MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., September 10, 2014 - In advance of the release of the highly anticipated motion picture Annie, in theaters on December 19, 2014, Sony Pictures Entertainment is helping to support Turnaround Arts, a signature program of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. Turnaround Arts works with local program partners to provide intensive arts education resources to clusters of high-poverty schools across the country, leading to increases in attendance, academic achievement, and student engagement.
Sony Pictures Entertainment's "Annie" Adopts Turnaround Arts To Support Struggling Schools
Sony Pictures Entertainment Appoints Josh Greenstein President Of Worldwide Marketing And Distribution
CULVER CITY, Calif., September 5, 2014 - Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) today announced that Josh Greenstein will join the company as the studio's President of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution. In this role, Greenstein will assume the role previously held by Jeff Blake and oversee the day-to-day management of SPE's worldwide theatrical marketing and distribution activities. He will report to Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group.
AndrÉs Muschietti To Direct "Shadow Of The Colossus" For Sony Pictures
CULVER CITY, Calif., September 4, 2014 - Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced that Andrés Muschietti has signed on to direct the highly-anticipated adaptation of best-selling PlayStation® software title, "Shadow of the Colossus." Seth Lochhead to write the screenplay (under Muschietti's supervision). Barbara Muschietti will come on board the project to produce alongside Kevin Misher, who produces through his Misher Films banner.
George Clooney To Direct "Hack Attack," An Adaptation Of Journalist Nick Davies' Investigation Into The True Story Of The British Phone Hacking Scandal, For Sony Pictures Entertainment
CULVER CITY, Calif., September 3, 2014 - George Clooney has identified his next project to direct: an adaptation of the book Hack Attack, journalist Nick Davies' account of the British phone hacking scandal surrounding Rupert Murdoch's news empire. The adaptation will be produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov through their Smokehouse banner for Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Ryan Doherty Joins Sony Pictures Entertainment As Vp, Literary Development
CULVER CITY, Calif., September 2, 2014 - Ryan Doherty has joined Sony Pictures Entertainment in the newly created position of Vice President, Literary Development, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad, president of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group. He will be pursuing book-to-film-and-television opportunities for all content divisions across Sony Pictures Entertainment, including Columbia Pictures, TriStar Productions, Screen Gems, and Sony Pictures Television.
Madison Gate Records Releases "Love Is Strange" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
August 19, 2014 - Madison Gate Records announces the release of the soundtrack to the forthcoming and critically-acclaimed feature film LOVE IS STRANGE. The original motion picture soundtrack features the works of composer Frédéric Chopin through a delicate collection of piano pieces used to underscore the film. The soundtrack also includes a modern orchestral arrangement of Chopin's Berceuse, Op.
Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Worldwide Rights To Merchants Of Doubt
NEW YORK (August 7, 2014) - Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights from Participant Media and Omidyar Network to the documentary MERCHANTS OF DOUBT, a film by Academy Award® nominated producer-director Robert Kenner (FOOD, INC.).
Tristar Announces Title And Wrap Of Production For "The Walk"
MONTRÉAL, Canada, August 6, 2014 - Principal photography has wrapped on the inaugural film from Tom Rothman's TriStar Productions, now officially titled The Walk. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film is a true story based on Philippe Petit's book "To Reach the Clouds," starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the young dreamer who dared the impossible: an illegal wire walk between the World Trade Center towers. Zemeckis wrote the screenplay with Christopher Browne. Producers are Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis, and Jack Rapke.
Tristar Productions Bullish On Money Monster
CULVER CITY, Calif., July 25, 2014 - Tom Rothman's TriStar Productions has acquired the worldwide rights and given the go ahead to Money Monster, a fast-paced, character-driven thriller written by Jamie Linden. Daniel Dubiecki, who worked with Clooney on Up in the Air, and Lara Alameddine developed the script along with Jodie Foster, who will direct the film. Dubiecki and Alameddine's The Allegiance Theater will produce together with Clooney and his Smokehouse Pictures partner Grant Heslov.
Sony Pictures Entertainment Announces First-Look Producing Deal With Production Executive Elizabeth Cantillon
CULVER CITY, Calif., July 23, 2014 - Sony Pictures Entertainment announced today that Elizabeth Cantillon will transition from her position as Executive Vice President of Production for Columbia Pictures to a long-term, first-look producing deal with the studio. In this new role, Cantillon will utilize her vast experience and deep industry relationships to develop and produce films for the Columbia Pictures label.
