• Sony Pictures Animation And WWE® Studios Catch A Wave Together In Surf's Up 2: WaveMania

    LOS ANGELES, CA. - March 1, 2016 - Sony Pictures Animation and WWE Studios (NYSE: WWE) announced today an animated sequel to Surf's Up, the 2007 Academy Award® nominated action-comedy about surfing penguins. The companies are co-financing and producing the movie which is expected to release in 2017, in time for the original films' 10th anniversary. Surf's Up 2: WaveMania will be distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment with WWE Studios providing marketing support by leveraging its extensive multi-platform reach.

  • Sony Pictures'/Affirm's 'Risen' On Steep Box-Office Rise

    HOLLYWOOD—Feb. 25, 2016—Motion picture audiences across the country have embraced the latest faith-based hit from Sony Pictures Entertainment's AFFIRM label: RISEN, the story of a Roman tribune's investigation to prove the Resurrection a hoax, emerged as the weekend's number-one new movie and the fourth-highest opening of all time for a faith-based film, scoring an A- CinemaScore and exceeding industry predictions.

  • New Smurfs In The Village! Sony Pictures Animation Announces Additional Cast For Smurfs: The Lost Village

    Culver City, CA, February 12, 2016 - Sony Pictures Animation today announced the addition of three new cast for the lineup of talent in the next Smurf adventure Smurfs: The Lost Village, hitting theaters March 31, 2017.

  • Sony Pictures' Inspiring Film "Miracles From Heaven" Launches 'share Your Miracle' Website

    CULVER CITY, CA (FEBRUARY 11, 2016) - Sony Pictures' inspiring new film MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN is launching a website today to let moviegoers share who their everyday miracles in life are. Users can visit ShareYourMiracle.com to create a customized digital image of someone who is a miracle in their life, whether it is an encouraging family member, a loving spouse or partner, motivating teacher, best friend, etc.

  • The Eagle Huntress Has Landed At Sony Pictures Classics

    (February 1, 2016) Sundance hit film THE EAGLE HUNTRESS - A FILM BY OTTO BELL has come to rest at Sony Pictures Classics (SPC). A distribution deal was announced today by the film's producers with SPC acquiring distribution rights in North America, Latin America, Germany, Australia/New Zealand, Scandinavia and Asia.

  • Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Equity

    MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016 - Park City, Utah - Sony Pictures Classics announced today, on the eve of the film's world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, that they have acquired worldwide rights to the first female driven Wall Street film, EQUITY. The film stars Anna Gunn ("Breaking Bad"), James Purefoy ("The Following"), Sarah Megan Thomas (Backwards) and Alysia Reiner ("Orange is the New Black").

  • "Spider-Man" To Be Released Worldwide In IMAX® 3D Theatres

    CULVER CITY, Calif., January 26, 2016 - Spider-Man, one of the world's most beloved superheroes, will once again come to IMAX® Theatres for a network-wide event run when the film is released in theaters on its new worldwide date on July 7, 2017, it was announced today by Josh Greenstein, president of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution for Sony Pictures, Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, and Greg Foster, Senior Executive Vice President, IMAX Corp. and CEO of IMAX Entertainment.

  • Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Worldwide Rights To Thorsten SchÜTte's Frank Zappa Doc Eat That Question At 2016 Sundance Film Festival

    January 23, 2016 (Park City) — In advance of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Sony Pictures Classics announced today that it has acquired worldwide rights (excluding France and Germany) from NYC-based sales company Submarine to Thorsten Schütte's documentary on iconoclastic composer-musician Frank Zappa, EAT THAT QUESTION-FRANK ZAPPA IN HIS OWN WORDS, an intimate portrait told through rare archival footage.

  • Sony Pictures Entertainment Names Randy Lake President, Studio Operations & Imageworks

    January 22, 2016 - CULVER CITY, CA - Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced that Randy Lake has been appointed President, Studio Operations & Imageworks. Lake oversees all operations, strategy and planning for Sony Pictures Imageworks, Post Production Services, Production Services, Global Mastering and Servicing, and Asset Management.

  • Sony Pictures Invites All Nfl Team Owners, Players And Families To See "Concussion"

    CULVER CITY, Calif., December 23, 2015 - With the motion picture Concussion already a topic of national conversation among NFL fans and commentators, Sony Pictures Entertainment is offering NFL players and their families free admission to the movie during the duration of the film's run, which begins on Christmas Day. The studio has already engaged many current and former NFL players, holding private screenings in each team's city in advance of its opening.