culver city - april 13, 2015, - sony entertainment ceo michael lynton today named sanford panitch as president of international film & television. panitch comes to spe after serving as president of fox international productions, a division of 20th century fox. "sanford is a talented and strategic senior executive with an exceptional career working with a wide range of international productions and talent," said lynton. "…, 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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las vegas, nev., april 22, 2015, - on july 20, 2018, phil lord & christopher miller, the directors of the lego movie, cloudy with a chance of meatballs , and 21 and 22 jump street , are taking spider-man back to his graphic roots with the first-of-its-kind animated spider-man feature, it was announced today at cinemacon by tom rothman, chairman of the sony pictures entertainment motion picture group. the film will exist…, 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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culver city, calif., may 11, 2015, - principal photography has commenced on inferno , the new film in columbia pictures' robert langdon series, which has taken in more than $1.2 billion worldwide to date. the film is slated for release on october 14, 2016. in the film, academy award® winner tom hanks reprises his role as robert langdon. he is joined by an international cast of actors, including felicity jones, irrfan khan, omar sy…, 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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culver city, calif., may 20, 2015, - columbia pictures and china film co., ltd. announced its latest local language co-production, the chinese remake of the romantic comedy my best friend's wedding . the film, slated for release in china on valentine's day 2016, features shu qi ( gone with the bullets, journey to the west: conquering the demons; if you are the one ), feng shaofeng ( wolf totem, the golden era, the continent );…, 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 china film co., ltd:, china film co., ltd (cfc) is a large-scale, fully integrated chinese film company. cfc's business is composed of four parts: film production, distribution, exhibition, cinema construction and management- encompassing all aspects of the film industry: production, distribution, marketing, cinema companies, cinema construction, equipment manufacture, equipment sales, equipment rental and film…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment 310.244.2923
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culver city, calif., may 20, 2015, - on may 22, 2015, pac-man(tm) - one of the most iconic videogame characters in history - will celebrate his 35th birthday. with the character coming to the big screen this summer in sony pictures' pixels , the studio is joining in to celebrate with a global birthday party of epic proportions. in cities around the world and online, film talent will join with moviegoers and special guests to…, 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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culver city, calif., june 5, 2015, - danielle misher has been promoted to executive vice president, marketing for screen gems, it was announced today by josh greenstein, president, worldwide marketing and distribution for sony pictures entertainment. misher will report to dwight caines, president of domestic theatrical marketing for sony pictures entertainment. in her new role, misher will oversee the creation of trailers, posters…, 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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culver city, calif., june 5, 2015, - sony pictures entertainment announced today that "game on," by waka flocka flame feat. good charlotte, will be the end credits song in pixels, set for release in theaters nationwide on july 24. the song may also be heard on espn and abc, during spots promoting the broadcast of the nba finals. the song, which is produced by kooolkojak and ras, is now available from atlantic records for purchase…, 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 atlantic records, atlantic records celebrated its 65th anniversary in 2013. founded in new york city, the label literally grew from a one-room operation into one of the world's preeminent music companies. atlantic has released a string of recordings that have had a profound impact on the course of modern music, its rich history including such musical icons as ray charles, aretha franklin, john coltrane, and led…, contact:, jean guerin svp, media relations sony pictures entertainment (310) 244-2923 ashley kalmanowitz director, publicity atlantic records (212) 707 2051
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culver city, calif., june 10, 2015 -, continuing one of its most successful franchises, sony pictures animation today announced the upcoming release of, open season: scared silly, , the fourth installment in the titled series. this latest production brings back elliot, boog and all of the beloved woodland creatures in a brand new comedy adventure, with david feiss (head of story on the original open season and creator of the popular tv series cow and chicken ) directing and john bush ( the simpsons , family guy ) producing., open season: scared silly, opens with elliot telling a campfire story about the legend of the wailing wampus werewolf that lives in timberline national forest. domesticated boog is terrified by the story and decides to "chicken out" of their annual summer camping trip until he knows the werewolf is gone. determined to help boog overcome his fears, elliot and their woodland friends band together to scare the fear out of…, open season: scared silly, is slated for a spring 2016 release from sony pictures home entertainment, with canadian computer animation and design company rainmaker entertainment, inc. serving as the animation facility for the production., 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 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…, 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., 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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