culver city, calif., september 18, 2014, - "guts over fear," the new single from eminem featuring sia, has just launched to great success as a digital download, with near universal acclaim and over 247,000 downloads worldwide. moviegoers will hear the song in the upcoming film the equalizer , starring denzel washington, in theaters september 26. "by the end of the equalizer , denzel's character of robert mccall will have to embrace 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 todd kaplan director, media relations sony pictures entertainment 10202 west washington boulevard, culver city, ca 90232 310.244.2505
Type: Press Release
culver city, calif., september 26, 2014, - sony pictures entertainment has closed a deal for the eden project , a spec script by christina hodson. material principals tobey maguire and matthew plouffe brought the project to the studio and will produce. hannah minghella, president of production for columbia pictures, orchestrated the deal for the studio in a highly competitive situation and will oversee the project. this marks the second…, 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
Type: Press Release
espoo, finland and culver city, calif. usa, october 1, 2014, - over the past 48 hours, fans of angry birds have discovered a reveal within the game: by slinging one billion birds, fans had the chance to unlock the voice cast and get a sneak peek at the new look of the characters of the angry birds feature film. jason sudeikis ( horrible bosses , last year's comedy hit we're the millers ) will lead the cast as red, a bird with a temper problem. josh gad, in…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
Type: Press Release
culver city, calif., october 20, 2014, - the #1 comedy of 2014, columbia pictures / metro-goldwyn-mayer pictures' 22 jump street , will return to theaters on friday, october 24, 2014, in advance of its release on home entertainment, it was announced today by rory bruer, president, worldwide distribution for sony pictures. as the film has taken in a domestic box office of over $191 million and a worldwide take over $327 million, the re…, 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 metro-goldwyn-mayer, metro-goldwyn-mayer is celebrating 90 years as a leader in the entertainment business and as an innovator in the industry. today, mgm is an entertainment company focused on the production and distribution of film and television content globally. the company owns one of the world's deepest libraries of premium film and television content. in addition, mgm has investments in domestic and…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
Type: Press Release
culver city, calif., october 21, 2014 -, sony movie channel (smc), the premier hd tv movie destination for hollywood film fans, has signed a new multi-year distribution agreement with suddenlink, the seventh largest cable distributor in the u.s. suddenlink customers can now experience smc's engaging programming, ranging from modern favorites to iconic classics. all films on smc are broadcast in hd, uncut and uncensored, providing…, about sony movie channel, sony movie channel is the first u.s. multi-platform television network from sony pictures television created specifically for the hollywood movie fan. offering uncut, uncensored theatrical releases in stunning high definition, sony movie channel showcases titles including award-winning features, cult favorites, family comedies and gripping dramas. sony movie channel is available on suddenlink,…, about suddenlink, suddenlink is the seventh largest cable operator in the united states, supporting the information, communication and entertainment demands of approximately 1.4 million residential and commercial customers in arkansas, louisiana, north carolina, oklahoma, texas, west virginia and elsewhere. suddenlink simplifies its customers' lives through one call for support, one connection, and one bill for tv…, media contact:, cindy ronzoni social spread media 310-880-1961 cindy@socialspreadmedia.com @cindyronzoni
Type: Press Release
culver city, calif., october 23, 2014, - principal photography has commenced on the highly anticipated motion picture the 5th wave , columbia pictures' adaptation of the bestselling young adult novel. the action-adventure film is directed by j blakeson, with a screenplay by susannah grant, based on the book by rick yancey. the producers are tobey maguire, graham king, lynn harris, and matthew plouffe. denis o'sullivan and richard…, 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
Type: Press Release
culver city, ca, november 3, 2014, - sony pictures animation today announced it would partner with animation pacesetter fred seibert to forge go! cartoons, a new idea incubator project that will provide emerging artists an incredible opportunity: a chance to turn their ideas into animated shorts that will debut on seibert's cartoon hangover youtube channel, with its more than 1.3 million subscribers. sony pictures animation will…, 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…, about frederator, frederator operates frederator networks and frederator studios. frederator networks programs the online channels channel frederator and cartoon hangover as well as manages the channel frederator network, a youtube based animation and entertainment multi-channel network. the channel frederator network is the largest animation network on youtube with over 1000 channels doing 70+ million views/month…, contacts:, frederator studios, jeffrey klein, brian reinert, beth mellow dkc 212-685-4300 jeff_klein@dkcnews.com / brian_reinert@dkcnews.com / beth_mellow@dkcnews.com, sony pictures animation, olivier mouroux vice president, publicity & corporate communications sony pictures animation 310-840-8230 omouroux@spanimation.com
Type: Press Release
culver city, calif., november 10, 2014, - military personnel and veterans are invited to celebrate veterans day in the united states and remembrance day in canada with free admission all day tomorrow to sony pictures entertainment's feature film fury . at select theaters nationwide, veterans and military personnel who present proper military identification will receive free admission to the powerful david ayer film starring brad pitt.…, 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
Type: Press Release
culver city, calif., november 11, 2014, - nicholas weiss has been named senior vice president, creative advertising for sony pictures entertainment, it was announced today by dwight caines, president of theatrical marketing for the studio, and by michael pavlic, president, worldwide creative advertising, to whom weiss will report. in his new role, weiss will oversee creative advertising campaigns for several of the studio's most highly…, 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
Type: Press Release
new york, november 17, 2014, - starting today, the citi bike(R) program is getting a new shade of red. in celebration of the upcoming december 19th release of the highly anticipated motion picture annie starring jamie foxx, quvenzhane wallis, rose byrne, bobby cannavale, and cameron diaz, 50 of the blue bikes have been temporarily turned red - annie's signature hue. the red bikes will be launched today at the citi bike…, about the movie "annie", a broadway classic that has delighted audiences for generations comes to the big screen with a new, contemporary vision in columbia pictures' comedy annie . director / producer / screenwriter will gluck teams with producers james lassiter, jada pinkett smith & will smith, caleeb pinkett, and shawn "jay z" carter, laurence "jay" brown, and tyran "ty ty" smith with a modern telling that…, 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 citi bike, citi bike is new york's bikeshare program. operated by nyc bike share, the system offers members and short-term pass holders 24-7 access to 6000 bikes at over 330 stations in manhattan south of 59th street and brooklyn neighborhoods including brooklyn heights, dumbo, downtown brooklyn, fort greene, clinton hill, bedford-stuyvesant and williamsburg. the program will soon double in size with…, *no purchase, payment, or submitting of a photo via social media is necessary., promotion consists of 2 individual sweepstakes. sweepstakes #1 starts 12:01 am pt on 11/17/14 and ends 11:59 pm pt on 11/23/14. sweepstakes #2 starts at 12 midnight pt on 11/24/14 and ends at 11:59 pm pt on 12/20/14. open only to legal residents of 50 u.s. & dc, age 13 or older. subject to www.anniecitibikesweeps.com . see www.anniecitibikesweeps.com for complete details including alternate…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
Type: Press Release
