Sony Pictures Entertainment has won the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to the Angry Birds animated film, making it one of the most high-profile deals of the year. The 3D film is being developed, produced and financed by Rovio Entertainment and will be released worldwide by Sony Pictures on [...]
Author Archive
Warner Bros. Shifts Two Release Dates
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced release date changes for two of its films: “All You Need is Kill,” from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, and “300: Rise of an Empire,” from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures. “All You Need is Kill”[...]
Beware the Night Cast Grows
Eric Bana, Edgar Ramirez and Olivia Munn have been signed to star in Screen Gems’ “Beware the Night,” a paranormal thriller produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Scott Derrickson will direct the picture from a screenplay he and Paul Harris Boardman adapted. Production of the project is slat[...]
Columbia Acquires Brad Pitt WWII Movie
Columbia Pictures has acquired domestic distribution and a good portion of the available international distribution rights for David Ayer’s epic war film “Fury,” with Brad Pitt set to star in the leading role, it was announced by QED International CEO Bill Block and Doug Belgrad, President[...]
Fans Can Take Part in Lego Movie
LEGO fans registered on http://rebrick.com have the opportunity to take part in the “The Lego Movie” by creating a 15- to 30-second video clip in the LEGO ReBrick Movie Competition. The winning video could be featured in the film, the first-ever full-length theatrical LEGO adventure from[...]
Godzilla: Cast Announced
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures have announced the final principal cast for the upcoming “Godzilla” reboot. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston are starring in the film. The companies also announced that [...]
Beautiful Creatures Moved to Feb. 14
Warner Bros. Pictures has moved the release date of Alcon Entertainment’s “Beautiful Creatures” back one day to Valentine’s Day, in keeping with the film’s blend of magic and romance. Directed by Richard LaGravenese from his own screenplay, “Beautiful Creatures[...]
Jerry Seinfeld’s Web Series Set to Return
“Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” the popular web series starring Jerry Seinfeld, will return with 24 new episodes exclusively on Crackle and comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com. New episodes are set to start production shortly and to begin airing later in the spring. The original 10 episodes of [...]
Kelsey Grammer to Host 65th DGA Awards
Director/actor/producer Kelsey Grammer will host the 65th Annual DGA Awards on Feb. 2, 2013. in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Grammer, who starred for two seasons on the critically acclaimed “Boss,” became a DGA member in 1996 and was himself nominated for a[...]
First Hobbit Film Smashes Box Office Records
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” soared to the top of the global box office in a record-breaking opening, dominating the weekend with an estimated $84.775 million domestically and $138.2 million internationally, for a worldwide estimated total of $223 million, including a record-break[...]
Argo Hits $100 Million Mark at Box Office
Ben Affleck’s widely acclaimed dramatic thriller “Argo” has crossed the $100 million mark at the domestic box office, it was announced by Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. Pictures president of domestic distribution. In making the announcement, Fellman stated, “‘Argo’ is [...]
Sony Launches Clean Truck Fleet
Sony Pictures Studios has upgraded its fleet of diesel, generator, and camera trucks to achieve compliance with California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations years ahead of schedule, offering its customers in the entertainment industry cleaner and more efficient transportation. The studio has in[...]
Asia Pacific Screen Awards: 2012 Winners
TEPENIN ARDI (BEYOND THE HILL, Turkey/Greece) has taken out the Best Feature Film award at the sixth annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the region’s highest accolade in film, announced on Friday night at a glittering ceremony at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane, Australia. Awa[...]
New Stars Added to Lego Movie Cast
Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Nick Offerman and Alison Brie are the latest stars to sign on for the new LEGO feature film adventure, currently in production. The four will join Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett and Morgan Freeman in voicing characters for the upcoming original 3D animated film,[...]