PRESS RELEASES

NEW YORK (May 17, 2017) - Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in North America to Stanley Tucci's FINAL PORTRAIT from Riverstone Pictures. The film had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival out of competition in a gala screening.

Written and directed by Tucci, FINAL PORTRAIT stars Geoffrey Rush, Armie Hammer, Clémence Poésy, Tony Shalhoub and Sylvie Testud and is produced by Gail Egan, Nik Bower and Ilann Girard and executive produced by Deepak Nayar, Fred Hogge and Ted Blumberg.

NEW YORK (May 17, 2017) - Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in North America and Latin America to Andrey Zvyagintsev's LOVELESS. The Russian language film will premiere In Competition at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival on Thursday, May 18.

[Culver City, CA - May 11, 2017] Sony Corporation today announced that Anthony Vinciquerra will become Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), starting on June 1 and reporting to Sony Corporation President and CEO Kazuo Hirai. Vinciquerra will replace SPE Chairman and CEO Michael Lynton, who announced in January that he would step down this spring. Vinciquerra will oversee the studio's corporate groups and its lines of business: SPE's Motion Picture Group, Sony Pictures Television and SPE's Worldwide Media Networks division.

CULVER CITY, Calif. (May 2, 2017) - Pat Sajak and Vanna White, hosts of America's Game® Wheel of Fortune, and Alex Trebek, host of America's Favorite Quiz Show® JEOPARDY!, have renewed their contracts with Sony Pictures Television to continue hosting their respective shows through the 2019/20 season, it was announced today by Harry Friedman, executive producer of both shows.

Production to Begin in September

Film to Feature a New Cast - Alvarez Meeting with Actresses to Play Lisbeth Salander

NEW YORK (February 9, 2017) - Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in North America, Australia and New Zealand to Sebastián Lelio's A FANTASTIC WOMAN (UNA MUJER FANTÁSTICA) from Participant Media. The film will have its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Competition section on Sunday, February 12.

NEW YORK (January 26, 2017) - Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights to Dave McCary's BRIGSBY BEAR. The highly anticipated film, written by Kevin Costello and Kyle Mooney (aturday Night Live) premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section. This is McCary's feature film debut.

NEW YORK (January 22, 2017) - Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights to Maggie Betts' NOVITIATE. The highly anticipated film is writer and director Betts' feature debut. It recently premiered in competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews.

Culver City, CA, January 18, 2017 - Making good on the commitment to increase overall output while continuing to offer its distinctive mix of family films, Sony Pictures Animation today released the project details on its upcoming roster of titles through 2018, along with additional highly anticipated future feature film projects, including one from Pulitzer Prize-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda.

[Tokyo, Japan - January 14, 2017 / Culver City, California - January 13, 2017] Sony Corporation announced today that Michael Lynton will step down as Corporate Executive Officer of Sony Corporation and CEO of Sony Entertainment in charge of its Pictures and Music businesses effective as of February 2, 2017, to be Chairman of the Board of Snap Inc.