CULVER CITY, CA (October 18 2010)— Sony Movie Channel, the first U.S. multi-platform television network from Sony Pictures Television (SPT), is now available on DISH Network, DIRECTV and AT&T U-verse® TV on linear as well as on authenticated VOD and online platforms. It was announced today by Andy Kaplan, president, networks, Sony Pictures Television.
Sony Movie Channel Launches On Dish Network, DIRECTV And AT&T U-Verse & TV
Rhys Ifans Joins Cast Of Next "Spider-Man"
CULVER CITY, CA (October 11, 2010)— Rhys Ifans will play the villain, opposite Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker and Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, in the next installment of Spider-Man from Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, it was announced today by Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Matt Tolmach, president of Columbia Pictures. The film, to be directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt and produced by Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin, will begin production in December and will be released in theaters nationwide in 3D on July 3, 2012.
David O. Russell To Write And Direct "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune"
CULVER CITY, CA (October 8, 2010)— David O. Russell (Three Kings, The Fighter) has been set to write and direct Columbia Pictures' Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, an action-adventure based upon the bestselling PlayStation 3 game, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach, presidents of Columbia Pictures. The film will be produced by Avi Arad, Charles Roven, and Alex Gartner.
The story follows the adventures of treasure hunter Nathan Drake.
Spider-Man Gets His Girl: Emma Stone To Play Female Lead
CULVER CITY, CA (October 5, 2010)— Emma Stone has been cast as the female lead in the upcoming Spider-Man film from Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, it was announced today by Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Matt Tolmach, president of Columbia Pictures. Stone has been tapped for the role of Gwen Stacy opposite Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker.
Kevin James Enters The Octagon With Sony Pictures For Untitled Feature Film
Culver City, CA - September 14, 2010 - Kevin James is attached to play the lead role in an untitled feature for Sony Pictures, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach, presidents of Columbia Pictures. The movie focuses on a physics teacher whose school is facing drastic budget cuts. In order to earn money to save his best friend's job and the music program that is important to his students, he moonlights as a mixed martial arts fighter ultimately leading to a fight in the UFC.
Crackle Launches In Canada
CULVER CITY, CA and TORONTO (September 7, 2010)— Crackle, Sony Pictures Entertainment's premium video entertainment network is now available in Canada, it was announced today by Eric Berger, senior vice president, digital networks, Sony Pictures Television (SPT).
Full-Length Comedy, Action, Drama, And Sci-Fi Movies From Crackle Movies Now Available On V Cast Video
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and CULVER CITY, Calif.- August 31, 2010 - Verizon Wireless announced today that a new premium subscription movie service from Crackle, the multi-platform video entertainment network from Sony Pictures Television, is now offered on V CAST Video.
Sony Pictures Entertainment Receives Leed Gold Certification For Culver City Lot Office Project
Culver City, CA - August 30, 2010 - Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced that it has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification for the studio's Lot and Office Transformation (LOT) Project by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The LOT Project included the construction of two new 100,000 square foot office buildings, named after Jack Cohn and Harry Cohn, and a parking structure located at the heart of the studio's historic lot based in Culver City, California.
Daniel Craig And Rooney Mara To Star In The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Culver City, CA - August 16, 2010 - Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara have been cast in the lead roles of Columbia Pictures' three-picture adaptation of Stieg Larsson's literary blockbuster The Millennium Trilogy under the direction of David Fincher. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - the first film of the series, which also includes The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest - begins shooting next month in Sweden.
Sony Pictures Television Forms Joint Venture Production Company In Brazil Named Floresta
São Paulo and London - 12 July 2010 - Sony Pictures Television (SPT) continues to expand its international production business with the announcement today that it has formed a new joint venture production company in Brazil with locally-based production executive, Elisabetta Zenatti. The announcement was made by Kees Abrahams, president, international production, SPT.