PRESS RELEASES

NEW YORK (November 2, 2022) - Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired from Westend Films all rights in North America, the Middle East, India, Eastern Europe (excluding Russia), Turkey, and worldwide airlines to FREUD’S LAST SESSION, directed by Matt Brown (THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY). Written by Mark St. Germain (THE GOD COMMITTEE) based on his play of the same name, FREUD’S LAST SESSION stars Academy Award^® winner Anthony Hopkins and Emmy^® nominee Matthew Goode (THE CROWN, BURNING MAN, THE OFFER).

LOS ANGELES (Oct. 31, 2022) – Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR) has revealed the name of their hotly anticipated VR game based on the Ghostbusters franchise, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, coming to Meta Quest 2 and PlayStation VR2 in 2023. Brand-new art revealed today gives players a glimpse at the adventure that awaits them next year.

[Culver City, CA – October 25, 2022] – Sony Pictures Entertainment (“SPE”) today announced the acquisition of Pixomondo, an Oscar and Emmy® Award winning virtual production, visualization and VFX company, from Mayfair Equity Partners, a dedicated technology and consumer investor.

Culver City CA – October 6, 2022 – Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) today announced the establishment of its first LED virtual production stage located at Sony Innovation Studios (SIS), a division of SPE, on the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, CA. The new stage is the world’s largest using Sony’s high brightness and wide color gamut Crystal LED display panels, which were created in collaboration with top engineers at SPE for use in virtual production.

[Culver City, CA – July 13, 2022] – Sony Pictures Television (SPT) today announced that Katherine Pope will join the studio as President of Sony Pictures Television Studios, overseeing all Domestic scripted productions. Pope, who most recently was Head of Original Content at Charter Communications, has held leadership roles at major networks, studios and production companies and has developed and overseen numerous acclaimed drama and comedy series over the course of her career.

CULVER CITY, CA, June 8, 2022 - Sony Pictures Television (SPT) announced today that Emmy® Award-winning producer Michael Weinberg has been named SVP of Development in the newly formed Game Show production division. In this new role, Weinberg will develop game show content for all platforms and will identify new growth opportunities for the game shows division. Weinberg started his new role at SPT this week and is based in SPT’s Culver City, CA headquarters. He reports to Suzanne Prete, EVP, Game Shows.

New York (March 16, 2022) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today they have acquired worldwide rights to the documentary THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER – FEATURING BRANDI CARLILE. The film had its world premiere out of South by Southwest earlier this week. 

Merlin Entertainments (“Merlin” or “the Company”), a global leader in location-based entertainment with brands including LEGOLAND®, Madame Tussauds and SEA LIFE, today announced that it has entered into a formal multi-territory exclusivity agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment, to develop and operate attractions, rides, lands, retail outlets and themed hotel rooms based on the studio’s box office hit Jumanji film franchise across Merlin’s Resort Theme Parks and Waterparks in Europe (including the UK) and North America.

Culver City CA – March 4, 2022 – Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has announced the fifteen finalists in its 2022 Diverse Directors Program. This initiative, which SPT established in 2014, is part of the studio’s overall strategy to identify and cultivate an expanding pool of emerging talent from a wide range of backgrounds. 

CULVER CITY, CA, March 3, 2022 – Sony Pictures Television (“SPT”), a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment (“SPE”), today announced an agreement has been signed to acquire Industrial Media, one of the foremost independent nonfiction production companies. SPT also announced the formation of a new Game Show production division to be led by longtime SPT executive, Suzanne Prete.