culver city, calif., june 30, 2009 -, george clooney and grant heslov's smokehouse pictures are in final negotiations to sign an exclusive two-year theatrical development and production deal with sony pictures entertainment, it was announced today by amy pascal, co-chairman of sony picture entertainment and chairman of the studio's motion picture group. commenting on the announcement, clooney said, "warner bros. has been a great…, the challenge, screenplay by aaron sorkin. an adaptation of jonathan mahler's nonfiction book chronicling the historic supreme court case in which two lawyers sued the bush administration on behalf of accused terrorist salim hamdan., our brand is crisis, a satirical comedy about american spin doctors competing in the same presidential election in bolivia. based on the documentary by rachel boynton, with a script by peter straughan (men who stare at goats)., farragut north, an adaptation of beau willimon's critically acclaimed play, set during the iowa primary of a presidential race., escape from tehran, the true story of how the cia used a fake movie project to smuggle hostages out of 1979 tehran. chris terrio is writing the screenplay., the tourist, a contemporary spy thriller about a spy who risks everything to reveal a conspiracy after he's accused of a murder he didn't commit. based on the bestselling book by olen steinhauer. tony peckham is writing the screenplay., the innocent man, based on the bestselling nonfiction book by john grisham, the true story of murder and injustice in a small town in oklahoma. adapted by david gordon green., george clooney, has gone from actor to producer to executive producer to screenwriter to director. the son of an anchorman, clooney is a strong first amendment advocate with a deep commitment to humanitarian causes. in 2006, the same year clooney won an oscar(r) for best supporting actor for syriana , he also received academy award(r) nominations for best director and for best original screenplay for good night…, grant heslov, and george clooney are partners in smokehouse pictures, a production company they formed in 2006. heslov produced and co-wrote of good night, and good luck for which he received academy award(r) nominations: best motion picture of the year and best writing, original screenplay. he served as director and executive producer of the critically acclaimed series "unscripted", and co-executive producer…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio…, for more information, please contact:
Type: Press Release
culver city, calif., july 8, 2009 -, columbia pictures and sony pictures animation have tapped raja gosnell ( beverly hills chihuahua, scooby-doo ) to direct smurfs , the live-action/animated film based on the legendary blue characters created by peyo, it was announced today by doug belgrad and matt tolmach, presidents of columbia pictures, bob osher, president of digital production for sony pictures entertainment, and hannah…, raja gosnell, started his career as an editor, cutting such blockbuster films as home alone , pretty woman and mrs. doubtfire , among many others. when john hughes suggested gosnell helm home alone 3 , the talented editor successfully took on his new role as director. he has since directed never been kissed , big momma's house , the hugely popular scooby-doo and scooby-doo 2 : monsters unleashed , yours, mine…, about lafig, lafig belgium s.a. is the owner of the rights to produce audio-visual works based on the smurf universe. lafig belgium s.a. and imps s.a. are worldwide licensors of the smurf merchandising rights. the companies are controlled by veronique culliford, the daughter of pierre culliford, better known under his pseudonym peyo, the author/creator of the smurfs. for 50 years, the culliford family has…, about the kerner entertainment company (keco), keco has been developing the smurfs for 7 years and can't wait to see these wonderful, blue characters make it onto a 3d screen. jordan kerner, along with ben haber, the executive producer, has a host of other projects in the works and two other films nearing production, one being the miracle of st. anthony's at walden media readying for the fall, to be directed by sam weisman and written by…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio…, about sony pictures animation, sony pictures animation exemplifies the next generation of cgi storytelling to produce a variety of animated entertainment for audiences around the world. sony pictures animation is developing a full slate of films including the mouth-watering 3d comedy cloudy with a chance of meatballs now in production for a september 2009 release, and in pre-production hotel transylvania . in 2007, surf's up…, for more information, please contact:
Type: Press Release
culver city, calif. (july 13, 2009) -, rich peluso joins sony pictures home entertainment as vice president of affirm films, sphe's faith label, which played a key role in helping to bring films like fireproof and facing the giants to wide audiences. the announcement was made today by robert rubin, executive vice president, sphe, to whom peluso reports. based in franklin, tn, peluso most recently worked as a consultant to sphe. peluso…, about sony pictures home entertainment, sony pictures home entertainment is a sony pictures entertainment company. spe is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment…, for more information, please contact:
Type: Press Release
brian gartland promoted to executive director, maria nunez to director, culver city, calif., july 16, 2009 -, sony pictures home entertainment (sphe) today announced the promotions of brian gartland to executive director of retail promotions and maria nunez to director, retail merchandizing. the announcement was made by noam meppen, vice president of retail promotions and merchandising, to whom both will report. in his new role, gartland will lead the sphe retail promotions team, overseeing all…, about sony pictures home entertainment, sony pictures home entertainment is a sony pictures entertainment company. spe is a division 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; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and…, for more information, please contact:
Type: Press Release
