CULVER CITY, Calif., August 9, 2016 - The Chronicles of Narnia will receive new life on screen as TriStar Pictures, the literary-focused label, has teamed with The Mark Gordon Company, The C.S. Lewis Company, and Entertainment One (eOne) to continue the Narnia story in theaters with The Silver Chair. The picture will be financed by TriStar, eOne and The Mark Gordon Company with Sony and eOne distributing the picture.
The Mark Gordon Company, The C.S. Lewis Company, Entertainment One And Tristar Pictures Join Forces On "The Chronicles Of Narnia"
Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Joseph Cedar's Norman: The Moderate Rise And Tragic Fall Of A New York Fixer
NEW YORK (August 8, 2016) - Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired rights in North America, Benelux, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, and Asia (excluding Korea) to NORMAN: THE MODERATE RISE AND TRAGIC FALL OF A NEW YORK FIXER, written and directed by Oscar-nominated® Joseph Cedar (FOOTNOTE). The film stars Richard Gere, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Josh Charles, Michael Sheen, Lior Ashkenazi, Dan Stevens, Steve Buscemi and Hank Azaria.
Sony Pictures Imageworks Announces Key New Hires
VANCOUVER, BC - July 15, 2016 - Randy Lake, president of Sony Pictures Imageworks, the Academy Award®-winning visual effects and animation unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment, today announced four new hires at the studio's Vancouver headquarters: senior VP, production, Michelle Grady, VP, artist management, Ryan Pollreisz, veteran visual effects supervisor Sue Rowe, and art director Daniel Cox.
Inferno To Be Released Worldwide In IMAX® Theatres
LOS ANGELES - June 28, 2016 - Sony Pictures Entertainment, IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX), and Imagine Entertainment today announced that Inferno, the latest film in the Dan Brown (Da Vinci Code) franchise, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® format. The film, starring Tom Hanks as Dr. Robert Langdon and directed by Ron Howard, will be released into IMAX® theatres worldwide coinciding with the film's general release dates.
Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group Taps Jake Zim To Build Virtual Reality Slate
June 27, 2016 - CULVER CITY, CA - Tom Rothman, Chairman, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, has appointed Jake Zim as Senior VP, Virtual Reality. In this newly-created position, Zim will be tasked with building a slate of narrative VR content for the motion picture group, working closely with Kuni Suzuki, EVP for Strategic Corporate Initiatives at Sony Entertainment, and a team of professionals from across Sony Pictures who are dedicated to the production and distribution of virtual reality (VR).
Nelvana And Sony Pictures Animation Sign Global Deal With Disney Channels Worldwide For New Animated Series Hotel Transylvania: The Television Series
(June 20, 2016 - Toronto, Canada) Corus Entertainment's Nelvana, one of the world's leading international producers and distributors of children's animated content, and Sony Pictures Animation, today announced that they have licensed the global broadcast and on-demand rights for the new animated series, Hotel Transylvania: The Television Series to Disney Channels Worldwide.
Sony Pictures Animation Announces 2017 & 2018 Slate
Culver City, CA, June 20, 2016 - In a move signaling an expansion of its output and increased year-round production across multiple platforms, Sony Pictures Animation announced today its slate through 2018 which includes five theatrical features, three television series and one direct-to-video movie.
Interlude Announces Strategic Investment By Sony Pictures Entertainment
NEW YORK - June 16, 2016 - Interlude, the parent of the Eko interactive storytelling platform, today announced that Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has made a strategic investment in Interlude. SPE will also collaborate with Interlude on the development of entertainment content to be distributed on the Eko platform, which writer/director Will Gluck will be charged with creating and overseeing.
Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group Names Stephanie Cohen Senior Vice President, National Promotions
CULVER CITY, CA (JUNE 15, 2016) - Dwight Caines, President, Domestic Theatrical Marketing for Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group today announced that Stephanie Cohen will join the promotions team as Senior Vice President, National Promotions.
Cohen will report to Jeffrey Godsick who recently joined the studio as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Partnerships. In this newly created role, she will develop national promotion strategies, ensuring that they are embedded throughout each film's theatrical marketing campaign.
"Ali," Starring Will Smith As Muhammad Ali, Returns To Theaters
CULVER CITY, Calif., June 8, 2016 - Ali, the Muhammad Ali biopic starring Will Smith in one of his most memorable roles, will return to theaters this weekend, as Sony Pictures re-releases the film in limited release in homage and celebration of the life of the American legend. The film's release will be limited to a few hundred locations nationwide.
