culver city, calif., june 14, 2015 -, to mark this year's june 14th global smurfs day, sony pictures animation announced the all star cast of get smurfy , its brand new, fully computer-animated feature film reminiscent of creator peyo culliford's original recognizable style. get smurfy finds smurfette and her brothers trekking through the uncharted enchanted forest to try and discover a fabled smurfs village before their nemesis, the…, 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…, website, : http://www.sonypicturesanimation.com/ *, facebook, : https://www.facebook.com/sonypicturesanimation/ *, twitter, : http://twitter.com/sonyanimation *, tumblr:, http://sonyanimation.tumblr.com/ *, youtube:, http://www.youtube.com/user/sonyanimation, 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…, about the smurfs, the story of the smurfs - a property created by peyo - started in 1958 with the creation of comic books which were later brought to both the big and small screen. over the years, the little blue characters haven't just limited themselves to the page and the screen. they have inspired records and cds that have sold millions of copies, entire collections of figurines and toys, and many more…, about lafig belgium s.a., lafig belgium is the owner of the rights to produce audio-visual works based on the smurf universe and of the smurf worldwide licensing rights (together with imps). lafig belgium is controlled by the heirs of pierre culliford, better known under his pseudonym peyo, the author/creator of the smurfs. for 50 years, the culliford family has controlled the smurf characters and all licenses worldwide., contacts, olivier mouroux vice president, publicity & corporate communications sony pictures animation 310-840-8230 omouroux@spanimation.com staci griesbach vice president, worldwide publicity sony pictures home entertainment 310-244-6903 staci_griesbach@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif., and burbank, calif., june 23, 2015 -, sony pictures and marvel studios are proud to announce that after a full worldwide casting search, tom holland will play peter parker/spider-man in the next spider-man film, in theaters in imax and 3d on july 28, 2017. the film will be directed by jon watts, director of cop car , the upcoming thriller that made its debut earlier this year at the sundance film festival. marvel and sony pictures,…, 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…, 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-five years. marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing, including licensing the spider-man universe…, contact:, office of jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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culver city, calif., june 25, 2015 -, audiences at imax(R) 3d and other select theaters will have the chance to be the first to experience the walk , the new motion picture event from academy award(R) winner robert zemeckis, when it is released exclusively in those theaters on wednesday, september 30. the film, which has also been chosen as the opening night selection of the new york film festival, will then enter wide release on…, 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…, about imax corporation, imax, an innovator in entertainment technology, combines proprietary software, architecture and equipment to create experiences that take you beyond the edge of your seat to a world you've never imagined. top filmmakers and studios are utilizing imax theatres to connect with audiences in extraordinary ways, and, as such, imax's network is among the most important and successful theatrical…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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(july 14, 2015 - toronto, canada), corus entertainment's nelvana, , one of the world's leading international producers and distributors of children's animated content, today announced that it is developing an exciting new animated tv series based on the blockbuster feature film,, hotel transylvania, from sony pictures animation. nelvana and, sony pictures animation, will partner to bring the hit feature film to the small screen. focusing on the teenage years of dracula's daughter mavis and her friends in brand new adventures, the animated monster comedy television series will be developed and produced by nelvana studio in toronto and is slated to launch on air in early 2017. "we're excited to be entering into a new relationship with sony pictures animation…, about nelvana, nelvana is a world-leading international producer and distributor of children's animated and live-action content. nelvana produces a stable of award-winning and globally renowned brands that focus on comedies, preschool and boys action series and ancillary consumer products programs. nelvana's content airs on corus entertainment's kids channels in canada and in over 160 countries around the world…, 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…, website, : http://www.sonypicturesanimation.com/ *, facebook, : https://www.facebook.com/sonypicturesanimation/ *, twitter, : http://twitter.com/sonyanimation *, tumblr:, http://sonyanimation.tumblr.com/ *, youtube:, http://www.youtube.com/user/sonyanimation , kate calder, publicist, corus entertainment 416.479.6319 kate.calder@corusent.com, olivier mouroux, vice president, publicity & corporate communications sony pictures animation 310-840-8230 omouroux@spanimation.com
