new york, ny (february 6, 2014), - the dreamcatchers announced today that sony pictures classics have acquired all us and latin american rights to berlin competition title, aloft , written and directed by claudia llosa. producers on the film include jose maria morales on behalf of wanda, ibon cormenzana on behalf of arcadia, phyllis laing on behalf of buffalo gal and jerome vidal on behalf of noodles. this is llosa's first…
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berlin, germany (february 8, 2014), - sony pictures worldwide acquisitions has announced that they have taken all rights in international english-speaking territories, latin america and other key european territories to the film the end of the tour , which stars jason segel and jesse eisenberg and is directed by james ponsoldt ( the spectacular now ). the script was penned by playwright donald margulies, who adapted david lipsky's…, 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 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…
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thursday, february 13th, 2014, - in a first of its kind partnership, spider-man will be the first super hero ambassador for earth hour, the global movement organized by wwf (world wide fund for nature), with a message to inspire individuals to use their power to become super heroes for the planet. andy ridley, ceo and co-founder of earth hour, and jeff blake, chairman, worldwide marketing and distribution, sony pictures…, about earth hour, earth hour is a global environmental movement of wwf. as one of the first opensourced environmental campaigns, earth hour has grown from a symbolic event in one city into a global movement, crowdsourcing actions from individuals, businesses, organizations and governments to generate environmental outcomes. in 2014, earth hour blue sees the movement enter the most exciting stage of its evolution,…, about wwf, wwf is one of the world's largest and most respected independent conservation organizations, with almost five million supporters and a global network active in more than 100 countries. wwf's mission is to stop the degradation of the earth's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use…, about the amazing spider-man 2, we've always known that spider-man's most important battle has been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary obligations of peter parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of spider-man. but in the amazing spider-man 2, peter parker finds that a greater conflict lies ahead. it's great to be spider-man (andrew garfield). for peter parker, there's no feeling quite like swinging between…, 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 marvel entertainment, marvel entertainment, llc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the walt disney company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. for more information, visit marvel.com . (C)…, for queries about earth hour and earth hour blue, please contact:, benjamin vozzo digital communications manager, earth hour global email: benjamin@earthhour.org tel: +65 8223 1759 tina mckenzie global media relations manager, earth hour global email: tina@earthhour.org tel: +65 8316 6259, for queries about "the amazing spider-man 2":, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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new york (february 18, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in north america, latin america, australia and new zealand to zhang yimou's coming home starring gong li. the film, currently in post-production, is produced by bill kong and levision pictures' zhang zhao. lava bear films' david linde executive produced. inspired by yan geling's the criminal lu yanshi with a screenplay…, 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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culver city, ca, march 12, 2014, - sony pictures animation today gave an update on their lineup of upcoming projects-which includes the animated motion picture debut of a classic comic strip figure, an original tale from one of the form's most multi-faceted filmmakers, as well as the continued expansion of two of the studio's most popular worlds. bob osher, president of sony pictures digital productions, states, "i am really…, the untitled smurfs movie, , is anticipated in theaters august 2015. jordan kerner ( the smurfs ) is producing, with mary ellen bauder ( hotel transylvania ) co-producing. the original two live action/cg hybrid smurfs movies from sony pictures animation grossed a combined $910 million worldwide. * genndy tartakovsky will return to the director's chair for, hotel transylvania 2, , , scheduled for september 2015, which will bring back adam sandler's dracula. sandler and robert smigel are taking on writing duties for the comedy. * the uber prolific genndy tartakovsky is also busy working an all-new cg take on the comic strip hero,, popeye, , all the while developing an original idea for sony pictures animation titled, genndy tartakovsky's can you imagine?, , described as a fantastic journey through one boy's imagination. producer michelle murdocca will once again work closely with tartakovsky. kelly asbury, who was nominated for the cannes film festival's palme d'or for shrek 2 , offers, "i'm really excited about taking the smurfs in a completely new fresh direction. we're not making a smurfs 3 film. our character designs and environments will be…, about sony pictures animation, sony pictures animation produces a variety of animated and family entertainment for audiences around the world. the studio is following its worldwide comedy hits-the 2012 monster hit comedy hotel transylvania , the hybrid live action/animated blockbusters the smurfs and the smurfs 2 , and the mouth-watering cloudy with a chance of meatballs movies-with the family comedies hotel transylvania 2 in…
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new york (march 20, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired all north american, australian and nz, asian, eastern european and russian rights to james d. cooper's directorial debut lambert & stamp . the film stars chris stamp and kit lambert, and features pete townshend, roger daltrey and terence stamp. the film premiered at the 2014 sundance film festival to wide acclaim and critical…, 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;…, press contact:, bebe lerner: (323)822-4800 sheri goldberg: (646)723-3800
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march 25, 2014, - madison gate records and spacelab9 announced today the worldwide release of the raid 2 original motion picture soundtrack. the album hits digital retailers today, march 25th, with the cd format coming april 29, 2014, followed by a deluxe vinyl lp edition early summer 2014. the raid 2 will arrive in u.s. theaters this friday, march 28th, and is distributed by sony pictures classics. composer…, for more information, one-sheets, comments or interviews contact mike andriani at spacelab9 press@spacelab9.com (631) 821-5284 www.spacelab9.com, about the raid 2, written and directed by gareth evans, the raid 2 picks up right where the first film left off and follows rama (iko uwais) as he goes undercover and infiltrates the ranks of a ruthless jakarta crime syndicate in order to protect his family and uncover the corruption in his own police force. the raid 2 was produced by ario sagantoro for merantau films, and aram tertzakian and nate bolotin of xyz…, about madison gate records:, madison gate records is the in-house, independent record label of sony pictures entertainment. the label was founded in 2010 to create, distribute and market music and related products from today's top films and television programs. for more information go to: www.facebook.com/madisongaterecords, about spacelab9, conceived of by music industry veteran dave amcher and staffed by fellow record collectors, film buffs and all-around fanboy fanatics, spacelab9 takes a 360 view of music and pop culture fandom; come all ye pop culture fans, film and tv freaks, record collectors, comic fanatics, thrill seekers and escapees of the mundane... with their sights set on galactic conquest, spacelab9 has arrived to…
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culver city, calif., april 1, 2014, - tristar productions today announced an all-star band of film talent will collaborate on ricki and the flash . produced by marc platt and mason novick, the film unites oscar® winners diablo cody, who wrote the original screenplay, director jonathan demme, and meryl streep, who will star in the title role. ricki and the flash is the funny and touching story of a rock n' roll-loving woman 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
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new york (april 7, 2014), - sony pictures classics announced today that it will release martha stephens & aaron katz's land ho! on july 11 in new york and los angeles, followed by openings nationwide. additionally, land ho! will screen at the tribeca film festival in april and the los angeles film festival in june. the film made its world premiere at the sundance film festival in january, where it played to great…, 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;…, press contact:, bebe lerner: (323)822-4800 sheri goldberg: (646)723-3800
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culver city, calif., april 4, 2014, - michelle monaghan and peter dinklage have joined adam sandler, kevin james, and josh gad in the cast of sony pictures entertainment's pixels , which will be directed by chris columbus and released in the summer of 2015. principal photography will begin in june of this year on the happy madison/1492 pictures production, which was written by tim herlihy and timothy dowling, based on the short…, 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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