen on Eight Productions Big Flower (1994), Laboratory Lion (1995), the Forest Bear (1997), Sand Man (1998), Big Marbles (2001), and 2016 productions of The Talking Parcel, Rocky Raccoon and Remy Rat (better known as Raccoons and Rats), and Playland. the company went defunct in December 2016.