new york (february 18, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in north america, latin america, australia and new zealand to zhang yimou's coming home starring gong li. the film, currently in post-production, is produced by bill kong and levision pictures' zhang zhao. lava bear films' david linde executive produced. inspired by yan geling's the criminal lu yanshi with a screenplay…, about sony pictures classics, michael barker and tom bernard serve as co-presidents of sony pictures classics-an autonomous division of sony pictures entertainment they founded with marcie bloom in january 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. barker and bernard have released prestigious films that have won 31 academy awards® (27 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities;…, press contact:, bebe lerner: (323)822-4800 sheri goldberg: (646)723-3800
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culver city, ca, march 12, 2014, - sony pictures animation today gave an update on their lineup of upcoming projects-which includes the animated motion picture debut of a classic comic strip figure, an original tale from one of the form's most multi-faceted filmmakers, as well as the continued expansion of two of the studio's most popular worlds. bob osher, president of sony pictures digital productions, states, "i am really…, the untitled smurfs movie, , is anticipated in theaters august 2015. jordan kerner ( the smurfs ) is producing, with mary ellen bauder ( hotel transylvania ) co-producing. the original two live action/cg hybrid smurfs movies from sony pictures animation grossed a combined $910 million worldwide. * genndy tartakovsky will return to the director's chair for, hotel transylvania 2, , , scheduled for september 2015, which will bring back adam sandler's dracula. sandler and robert smigel are taking on writing duties for the comedy. * the uber prolific genndy tartakovsky is also busy working an all-new cg take on the comic strip hero,, popeye, , all the while developing an original idea for sony pictures animation titled, genndy tartakovsky's can you imagine?, , described as a fantastic journey through one boy's imagination. producer michelle murdocca will once again work closely with tartakovsky. kelly asbury, who was nominated for the cannes film festival's palme d'or for shrek 2 , offers, "i'm really excited about taking the smurfs in a completely new fresh direction. we're not making a smurfs 3 film. our character designs and environments will be…, about sony pictures animation, sony pictures animation produces a variety of animated and family entertainment for audiences around the world. the studio is following its worldwide comedy hits-the 2012 monster hit comedy hotel transylvania , the hybrid live action/animated blockbusters the smurfs and the smurfs 2 , and the mouth-watering cloudy with a chance of meatballs movies-with the family comedies hotel transylvania 2 in…
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new york (march 20, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all north american, australian and nz, asian, eastern european and russian rights to james d. cooper's directorial debut lambert & stamp . the film stars chris stamp and kit lambert, and features pete townshend, roger daltrey and terence stamp. the film premiered at the 2014 sundance film festival to wide acclaim and critical…, about sony pictures classics, michael barker and tom bernard serve as co-presidents of sony pictures classics-an autonomous division of sony pictures entertainment they founded with marcie bloom in january 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. barker and bernard have released prestigious films that have won 32 academy awards® (28 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities;…, press contact:, bebe lerner: (323)822-4800 sheri goldberg: (646)723-3800
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march 25, 2014, - madison gate records and spacelab9 announced today the worldwide release of the raid 2 original motion picture soundtrack. the album hits digital retailers today, march 25th, with the cd format coming april 29, 2014, followed by a deluxe vinyl lp edition early summer 2014. the raid 2 will arrive in u.s. theaters this friday, march 28th, and is distributed by sony pictures classics. composer…, for more information, one-sheets, comments or interviews contact mike andriani at spacelab9 press@spacelab9.com (631) 821-5284 www.spacelab9.com, about the raid 2, written and directed by gareth evans, the raid 2 picks up right where the first film left off and follows rama (iko uwais) as he goes undercover and infiltrates the ranks of a ruthless jakarta crime syndicate in order to protect his family and uncover the corruption in his own police force. the raid 2 was produced by ario sagantoro for merantau films, and aram tertzakian and nate bolotin of xyz…, about madison gate records:, madison gate records is the in-house, independent record label of sony pictures entertainment. the label was founded in 2010 to create, distribute and market music and related products from today's top films and television programs. for more information go to: www.facebook.com/madisongaterecords, about spacelab9, conceived of by music industry veteran dave amcher and staffed by fellow record collectors, film buffs and all-around fanboy fanatics, spacelab9 takes a 360 view of music and pop culture fandom; come all ye pop culture fans, film and tv freaks, record collectors, comic fanatics, thrill seekers and escapees of the mundane... with their sights set on galactic conquest, spacelab9 has arrived to…
