culver city, calif. (june 5, 2014), - sony pictures entertainment will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its blockbuster franchise ghostbusters with a series of special events and home entertainment releases. as a highlight of the celebration, the original 1984 film has been restored and remastered in 4k and will be returning to the big screen, in over 700 locations in the united states and canada, for a limited engagement starting…, facebook:, https://www.facebook.com/ghostbusters, twitter:, https://twitter.com/ghostbusters30, pinterest:, http://www.pinterest.com/ghostbusters30/ directed and produced by ivan reitman ( meatballs, stripes ), with the screenplay written by dan aykroyd ( my girl ) and harold ramis ( knocked up ),, ghostbusters, is listed as no. 28 on the afi's list of america's funniest movies. bill murray ( stripes ), dan aykroyd ( blues brothers ), and sigourney weaver ( aliens ) star, along with harold ramis ( groundhog day ), and rick moranis ( honey i shrunk the kids ). ernie hudson (tv's "oz") and annie potts (tv's "designing women") also star in the films., synopsis:, ghostbusters, : university parapsychologists dr. peter venkman (murray), dr. raymond stanz (aykroyd) and dr. egon spengler (ramis) lose a research grant when their experiment methodology is proven to be bogus. the team decides to go into business for themselves and open 'ghostbusters,' a ghost removal service. after struggling to get on their feet, they are summoned to investigate the strange happenings in…, ghostbusters ii, : supernatural superstars peter venkman (murray), dr. raymond stanz (aykroyd) and dr. egon spengler (ramis) spring back into action when the infant son of dana barrett (weaver) becomes the target of a powerful demonic force. reunited with their industrious secretary janine (potts) and the nerdy, near-sighted louis (moranis), the 'heroes of the hereafter' must put a stop to an enormous underground…, ghostbusters(tm) blu-ray special features:, - new! who you gonna call: a ghostbusters retrospective - roundtable discussion with director ivan reitman and dan aykroyd (part 1) - new! poster art gallery - gallery 1988 artwork - new! "ghostbusters" music video - ray parker, jr. - legacy content: - slimer mode - picture in picture and trivia track - commentary w/ ivan reitman, harold ramis & joe medjuck - 10 deleted scenes - 1984…, ghostbusters(tm) ii blu-ray special features:, - new! time is but a window: ghostbusters ii and beyond - roundtable - new! deleted scenes - new! "on our own" music video - bobby brown , ghostbusters(tm), has a run time of approximately 105 minutes and is rated pg, ghostbusters(tm) ii has a run time of approximately 108 minutes and is rated pg, artwork and clips are available for downloading at www.sphepublicity.com . visit sony pictures home entertainment on the web at www.sonypictures.com . academy award(R) is the registered trademark of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences., 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…
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culver city, calif., june 10, 2014, - sony pictures entertainment and marza animation planet, a cg animation film production company of the sega sammy group, today announced a partnership to develop a film based on the acclaimed sonic the hedgehog video game series. a hybrid cg-animated/live-action feature, the movie will be written by evan susser and van robichaux and produced by neal h. moritz through his original film banner,…, additional background info:, evan susser and van robichaux are alumni of the upright citizens brigade theatre in la. their feature film screenplay, chewie , was ranked no. 3 on the 2011 black list. they are currently writing how to grow up , a series in development for cbs, and fist fight , a feature film, with new girl star max greenfield and producers shawn levy, billy rosenberg, and dan cohen. they are also writing a live…
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culver city, calif., june 12, 2014, - tom rothman's tristar productions has closed a preemptive deal for kristen wiig and annie mumolo's new comedy. based on their original idea, the film is also intended as a directing debut for wiig. story details and title are being kept under wrap, but wiig and mumolo will write and star as best friends who find themselves in over their heads and out of their depths, which were, perhaps, not…, 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…
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culver city, calif., july 16, 2014, - sony pictures entertainment (spe) announced today that columbia pictures president doug belgrad has been promoted to president of its motion picture group. belgrad reports to amy pascal, co-chairman of sony pictures entertainment and chairman of sony pictures entertainment motion picture group. in his new role, belgrad will integrate creative decision-making, business and financial planning…, 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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culver city, calif., july 21, 2014, - sony pictures entertainment announced today that the studio has brought together an extraordinary number of iconic video game companies, whose classic characters - including pac-man, donkey kong, centipede®, galaga, frogger, q*bert, and space invaders - will be featured in the highly-anticipated action comedy pixels , starring adam sandler, kevin james, michelle monaghan, peter dinklage…, 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…
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culver city, calif., july 22, 2014, - jeff blake, vice chairman of sony pictures entertainment and the studio's chairman of worldwide marketing and distribution, announced today that he will leave sony pictures entertainment (spe) to pursue other opportunities effective august 1. "i have had a great 22 years here at sony pictures and have worked for and with some amazing people," said blake. "i have tremendous respect for michael…, 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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culver city, calif., july 22, 2014, - sony pictures animation today announced that jimmy miller's mosaic, and will ferrell and adam mckay's gary sanchez productions will produce manimal , a live-action/animated feature film that takes the concept of the cult television drama of the same title - a crime-fighter who can transform into animals - and reinvents it as an action-comedy. original series co-creator glen a. larson will also…, 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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culver city, calif., july 23, 2014, - sony pictures entertainment announced today that elizabeth cantillon will transition from her position as executive vice president of production for columbia pictures to a long-term, first-look producing deal with the studio. in this new role, cantillon will utilize her vast experience and deep industry relationships to develop and produce films for the columbia pictures label. cantillon's…, 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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culver city, calif., july 23, 2014, - columbia pictures today announced its updated release strategy for the nearly $4 billion spider-man franchise. the next film in the series will be, sinister six, , writer-director drew goddard's highly anticipated villain team-up, which is the first of several planned character and story expansions. the film, which will be produced by avi arad and matt tolmach, will hit theaters on november 11, 2016. columbia pictures will then release the next installment,, the amazing spider-man 3, , in 2018. the studio also announced that it has slated, uncharted, for june 10, 2016, a prime summer release date for the highly anticipated film. the movie is an action-adventure based upon the critically- acclaimed and top-selling playstation® video game series, which follows the adventures of treasure hunter nathan drake. seth gordon will direct the film. the latest draft of the screenplay is being written by david guggenheim, and the film will be an arad/…, 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…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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