culver city, ca - july 08, 2010 -, academy award(R)-winning director barry levinson is attached to helm the film brother jack for columbia pictures, it was announced today by doug belgrad and matt tolmach, presidents of columbia pictures. brother jack based on the life of human rights activist jack healey, is the coming of age story of an idealist who leaves the priesthood for a life on the streets and successfully wages a one man…, 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…, contacts:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group 310-244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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sao paulo and london - 12 july 2010 -, sony pictures television (spt) continues to expand its international production business with the announcement today that it has formed a new joint venture production company in brazil with locally-based production executive, elisabetta zenatti. the announcement was made by kees abrahams, president, international production, spt. floresta is based in sao paulo and represents spt's extensive…, 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…, contacts:, johanna cassells sony pictures television +44 207 533 1363 johanna_cassells@spe.sony.com
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culver city, ca - august 16, 2010 -, daniel craig and rooney mara have been cast in the lead roles of columbia pictures' three-picture adaptation of stieg larsson's literary blockbuster the millennium trilogy under the direction of david fincher. the girl with the dragon tattoo - the first film of the series, which also includes the girl who played with fire and the girl who kicked the hornet's nest - begins shooting next month in…, 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…, contacts:, steve elzer senior vice president, media relations columbia tristar motion picture group 310-244-7142 steve_elzer@spe.sony.com
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culver city, ca - august 30, 2010 -, sony pictures entertainment today announced that it has been awarded leadership in energy and environmental design (leed(R)) gold certification for the studio's lot and office transformation (lot) project by the u.s. green building council (usgbc). the lot project included the construction of two new 100,000 square foot office buildings, named after jack cohn and harry cohn, and a parking…, 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…, contacts:, ann burkart sony pictures entertainment 310-244-3683 ann_burkart@spe.sony.com
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basking ridge, n.j., and culver city, calif.- august 31, 2010 -, verizon wireless announced today that a new premium subscription movie service from crackle, the multi-platform video entertainment network from sony pictures television, is now offered on v cast video. available on the largest, most reliable wireless voice and 3g data network in the united states, crackle movies provide verizon wireless customers an unparalleled lineup of movie hits from the…, about verizon wireless, verizon wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3g data network, serving more than 92 million customers. headquartered in basking ridge, n.j., with 79,000 employees nationwide, verizon wireless is a joint venture of verizon communications (nyse, nasdaq: vz) and vodafone (lse, nasdaq: vod). for more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com . to preview and…, about crackle, crackle, inc., a sony pictures entertainment company, is a multi-platform next-generation video entertainment network that distributes digital content including original short form series and full-length traditional programming from sony pictures' vast library of television series and feature films. crackle is one of the fastest growing entertainment destinations on the internet today, offering…, contacts:, debra lewis verizon wireless 908.559.7512 debra.lewis@verizonwireless.com paula askanas sony pictures entertainment 310.244.3790 paula_askanas@spe.sony.com
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culver city, ca and toronto (september 7, 2010)-, crackle, sony pictures entertainment's premium video entertainment network is now available in canada, it was announced today by eric berger, senior vice president, digital networks, sony pictures television (spt). crackle's unique mix of high-quality content can now be found at www.crackle.com in canada, as well as via distribution partners including rogersondemand, youtube, boxee, dailymotion,…, about crackle, crackle, inc., a sony pictures entertainment company, is a multi-platform next-generation video entertainment network that distributes digital content including original short form series and full-length traditional programming from sony pictures' vast library of television series and feature films. crackle is one of the fastest growing entertainment destinations on the internet today, offering…, contacts:, paula askanas sony pictures entertainment 310.244.3790 paula_askanas@spe.sony.com
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culver city, ca - september 14, 2010 -, kevin james is attached to play the lead role in an untitled feature for sony pictures, it was announced today by doug belgrad and matt tolmach, presidents of columbia pictures. the movie focuses on a physics teacher whose school is facing drastic budget cuts. in order to earn money to save his best friend's job and the music program that is important to his students, he moonlights as a mixed…
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culver city, ca (october 5, 2010)-, emma stone has been cast as the female lead in the upcoming spider-man film from columbia pictures and marvel studios, it was announced today by amy pascal, co-chairman of sony pictures entertainment and matt tolmach, president of columbia pictures. stone has been tapped for the role of gwen stacy opposite andrew garfield as peter parker. the film, to be directed by marc webb from a screenplay by…, emma stone, can currently be seen starring in screen gems' hit comedy easy a . next year, she will star in warner bros.' crazy, stupid, love opposite steve carell and ryan gosling and in the help , the adaptation of kathryn stockett's bestselling novel; she also takes a cameo role in screen gems' friends with benefits and will voice a role in dreamworks animation's comedy the croods . stone's recent credits…, 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 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 over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. marvel utilizes its character franchises in licensing, entertainment (via marvel studios and marvel animation) and publishing (via marvel…
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culver city, ca (october 8, 2010)-, david o. russell ( three kings, the fighter ) has been set to write and direct columbia pictures' uncharted: drake's fortune , an action-adventure based upon the bestselling playstation 3 game, it was announced today by doug belgrad and matt tolmach, presidents of columbia pictures. the film will be produced by avi arad, charles roven, and alex gartner. the story follows the adventures of…, 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…
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culver city, ca (october 11, 2010)-, rhys ifans will play the villain, opposite andrew garfield as peter parker and emma stone as gwen stacy, in the next installment of spider-man from columbia pictures and marvel studios, it was announced today by amy pascal, co-chairman of sony pictures entertainment and matt tolmach, president of columbia pictures. the film, to be directed by marc webb from a screenplay by james vanderbilt and…, 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 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 over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. marvel utilizes its character franchises in licensing, entertainment (via marvel studios and marvel animation) and publishing (via marvel…
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