• James Corden And Ilana Glazer Joining The Voice Cast Of Sony Pictures Animation's Emojimovie: Express Yourself

    Culver City, CA, October 10, 2016 - Sony Pictures Animation announced today that Emmy and Tony award winner James Corden (Into the Woods) and Emmy nominee Ilana Glazer (Broad City) would join previously announced T.J. Miller (Deadpool) to lead the cast of summer 2017's animated comedy EMOJIMOVIE: EXPRESS YOURSELF.

  • Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Cinelou's The Comedian

    NEW YORK (October 5, 2016) - Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired North American rights to Academy Award® winner Taylor Hackford's comedy, THE COMEDIAN. Written by Art Linson, THE COMEDIAN stars Academy Award® winner Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Edie Falco, Harvey Keitel, Danny DeVito, Patti LuPone and Veronica Ferres. The film will have an awards qualifying run in 2016 and open officially in 2017.

  • Sony's Columbia Pictures Teams Up With Frederick Warne & Co., Part Of Penguin Random House UK, For "Peter Rabbit"

    CULVER CITY, Calif., and LONDON, UK, September 22, 2016 - Columbia Pictures has teamed up with Frederick Warne & Co., part of Penguin Random House UK, for Peter Rabbit™, a new live-action/CG motion picture based on the internationally beloved series of books written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, whose 150th anniversary is being celebrated this year.

  • Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Paolo Virzi's The Leisure Seeker

    NEW YORK (September 22, 2016) - Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in the US, Latin America, Asia (excluding Japan), Eastern Europe, Portugal and South Africa to Paolo Virzì's THE LEISURE SEEKER.

  • Sony Pictures Teams With Reality One To Develop Virtual Reality Slate

    September 20, 2016 - CULVER CITY, CA - Sony Pictures' virtual reality (VR) group and Madison Wells Media's Reality One today announced a partnership to develop a slate of VR content.

    Under the terms of the deal, Reality One will partner with Sony Pictures' VR group to produce and finance new VR experiences based on the studio's films and franchises as well as original intellectual property. Global distribution of VR content will be managed by Sony Pictures, starting later this year.

  • Sony Pictures Classics Goes To Paris With Paris Can Wait

    NEW YORK (September 19, 2016) - Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired North American rights to Eleanor Coppola's narrative directorial and screenwriting debut, PARIS CAN WAIT, which made its World Premiere last week during the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.

  • Lia Vollack Named President, Columbia Live Stage

    SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 - CULVER CITY, CA - Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) today announced that Lia Vollack has been named President of Columbia Live Stage, SPE's new live theatrical productions division.

    Based in New York, Vollack will produce and develop original theatrical productions, and work with the library catalogues of Sony Pictures and Sony/ATV Music Publishing to bring new productions to Broadway and other live theatrical venues. She will report to Michael Lynton, CEO, Sony Entertainment.

  • Marisa Liston Promoted To Executive Vice President, Domestic Publicity, For Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group

    CULVER CITY, Calif., September 6, 2016 - Marisa Liston has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Domestic Publicity for Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, overseeing the department, it was announced today by Andre Caraco, Co-President of Marketing, and Christine Birch, President of Marketing for the studio.

    Liston, who reports to Caraco, will develop and oversee the key domestic publicity strategies on all feature films released by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation.

  • Sony Pictures To Acquire Ten Sports From Zee

    Mumbai, August 31, 2016 - Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) today announced that SPN and its affiliates have entered into definitive agreements to acquire TEN Sports Network from Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEE) and its subsidiaries for 385 million U.S. dollars. Completion of the acquisition is subject to regulatory approval. The acquisition will add South Asia's leading sports network to SPN's existing portfolio of channels.

  • Sony Pictures Classics Acquires The Rest Of Pedro AlmodÓvar's Film Library And Dates Julieta For December 21

    NEW YORK (August 8, 2016) - Sony Pictures Classics announced today they have acquired the rest of Pedro Almodóvar's full library of films including PEPI, LUCI, BOM; LABYRINTH OF PASSION; DARK HABITS; WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS?; HIGH HEELS and KIKA. Additionally, Almodóvar's 20th film, JULIETA, will be released in theaters on December 21.