Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Group CEO: Shunsuke Muramatsu; “SMEJ”) and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (Headquarters: California, U.S.A.; President & CEO: Ravi Ahuja; “SPE”) today announced that the two companies have completed the acquisition of an equity interest in Peanuts Holdings LLC from WildBrain Ltd.
Completion of Acquisition of Stake in Peanuts Holdings LLC
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS ACQUIRES WORLDWIDE RIGHTS TO DAVID WAIN’S ‘GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS’
NEW YORK – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights to GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS. Directed by David Wain (WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER, ROLE MODELS) and written by Wain and longtime collaborator Ken Marino (THE STATE), the original comedy premiered to rave reviews at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and marks Sony Pictures Classics’ fourth acquisition out of the festival.
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS ACQUIRES WORLDWIDE RIGHTS TO NOAH SEGAN’S ‘THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK’ FROM MRC AND T-STREET FOLLOWING WORLD PREMIERE AT 2026 SUNDANCE AND BERLIN FILM FESTIVALS
NEW YORK, NY (February 24, 2026) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights to THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK, written and directed by Noah Segan. From MRC and T-Street, the film had its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and is Sony Pictures Classics’ third acquisition out of the festival.
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS TO RELEASE KIRK JONES’ ‘I SWEAR’ NATIONWIDE ON APRIL 24, 2026
NEW YORK, NY (February 5, 2026) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they will release I SWEAR in theaters nationwide on April 24, 2026. Written and directed by BAFTA nominee Kirk Jones (WAKING NED DEVINE, NANNY MCPHEE), the film premiered to critical acclaim at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival and currently boasts an impressive 100% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. It has since enjoyed notable success at the UK box office,… Read More
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS TO RELEASE SYLVAIN CHOMET’S “A MAGNIFICENT LIFE” ON MARCH 27, 2026
NEW YORK (February 2, 2026) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they will release A MAGNIFICENT LIFE in select theaters nationwide on March 27, 2026. Written and directed by four-time Academy Award® nominee and BAFTA winner Sylvain Chomet (THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE, THE ILLUSIONIST), the animated English language feature stars International Emmy Award® nominee Laurent Lafitte and César Award® … Read More
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS ACQUIRES WORLDWIDE RIGHTS TO STEPHANIE AHN’S FEATURE DEBUT ‘BEDFORD PARK’ FOLLOWING WORLD PREMIERE AT 2026 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
NEW YORK, NY – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights to BEDFORD PARK, written and directed by Stephanie Ahn. The film, Ahn’s feature directorial debut, had its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and took home the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Debut Feature. This marks Sony Pictures Classics’ second acquisition out of the festival.
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS ACQUIRES WORLDWIDE RIGHTS TO JOSEF KUBOTA WLADYKA’S ‘HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY!’
NEW YORK, NY (January 29, 2026) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired the worldwide rights to HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY! co-written by Josef Kubota Wladyka, and Nicholas Huynh and directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka. This marks the first sale in dramatic narrative competition and is Sony Pictures Classics’ first acquisition out of the festival. The director Josef Kubota Wladyka received a… Read More
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS ACQUIRES WORLDWIDE RIGHTS TO UNTITLED TOM MCCARTHY FILM FROM ACADEMY AWARD® WINNING FILMMAKER TOM MCCARTHY
NEW YORK (January 16, 2026) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all rights worldwide to UNTITLED TOM MCCARTHY film from Academy Award® winner McCarthy (SPOTLIGHT, THE VISITOR). The film is set to begin production at the end of February and is dedicated to the late Steve Golin.
NETFLIX AND SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT ENTER NEW PAY-1 DEAL WITH FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND GLOBAL REACH
Hollywood, Calif., January 15, 2026 -- Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) today announced a landmark global Pay-1 licensing deal. In the exclusive multi-year agreement, SPE's feature films will stream on Netflix worldwide — an industry-first for Pay-1 — following their full theatrical and home entertainment windows.
Signing of Definitive Agreement for the Acquisition of a Stake in Peanuts Holdings LLC
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; President and Group CEO: Shunsuke Muramatsu; “SMEJ”), Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (Headquarters: California, USA; President and CEO: Ravi Ahuja; “SPE”) and WildBrain Ltd.
