| Date      of report (Date of earliest event reported):  August  18,      2010 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                              |
| EDCI      Holdings, Inc.                                                                          |
| (Exact      name of registrant as specified in its charter)                                       |
|                                                                                              |
| Delaware                                                                                          | 001-34015 | 26-2694280 |
| (State      or other jurisdiction of incorporation)                                               | (Commission      File Number) | (IRS      EmployerIdentification      No.) |
|                                                                                              |   |   |
| 11      East 44th      Street, New York, New York                                                 | 10017 |
| (Address      of principal executive offices)                                                     | (Zip      Code) |
|                                                                                              |   |
| (646)      401-0084                                                                               |
| (Registrant’s      telephone number, including area code)                                   |
|                                                                                              |   |
|                                                                                              |
| (Former      name or former address, if changed since last  report)                               |

|  ̈ | Written      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR      230.425)                  |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   |                                                                                                             |
|  ̈ | Soliciting      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR      240.14a-12)                 |
|   |                                                                                                             |
|  ̈ | Pre-commencement      communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR      240.14d-2(b)) |
|   |                                                                                                             |
|  ̈ | Pre-commencement      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR      240.13e-4(c)) |

|   | Exhibit      No. |   | Description                              |
|--------|------------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
|   | 99.1             |   | Press      Release dated August 23, 2010 |

|                                  | EDCI      Holdings, Inc. |
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| Date:  August      24, 2010 |                     |   |
|                                  |                     |   |
|                                  | By:                      | /s/  Matthew      K. Behrent |
|                                  |                     | Printed      Name: Matthew K. Behrent |
|                                  |                     | Title:      Executive Vice President, CorporateDevelopment |