CULVER CITY, CA -- October 2, 2019 – Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) today announced that Spring Aspers has been promoted to President, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, Music overseeing all music-related aspects of the motion picture group’s labels including creative, licensing & publishing, production, and promotion.
Spring Aspers Promoted To President, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, Music
Sony Pictures Animation President Kristine Belson Re-Ups Deal And Expands Role To Include Animated Series
[CULVER CITY, CA – October 2, 2019] Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) today announced that Kristine Belson, President of Sony Pictures Animation, has renewed her contract with the studio and will expand her responsibilities to include producing animated series for television and streaming. Belson’s new title is President, Sony Pictures Animation, Features and Series. She will continue to report to Tom Rothman, Chairman of SPE's Motion Picture Group.
Sony Pictures Television and Aniplex Announce Global Anime Streaming Merger
CULVER CITY, CA – September 24, 2019 – Sony Pictures Television, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., and Aniplex Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., today announced they have combined multiple Sony-owned Anime streaming businesses. France’s Wakanim, Australia’s Madman Anime Group and US-based Funimation will form a joint venture to be owned by Aniplex and Sony Pictures Television. The venture will be led by Funimation’s General Manager, Colin Decker.
‘Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son’ Now Available on PlayStation® VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive
LOS ANGELES - Sept. 17, 2019 - “Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son,” a virtual reality narrative adventure game that takes place in the world of the feature film “Groundhog Day,” is now available on PlayStation® VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive and Vive Cosmos.
Watch the brand-new game trailer here: https://youtu.be/Rq3y3Dn_aVE
Purchase “Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son” for $29.99 here:Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Guiseppe Capotondi's
NEW YORK (September 16, 2019) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in all media, excluding airlines, in North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Latin America, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Thailand to Guiseppe Capotondi’s THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY. Based on the novel by Charles Willeford, the film stars Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Mick Jagger and Donald Sutherland. It premiered as the closing night film at the… Read More
Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son
CULVER CITY, CA (September 13, 2019) – Madison Gate Records announces the release of “Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son (Original Soundtrack)”, featuring music from the upcoming Sony Pictures Virtual Reality game by the same title. The album includes original score by prolific gaming composer Cris Velasco (Fortnite, Resident Evil, Overwatch), an original song titled “Sarah Everyday” written and performed by Cris Velasco and David Feldstein, and a collection of songs featured in the game, including “I Got You Babe” by Sonny & Cher, “Lonely Friday… Read More
Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Dan Friedkin’s Lyrebird
NEW YORK (September 11, 2019) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in all media in North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East and Asia to Dan Friedkin’s LYREBIRD. The film stars Vicky Krieps, Guy Pearce, Roland Moller and Claes Bang. It premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and will screen this evening at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Sony Pictures Entertainment Puts Solar Centerstage with 1.6-Megawatt Project Planned for Legendary Studio Lot in Culver City
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 11, 2019 – Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) today announced a commitment to generate clean, solar electricity with SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR) technology at its historic studio lot in Culver City, Calif. The 1.6-megawatt project is expected to generate over 58 million kilowatt hours of solar power over 25 years, counteracting greenhouse gas emissions from over 9,000 passenger cars for a year according to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator.
Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Azazel Jacobs’ “French Exit” Starring Oscar® Nominee Michelle Pfeiffer And Oscar® Nominee Lucas Hedges
NEW YORK (September 9, 2019) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, China and worldwide airlines to Azazel Jacobs’ FRENCH EXIT. The film stars Oscar® nominee Michelle Pfeiffer and Oscar® nominee Lucas Hedges, and is set to start production this October in Montreal and Paris.
Spider-Man™: Far From Home Breaks Sony Pictures Record As Highest-Grossing Film In Studio’s Ninety-Five Year History
CULVER CITY, Calif. August 19, 2019 – Columbia Pictures’ Spider-Man: Far From Home has officially become Sony Pictures’ highest-grossing film of all time, passing the global box office gross of Columbia Pictures/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/EON Production’s Skyfall.
