culver city, calif., september 3, 2014, - george clooney has identified his next project to direct: an adaptation of the book hack attack , journalist nick davies' account of the british phone hacking scandal surrounding rupert murdoch's news empire. the adaptation will be produced by george clooney and grant heslov through their smokehouse banner for sony pictures entertainment. commenting on the announcement, michael de luca,…, 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…
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culver city, calif., september 5, 2014, - sony pictures entertainment (spe) today announced that josh greenstein will join the company as the studio's president of worldwide marketing and distribution. in this role, greenstein will assume the role previously held by jeff blake and oversee the day-to-day management of spe's worldwide theatrical marketing and distribution activities. he will report to amy pascal, co-chairman of sony…, 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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culver city, calif., september 4, 2014, - sony pictures entertainment today announced that andres muschietti has signed on to direct the highly-anticipated adaptation of best-selling playstation® software title, "shadow of the colossus." seth lochhead to write the screenplay (under muschietti's supervision). barbara muschietti will come on board the project to produce alongside kevin misher, who produces through his misher films banner…, 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 (september 11, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced today that they acquired north american rights to giulio ricciarelli's directorial debut labryrinth of lies from sales agent beta cinema. the film, based on a true story, exposes the conspiracy of certain prominent institutions and government branches to cover up the crimes of nazis during wwii. labyrinth of lies will have its world premiere on friday at the…, 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;…, contact:, carmelo pirrone executive vice president, marketing 550 madison avenue 8th floor new york, ny 10022 212.833.8851 www.sonyclassics.com
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minneapolis, minn., september 10, 2014, - in advance of the release of the highly anticipated motion picture annie , in theaters on december 19, 2014, sony pictures entertainment is helping to support turnaround arts, a signature program of the president's committee on the arts and the humanities. turnaround arts works with local program partners to provide intensive arts education resources to clusters of high-poverty schools across…, about "annie", a broadway classic that has delighted audiences for generations comes to the big screen with a new, contemporary vision in the upcoming comedy annie . director/producer/screenwriter will gluck teams with producers james lassiter, jada pinkett smith & will smith, caleeb pinkett, and shawn "jay z" carter, laurence "jay" brown, and tyran "ty ty" smith with a modern telling that captures the…, 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…, about turnaround arts, turnaround arts is a program that uses arts education as a tool to help turnaround america's struggling schools. led by the president's committee on the arts and the humanities, together with national and local partners it brings high quality arts education resources to some of the lowest-performing elementary and middle schools in the country., contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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new york (september 12, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced today that they acquired north american rights to still alice, starring julianne moore, kristen stewart, alec baldwin, kate bosworth and hunter parrish. the film reunites co-directors and co-writers richard glatzer and wash westmoreland (the last of robin hood) with sony pictures classics, who worked together on quinceanera. still alice, a bsm studio…, 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;…, contact:, allie riggins id 150 west 30th st 19th floor | new york, ny 10001 p: 646.723.3805 | f: 212.334.8444 | c: 214.679.1795 ariggins@id-pr.com id-pr.com
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culver city, calif., september 18, 2014, - "guts over fear," the new single from eminem featuring sia, has just launched to great success as a digital download, with near universal acclaim and over 247,000 downloads worldwide. moviegoers will hear the song in the upcoming film the equalizer , starring denzel washington, in theaters september 26. "by the end of the equalizer , denzel's character of robert mccall will have to embrace 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 todd kaplan director, media relations sony pictures entertainment 10202 west washington boulevard, culver city, ca 90232 310.244.2505
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culver city, calif., september 26, 2014, - sony pictures entertainment has closed a deal for the eden project , a spec script by christina hodson. material principals tobey maguire and matthew plouffe brought the project to the studio and will produce. hannah minghella, president of production for columbia pictures, orchestrated the deal for the studio in a highly competitive situation and will oversee the project. this marks the second…, 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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espoo, finland and culver city, calif. usa, october 1, 2014, - over the past 48 hours, fans of angry birds have discovered a reveal within the game: by slinging one billion birds, fans had the chance to unlock the voice cast and get a sneak peek at the new look of the characters of the angry birds feature film. jason sudeikis ( horrible bosses , last year's comedy hit we're the millers ) will lead the cast as red, a bird with a temper problem. josh gad, in…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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culver city, calif., october 20, 2014, - the #1 comedy of 2014, columbia pictures / metro-goldwyn-mayer pictures' 22 jump street , will return to theaters on friday, october 24, 2014, in advance of its release on home entertainment, it was announced today by rory bruer, president, worldwide distribution for sony pictures. as the film has taken in a domestic box office of over $191 million and a worldwide take over $327 million, the re…, 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…, about metro-goldwyn-mayer, metro-goldwyn-mayer is celebrating 90 years as a leader in the entertainment business and as an innovator in the industry. today, mgm is an entertainment company focused on the production and distribution of film and television content globally. the company owns one of the world's deepest libraries of premium film and television content. in addition, mgm has investments in domestic and…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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