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culver city, ca (july 22, 2015) - sony pictures home entertainment (sphe) and transmission films today announce a multi-year distribution agreement for transmission's extensive film library and future new release slate. beginning october 1st, 2015, sphe will distribute transmission's titles on both physical and digital formats for the home entertainment market in australia (through its joint…, transmission films, transmission films is a leading independent film distributor bringing the best local and international films to australian and new zealand audiences. joint managing directors richard payten and andrew mackie launched transmission in 2008 alongside see-saw films. since then transmission has released such films as the king's speech, amour, samson & delilah, the railway man, calvary, shame, an…, sony pictures home entertainment, sony pictures home entertainment (sphe) 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…, for more information contact:, transmission, ally caracatsanis ph: 02-83339000 allyc@transmissionfilms.com.au, sony pictures home entertainment, staci griesbach sony pictures animation ph. +1(310) 244-6903 staci_griesbach@spe.sony.com
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culver city, calif., august 5, 2015 - sony pictures entertainment today unveiled release dates for 16 films for the studio's 2016 and 2017 slates. the additions compose a diverse, globally oriented mix of films, including new films with franchise potential ( the dark tower, uncharted, patient zero ), established franchises ( bad boys 3 and 4, resident evil, underworld ), adaptations of strong and…, 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 (august 5, 2015), - sony pictures classics announced today that they have acquired worldwide* rights to don cheadle's directorial debut, miles ahead. miles ahead tells the story of a few lost days in the life of miles davis (cheadle), the virtuoso, fighter and genius, as he bursts out of his silent period, conspires with a rolling stone writer (mcgregor) to steal back his music, and relives the years he had with…, 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 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., august 6, 2015 - on the heels of announcing the release dates for 16 films on its upcoming slate, sony pictures entertainment has made staffing changes and new hires in its motion picture group, it was announced today by tom rothman, chairman, sony pictures entertainment motion picture group, and doug belgrad, president, sony pictures entertainment motion picture group.…, hannah minghella, most recently served as president of production at columbia pictures, where she worked closely with doug belgrad to oversee all aspects of development and production at the legendary motion picture label. in that role, she oversaw such films as american hustle, captain phillips, zero dark thirty, the equalizer, 21 jump street and 22 jump street, the amazing spider-man 1 and 2, men in black 3,…, david beaubaire, , who made a major contribution to the reinvigoration of the tristar label as executive vice president, segues to columbia pictures. at tristar, he was instrumental in the development and production of such films as the walk, money monster, billy lynn's long halftime walk, baby driver , and many others. prior to tristar, he served paramount pictures as executive vice president, shepherding such…, palak patel, most recently served as president of production at joe roth's production company, roth films. he executive produced numerous global franchises and successful films, including oz the great and powerful, snow white and the huntsman , and maleficent , as well as the upcoming films in the heart of the sea and the huntsman . he currently has several high-profile projects in development at columbia…, 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 (august 25, 2015), - sony pictures classics announced today that they will theatrically release the meddler , starring susan sarandon, rose byrne and j.k. simmons, in north america. written and directed by lorene scafaria ( seeking a friend for the end of the world ), the film will have its world premiere at the 2015 toronto international film festival. sony pictures worldwide acquisitions acquired worldwide rights…, 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 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…, 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;…
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culver city, calif., september 8, 2015 - albert r. broccoli's eon productions, metro-goldwyn-mayer studios, and sony pictures entertainment today confirmed that sam smith has recorded "writing's on the wall," the theme song to spectre , the 24th james bond adventure. spectre will be released in the uk on october 26 and in the us on november 6. the song, released by capitol records, will debut and…, about "spectre", a cryptic message from the past sends james bond (daniel craig) on a rogue mission to mexico city and eventually rome, where he meets lucia sciarra (monica bellucci), the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as spectre. meanwhile back in london, max denbigh (andrew scott), the new…, about albert r. broccoli's eon productions, eon productions limited and danjaq llc are wholly owned and controlled by the broccoli/wilson family. danjaq is the us based company that co-owns, with metro-goldwyn-mayer studios, the copyright in the existing james bond films and controls the right to produce future james bond films as well as all worldwide merchandising. eon productions, an affiliate of danjaq, is the uk based production…, about metro-goldwyn-mayer, metro-goldwyn-mayer is a leading entertainment company focused on the production and global distribution of film and television content. the company owns one of the world's deepest libraries of premium film and television content. in addition, mgm has investments in domestic and international television channels and is the majority owner of and distributor for united artists media group (uamg).…, 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 kristin cotich metro-goldwyn-mayer studios 310.449.3606 kcotich@mgm.com
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