culver city, ca (august 13, 2013), - sony pictures entertainment and mrc have agreed to co-produce and co-finance chappie , the next film from writer-director neill blomkamp, it was announced today by doug belgrad, president of columbia pictures and hannah minghella, president of production for the studio, and mrc. the film will be marketed and distributed worldwide by sony pictures. blomkamp will direct the film from a screenplay…, about media rights capital:, mrc is a leading independent film and television studio, specializing in the creation of premium entertainment content in partnership with the industry's foremost creative talent and distributors. in film, mrc has financed and produced 16 films distributed by universal, sony and warner bros., as well as leading international distributors. ted is currently the #1 highest grossing r-rated original…, 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 (august 15, 2013), - sony pictures classics announced today that they will distribute bennett miller's foxcatcher in north america, currently in post-production. the film is produced by megan ellison under her company annapurna pictures, as well as, miller and anthony bregman and will be released on december 20. miller's prestigious cast and crew include channing tatum, mark ruffalo, steve carell, sienna miller,…, 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;…, about annapurna pictures, annapurna pictures is a film production and finance company founded with the goal of boldly creating sophisticated, high-quality and ambitious films that appeal to a variety of audiences. annapurna's recent releases include kathryn bigelow's multiple golden globe and academy award nominated film zero dark thirty ; paul thomas anderson's multiple golden globe and academy award nominated…, press contact:, bebe lerner (323) 822-4800 sheri goldberg (646) 723-3800
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culver city, calif., august 19, 2013, - overbrook entertainment, marcy media, director will gluck and sony pictures entertainment have cast tony award nominee bobby cannavale in columbia pictures' annie , it was announced today by doug belgrad, president of columbia pictures, and hannah minghella, president of production for the studio. cannavale will play the role of guy, a bulldog political advisor to foxx's character as he runs…, 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…, about overbrook entertainment, overbrook entertainment, founded by partners james lassiter, will smith and run along with partner jada pinkett smith, is committed to offering the highest quality entertainment focused in film and television and has produced a diverse slate of both critically acclaimed and blockbuster feature films, which have generated more than $2.5 billion dollars in worldwide box office receipts and even…
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miami, fl (august 20, 2013), - sony pictures television (spt) and teleset today announced that they will produce the original scripted series "el mariachi" for the latin american market. 70 episodes of the one-hour drama will air across latin america on sony entertainment television (set). based on the robert rodriguez film of the same name, "el mariachi" follows a young mariachi musician, martin aguirre, who is mistaken as…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television ( www.sonypicturestelevision.com ), a sony pictures entertainment company, is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, around the world and for a multitude of platforms. in addition to one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, sony…, contact:, michael maney director, communications michael_maney@spe.sony.com 310-244-8834
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culver city, ca august 20, 2013, - today at the sony computer entertainment press conference at gamescom, ubisoft(r) announced that its film and television division, ubisoft motion pictures, is collaborating with sony pictures entertainment and new regency on development of a feature film based on watch dogs(tm), ubisoft's highly anticipated open world action-adventure video game, available for sony's playstation 4 this holiday…, about ubisoft motion pictures, ubisoft motion pictures was created in january 2011 to expand the audience of ubisoft's successful video game brands by bringing them to film, television and web series. in addition to the tom clancy's ghost recon film, the studio is also partnering with new regency on the upcoming films based on the assassin's creed and tom clancy's splinter cell franchises, and is in production on the rabbids…, about ubisoft, ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. ubisoft has offices in 29 countries and has sales in more than 55 countries around the globe. it is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. for the 2012-…, 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 new regency, founded in 1991 by renowned producer arnon milchan, new regency productions is actively engaged in entertaining the world via the production and distribution of motion pictures, television and sports through strategic alliances with media companies. distributing its films through twentieth century fox, regency has produced many high-profile films over the years, including: fight club, heat, jfk,…
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new york, ny (august 21, 2013), - sony pictures classics announced today that they will expand woody allen's latest box office success blue jasmine from 229 to over 1,200 screens nationwide this weekend. this surpasses midnight in paris' screen count, marking blue jasmine as the widest release of any woody allen film. the film has garnered $9,943,025 million in box office grosses since its july 26th limited release and has had…, 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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london, 22 august, 2013, - multi award-winning television producer, simon andreae, is returning from the us to the uk to launch a new production company called scarlet media. the new venture is backed by sony pictures television (spt), which will hold a majority interest and distribute its output internationally. based in london, scarlet media will develop original factual and factual entertainment formats, with series…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television ( www.sonypicturestelevision.com ), a sony pictures entertainment company, is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, around the world and for a multitude of platforms. in addition to one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, sony…, contact:, mark macdonald executive director, communications mark_macdonald@spe.sony.com +44 207 533-1363
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culver city, calif., september 3, 2013, - it was not the end after all. james franco, jonah hill, seth rogen, jay baruchel, danny mcbride, and craig robinson return to the big screen with all of their outrageous mayhem as sony pictures re-releases this summer's comedy hit this is the end in approximately 2000 theaters beginning this friday, september 6. this is the end has taken in $96.8 million to date at the domestic box office.…, 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…, contact:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations (310) 244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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toronto, canada (september 8th, 2013), - alex walton, president of international sales and distribution at exclusive media, announced today that the company has closed an all rights multi-territory deal with sony pictures worldwide acquisitions ("spwa") for the provocative romantic thriller therese. territories sold include: united kingdom germany austria scandinavia benelux latin america the deal was negotiated by walton on behalf of…, about sony pictures worldwide acquisitions, sony pictures worldwide acquisitions (spwa) is a sony pictures entertainment (spe) company. 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…, about exclusive media, exclusive media is a vertically integrated global filmed entertainment company, founded in may 2008 with the backing of the strategic investment group dasym investment strategies b.v. (formerly cyrte investments). exclusive media develops, finances, produces, markets and distributes prestige and talent driven commercial and documentary feature films on a global basis. exclusive media is run by a…
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culver city, calif., september 9, 2013, - in response to the fan support at the box office for tristar pictures' hit film one direction: this is us , the studio is releasing an extended cut of the film, in theaters this friday, it was announced today by jeff blake, chairman, worldwide marketing and distribution for sony pictures. one direction: this is us - extended fan cut will feature 20 minutes of new footage and four songs not…
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