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 [...]
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Lawrence of Arabia Restoration Wins Award
The newly-restored, 50th Anniversary Directors Cut of David Lean’s 1962 masterpiece “Lawrence of Arabia” took home the award for “Best Archive Restoration/Preservation Title” at the tenth FOCAL International Awards May 2 in London. The 4K restoration of the film was completed l[...]
Shane Black to Direct Doc Savage
Sony Pictures Entertainment has closed its deal with Shane Black to co-write and direct “Doc Savage,” and Black is eyeing it as his next film, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures, and Hannah Minghella, president of Production for the studio. Black co-wrote the [...]
Sony Sets Some 2014 Release Dates
– by ELI COLON – Mark your calendars, folks, as Sony has set June 6, 2014, as the official release date for the highly-anticipated comedy sequel for “21 Jump Street.” The first one starred Johan Hill and Channing Tatum and the duo will obviously be back for the sequel, along with “[...]
Sony Acquires Mike Leigh’s Latest Film
Sony Pictures Classics announced it has acquired all North American, Latin American and Eastern European rights to Mike Leigh’s upcoming film, currently referred to as “Untitled Mike Leigh 13.” Leigh has gathered a prestigious cast and crew led by actor Timothy Spall, Casting Direc[...]
Antoine Fuqua Eyeing The Equalizer
– by ELI COLON – For months, Sony has been having trouble locking down a director for the film remake of “The Equalizer.” Directors like Paul Haggis, Nicolas Winding Refn and Rupert Wyatt have all been attached to the direct the film at one point, but they all ended up passing for di[...]
Sony Acquires Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all North American rights to Woody Allen’s next film, “Blue Jasmine,” from Gravier Productions. The film marks the sixth collaboration between the filmmaker and Sony Classics. Produced by Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum and Edward Walson, “Blue Jasmin[...]
The Equalizer Needs a New Director
– by ELI COLON – Last month, we posted some exciting news that “Drive” director Nicolas Winding Refn was “in early talks” to helm Sony’s “The Equalizer” starring Denzel Washington. Written by Richard Wenk (“The Mechanic,” “Expendables 2”), “The Equalizer” is loo[...]
Carrie: New Poster
– by ELI COLON – As we earlier posted, Sony has set a new release date for Kimberly Peirce’s “Carrie” for Oct. 18. While it’s disappointing that we have to wait an additional seven months to see the film — which stars Chloe Grace Moretz as the title character — Sony i[...]
Sony Announces New Release Dates
– by ELI COLON – If you had Sony in the office pool as the first studio to change the release dates to its films for the New Year, your guess was right as it only took Sony a few days into 2013 to make some significant changes to some of its key films, including [...][...]
Dane DeHaan Cast as Harry Osborn
– by ELI COLON – Back in October, we posted news that Sony and director Marc Webb were conducting a casting search for an actor to play Harry Osborn in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.” Well the search has ended as today Sony and Webb officially announced that Dane DeHaan has been cast to [...]
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[...]
Treat Added Before Hotel Transylvania
“Hotel Transylvania” – the record-setting 3D computer-animated monster comedy from Sony Pictures Animation that ranked as the biggest September opening in movie history and the best opening ever for the studio – is releasing a new animated short as a special Halloween treat. Beginning Oct. 2[...]
Sony Unveils Culver City Landmark
Sony Pictures Studios and the city of Culver City have unveiled “Rainbow,” a public art installation by American sculptor Tony Tasset. Soaring 94 feet high, just beyond the Madison Street entrance to Studio’s historic lot, “Rainbow” is a multi-colored steel arc 188 feet[...]