• 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.

  • Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group Names Sanford Panitch President, Columbia Pictures

    [Culver City, CA - June 3, 2016] Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Motion Picture Group Chairman Tom Rothman today announced that Sanford Panitch will become President of Columbia Pictures. Panitch will replace Doug Belgrad who will segue from his post in July to a multiyear production and finance pact with the company. Panitch will continue to oversee the international local language production operation he has built since coming to Sony, and will report to Rothman.

  • Sony Pictures Entertainment Announces Realignment Of Sony Pictures Television Leadership

    [Culver City, CA - June 2, 2016] Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) today announced that Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Chairman Steve Mosko will step down and transition to a consulting role with the studio. As part of a structural realignment of the television unit, leadership of SPT will be shared among Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht, Presidents of Programming and Production; Andy Kaplan, President of Worldwide Networks; Keith Le Goy, President of Distribution; and Amy Carney, President of Advertiser Sales & Research.

  • Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group Names Jeffrey Godsick Executive Vice President, Worldwide Partnerships

    CULVER CITY, CA (MAY 11, 2016) - Josh Greenstein, President, Worldwide Marketing & Distribution for Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, today announced that Jeffrey Godsick will join the studio as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Partnerships for the Motion Picture Group (MPG).

  • Sony Pictures Entertainment Names Philip Rowley Chief Financial Officer

    [Culver City, CA - May 10, 2016] Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) today announced that Philip Rowley will be the studio's new Chief Financial Officer. Rowley comes to SPE after a distinguished career in finance spanning the entertainment, media and tech sectors, including working with EMI Music Worldwide and AOL Europe, where he served as CFO, COO and CEO. He will replace current SPE CFO David Hendler, who is retiring in June. Rowley will start on June 20 and report to Michael Lynton, CEO, Sony Entertainment.

  • The Magnificent Seven To Be Released Worldwide In IMAX® Theatres

    LOS ANGELES - May 10, 2016 - IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, and Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced that The Magnificent Seven, starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, and Ethan Hawke and directed by Antoine Fuqua, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® format.

  • Sony Pictures, Madame Tussauds New York And The Void Team For "Ghostbusters"-Themed Immersive, Virtual Reality Experience

    CULVER CITY, Calif., May 9, 2016 - In advance of the July 15, 2016 release of Ghostbusters, one of the most highly anticipated films of the summer, Sony Pictures, Madame Tussauds New York, Ghost Corps and THE VOID have teamed up to bring Ghostbusters to life like never before. Included in the multi-sensory, all-immersive environment will be Ghostbusters: Dimension, a first-of-its-kind, virtual reality (VR) experience based on the studio's new Ghostbusters movie.

  • Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group Names Jamie Stevens Executive Vice President, Worldwide Consumer Products

    CULVER CITY, CA (MAY 3, 2016) - Josh Greenstein, President, Worldwide Marketing & Distribution for Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, today announced that Jamie Stevens will join the Motion Picture Group (MPG) as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Consumer Products.

  • Sheraton Kalouria Promoted To President & Chief Marketing Officer For Sony Pictures Television

    CULVER CITY, CA (APRIL 27, 2016) - Sheraton Kalouria has been promoted to president & chief marketing officer for Sony Pictures Television (SPT), it was announced today by Steve Mosko, chairman, SPT, to whom he will continue to report. In this newly expanded role, Kalouria will now oversee consumer products licensing for SPT series and brands as part of the division's global marketing function.