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culver city, calif., april 1, 2014, - tristar productions today announced an all-star band of film talent will collaborate on ricki and the flash . produced by marc platt and mason novick, the film unites oscar® winners diablo cody, who wrote the original screenplay, director jonathan demme, and meryl streep, who will star in the title role. ricki and the flash is the funny and touching story of a rock n' roll-loving woman who…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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new york (april 7, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced today that it will release martha stephens & aaron katz's land ho! on july 11 in new york and los angeles, followed by openings nationwide. additionally, land ho! will screen at the tribeca film festival in april and the los angeles film festival in june. the film made its world premiere at the sundance film festival in january, where it played to great…, about sony pictures classics, michael barker and tom bernard serve as co-presidents of sony pictures classics-an autonomous division of sony pictures entertainment they founded with marcie bloom in january 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. barker and bernard have released prestigious films that have won 32 academy awards® (28 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities;…, press contact:, bebe lerner: (323)822-4800 sheri goldberg: (646)723-3800
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culver city, calif., april 4, 2014, - michelle monaghan and peter dinklage have joined adam sandler, kevin james, and josh gad in the cast of sony pictures entertainment's pixels , which will be directed by chris columbus and released in the summer of 2015. principal photography will begin in june of this year on the happy madison/1492 pictures production, which was written by tim herlihy and timothy dowling, based on the short…, about sony pictures:, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony entertainment inc., a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new…
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new york, (april 22, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced today that they will release bennett miller's foxcatcher in the united states on november 14. the film will premiere in the in competition section at the 2014 cannes film festival. directed by bennett miller ( moneyball, capote ), foxcatcher tells the gripping, true story of olympic wrestling champion brothers mark schultz (tatum) and dave schultz (ruffalo) and…, about sony pictures classics, michael barker and tom bernard serve as co-presidents of sony pictures classics-an autonomous division of sony pictures entertainment they founded with marcie bloom in january 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. barker and bernard have released prestigious films that have won 32 academy awards® (28 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities;…
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new york, (april 22, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all north american, eastern european and asian rights to the documentary red army from filmmaker gabe polsky. the film was just announced as part of the 2014 cannes film festival lineup in the special screening section. red army is about the soviet union and the most successful dynasty in sports history: the red army hockey team.…, about sony pictures classics, michael barker and tom bernard serve as co-presidents of sony pictures classics-an autonomous division of sony pictures entertainment they founded with marcie bloom in january 1992, which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. barker and bernard have released prestigious films that have won 32 academy awards® (28 of those at sony pictures classics) and have…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities;…, press contact:, bebe lerner: (323)822-4800 sheri goldberg: (646)723-3800
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culver city, calif., april 23, 2014, - sony pictures entertainment, mattel and parkes+macdonald/image nation today announced a partnership on a live-action comedy featuring the beloved and dynamic icon barbie. the studio sees this as its next big, global franchise and plans to go into production by the end of the year. written by jenny bicks and produced by walter f. parkes and laurie macdonald, the film will be executive produced…, jenny bicks, most recently served as a writer and executive producer of the showtime series " the big c." she was also a writer/executive producer of the series " men in trees" and writer/co-executive producer of " sex and the city." she most recently co-wrote rio 2 and also wrote the feature film what a girl wants ., walter f. parkes and laurie macdonald, are the husband and wife team who hold the unique distinction of having helped to create dreamworks, the first new studio in five decades, as well as being two of the most active producers working today. films produced or executive-produced by parkes & macdonald include gladiator, amistad, men in black i & ii, minority report, the mask of zorro, catch me if you can, lemony snicket's a…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities;…, about mattel, the mattel family of companies (nasdaq: mat ) is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products. mattel's portfolio of best-selling brands includes barbie®, the most popular fashion doll ever produced, hot wheels®, monster high®, american girl®, thomas & friends® and fisher-price® brands, including little…, press contact:, sony pictures entertainment jean guerin svp, media relations 310-244-2923 mattel: angela emery 310-252-3306
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