PRESS RELEASES

CULVER CITY, CA (December 13, 2011) - Sony Pictures Entertainment has extended its first-look non-exclusive deal with Escape Artists, the independently financed film and television production company headed by partners Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Steve Tisch, it was announced today by Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures. The three-year deal renews Sony Pictures' relationship with the company, which has been headquartered at the studio since 1998.

CULVER CITY, CA (December 12, 2011) - Sony Pictures and the large network of companies within the Sony family will unite worldwide in support of one of the studio's most recognized and successful motion picture franchises as the company premieres a first look at Men in Black™ 3 on Monday, December 12, 2011. The launch event, which was announced today by Jeff Blake, Chairman of Sony Pictures Worldwide Marketing and Distribution, will reach a potential audience of 749 million people around the world.

CULVER CITY, CA (December 05, 2011) - Joe Matukewicz has joined Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) as Senior Vice President of Acquisitions. The announcement was made by Steven Bersch, SPWA President, to whom Matukewicz will report.

CULVER CITY, CA (December 1, 2011) - Adrian Smith has been promoted to executive vice president, general sales manager for Sony Pictures Releasing, it was announced today by Jim Amos, president, Sony Pictures Releasing, to whom Smith will report.

LONDON, UK (November 30, 2011) - Sony Pictures Television (SPT) today announced it is to start development on a complete season of 60 original Russian episodes of the local adaptation of Everybody Loves Raymond (known locally as The Voronins). This marks the first time a full season of the format will be written and produced outside the US by continuing the storyline beyond the US original.

CULVER CITY, CA (November 29, 2011) - Angela Galgani has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Publicity for Sony Pictures Worldwide Marketing & Distribution, it was announced today by Andre Caraco, Executive Vice President of Motion Picture Publicity, to whom she will report. Galgani assumes the day-to-day duties running the New York publicity office previously held by Gigi Semone, who left the studio in September to pursue other opportunities.

INDIA / ROMANIA (November 29, 2011) - Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has sold the format for its entertaining, high-octane, multi-topic magazine talk show, The Dr. Oz Show to broadcasters in India and Romania. In India, general entertainment channel COLORS has commissioned the hit talk show format, which marks the first time a US talk show format will be produced in India and the first formatted medical show to air in the region. In Romania, TV Romania (TVR) has ordered 100 episodes of the show, marking the first time the format will be produced in the territory… Read More

CULVER CITY, CA (November 8, 2011) - Two veteran sales executives, Flory Bramnick and Philip Martzolf, have been promoted at Sony Pictures Television (SPT), it was announced today by John Weiser, president, U.S. distribution, SPT.

LONDON, UK (November 03, 2011) - Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today presented the cast of the 23rd James Bond adventure, entitled SKYFALL. The film, from Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, is directed by Academy Award® winner Sam Mendes and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his third film as James Bond 007. The screenplay is written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and John Logan.

CULVER CITY, CA (November 03, 2011) - Sony Pictures Animation has set screenwriters Jay Scherick & David Ronn to write the screenplay for an all-new POPEYE animated feature, based on the iconic characters of comic strip and cartoon fame. POPEYE is the second project for Scherick and Ronn with Sony Pictures Animation following their success with this summer's blockbuster THE SMURFS, which has grossed more than $550 million worldwide since its July 29 opening. Sony Pictures Animation and Arad Productions are producing the stereoscopic 3D animated feature.