culver city, ca. (07/20/09) -, sony pictures home entertainment (sphe) and redbox automated retail have announced a multi-year distribution agreement which will make sphe new release, direct-to-video and catalog titles available to consumers through more than 17,000 redbox kiosks nationwide. the announcement was made by david bishop, president of sphe, and mitch lowe, president of redbox. commenting on the agreement, bishop…, about redbox automated retail, llc, redbox automated retail, llc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of coinstar, inc., offers new release dvd rentals for $1 per night through its network of conveniently located, self-service kiosks. redbox is available at more than 17,000 locations nationwide, including select mcdonald's restaurants, leading grocery and convenience stores, and wal-mart and walgreens locations in select markets. for more…, about sony pictures home entertainment, sony pictures home entertainment is a sony pictures entertainment company. spe is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment…, for more information, please contact:
Type: Press Release
culver city, calif. (august 10, 2009) -, beginning october 30th, the world will have a front-row seat for michael jackson's final concert, as sony pictures entertainment and sony music entertainment release michael jackson's this is it . this is it is being produced with the full support of the estate of michael jackson and will be drawn from hundreds of hours of rehearsal and behind-the-scenes footage, captured in high definition with…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio…, about sony music entertainment, sony music entertainment is a global recorded music company with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars. the company boasts a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. it is home to premier record labels representing music from every genre, including american recordings, arista nashville,…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group (p) 310.244.7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com jim bates terry fahn estate of michael jackson sitrick & company (p) 310.788.2850 james_bates@sitrick.com terry_fahn@sitrick.com brian garrity sony music entertainment (p) 212.833.5891 brian.garrity@sonymusic.com tom cording sony music entertainment/legacy…
Type: Press Release
new york - august 10, 2009 -, apparition, bill pohlad and bob berney's new distribution company, will release the young victoria in the us on november 13. the gk films production stars emily blunt as a girl thrust into power as the youngest british monarch. sony pictures worldwide acquisitions group (spwag) will handle all domestic ancillary rights. the announcement was made jointly by apparition, gk films and spwag. the…, about gk films, academy award winning producer graham king launched his new production entity gk films with partner tim headington in 2007. in addition to "the young victoria" the company has produced the thriller "edge of darkness" starring mel gibson set for theatrical release through warner bros. pictures. gk films is currently shooting the crime drama "london boulevard" starring colin farrell and keira…, about sony pictures worldwide acquisitions group, sony pictures worldwide acquisitions group (spwag) is a division of sony pictures entertainment (spe). spe is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america, (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments…, about apparition, apparition is an independent motion picture distribution company formed by bill polhad and bob berney in 2009. its initial slate includes the tree of life, written and directed by terrence malick, starring brad pitt and sean penn, and jane campion's critically acclaimed bright star. the company has an output relationship with sony pictures worldwide acquisitions group (spwag) for all domestic…, for more information:, vicky eguia apparition (p) 818.521.2881 vicky.eguia@gmail.com
Type: Press Release
culver city, ca - august 11, 2009 -, in a move to expand a team of industry-leading technologists at sony pictures entertainment ( http://www.sonypictures.com ), the studio has hired industry-veteran spencer stephens as senior vice president of technical services. the announcement was made today by chris cookson, president of sony pictures entertainment technologies, to whom stephens reports. stephens will be involved in strategic…, about sony pictures technologies, sony pictures technologies is a department of sony pictures entertainment. sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments…, for more information:, ann burkart vp global communications sony pictures entertainment (p) 310.244.3683 ann_burkart@spe.sony.com
Type: Press Release
culver city, ca., august 20, 2009 -, sony pictures entertainment and sony music entertainment announced today that michael jackson this is it will be released exclusively for a special, limited, two-week engagement worldwide, with the studio pushing up the debut of the film by two days, to wednesday, october 28th. due to the anticipated demand for this film, tickets for the two-week presentation will go on sale in most cities…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of sony corporation of america (sca), a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio…, about sony music entertainment, sony music entertainment is a global recorded music company with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars. the company boasts a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. it is home to premier record labels representing music from every genre, including american recordings, arista nashville,…, for more information:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group (p) 310.244.7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com jim bates terry fahn estate of michael jackson sitrick & company (p) 310.788.2850 james_bates@sitrick.com terry_fahn@sitrick.com
Type: Press Release
culver city, ca., august 31, 2009 -, corii berg will join sony pictures television (spt) as senior executive vice president, business affairs, overseeing production business affairs for the studio's television operations around the world. the announcement was made today by steve mosko, president, spt, to whom berg will report. as part of the ongoing efforts to integrate the united states and international television divisions,…, about sony pictures television, sony pictures television is one of the television industry's leading content providers. it produces and distributes programming in every genre, including series, telefilms, theatrical releases and family entertainment around the world and for every platform: broadcast and cable television, first-run and off-network syndication and digital distribution. in addition to one of the industry's largest…, for more information:, paula askanas (p) 310.244.3790 paula_askanas@spe.sony.com
Type: Press Release
