Sony Pictures Classics has landed North American rights to the Sundance award-winning film The Persian Version. Written, directed, and produced by Maryam Keshavarz, the film received a rousing standing ovation and glowing reviews upon its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and won the Audience Award (U.S. Dramatic Competition) and The Waldo Salt…
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Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan Sign Producing Deal with Sony Pictures
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Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) have announced that Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan, Ghostbusters: Afterlife co-writing partners and Academy Award® nominees, have signed an overall producing deal with SPE. Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the sequel to the 1984 iconic film, is directed and co-written by Jason Reitman, and executive produced and co-written by Gil Kenan. Opening at #1…
Sony Announces Purchase of Cruncyroll
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Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (SPE) and AT&T Inc. have announced that SPE has completed its acquisition of AT&T’s Crunchyroll anime business through Funimation Global Group, LLC. Funimation is a joint venture between SPE and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.’s subsidiary, Aniplex Inc. The agreement was first announced in December 2020. Crunchyroll is a premier anime…
Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Rights to Clint Bentley’s Film Jockey
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Sony Pictures Classics have announced that they have acquired all worldwide rights to the film, Jockey. Directed by Clint Bentley and written by Bentley and Greg Kwedar, the film stars Clifton Collins, Jr., Molly Parker, Moises Arias, Logan Cormier, Colleen Hartnett. Jockey premiered on Sunday, January 31 in the US Dramatic Competition section at the…
Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Rights to 12 Mighty Orphans
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Sony Pictures Classics have announced that they have acquired worldwide rights in all media to 12 MIGHTY ORPHANS directed by Ty Roberts and starring Luke Wilson, Martin Sheen, Vinessa Shaw, Wayne Knight, Jake Austin Walker, Treat Williams, Ron White, Scott Haze, and Robert Duvall. This marks Sheen and Duvall’s first onscreen reunion since APOCALYPSE NOW.…
Spike Jonze joins as Executive Producer of Edson Oda’s NINE DAYS
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Sony Pictures Classics have announced that Spike Jonze has joined as Executive Producer of Edson Oda’s NINE DAYS and the film will be released in theaters early 2021. Additionally, Sony Pictures Classics has also acquired the rights in Asia, Israel, Turkey and the rest of Europe, making it a worldwide Sony Pictures Classics release. The…
Sony Pictures Classics to Release The Father on December 18 2020
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Sony Pictures Classics have announced that they will release Florian Zeller’s THE FATHER in theatres in New York and Los Angeles on December 18, 2020, followed by most major markets on Christmas Day. The film was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and…
Appian Way Productions Signs First Look Deal With Sony Pictures
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Appian Way Productions – the film and television production company founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and co-run by Jennifer Davisson – has closed a multi-picture, multi-year first look deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to produce scripted feature films. The companies are already in development on two projects. “For over three decades in the business, Tom has…
Sony Pictures Television Launches 24-Hour, Free, Spanish-Language Channels
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Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has announced that it has launched Sony Canal, a new free, ad-supported television (FAST) destination for Spanish speaking viewers in the US. Sony Canal’s portfolio of channels will feature original programming from SPT International Production’s robust library of premium content. Targeting the rapidly growing US Hispanic audience, the first offerings from…
New Release Date For Michael Covino’s The Climb
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Sony Pictures Classics have recently announced that they will now release Michael Covino’s The Climb in New York and Los Angeles theaters on October 9, 2020, with additional cities to follow. Written by Covino and Kyle Marvin, The Climb stars Covino, Marvin, Gayle Rankin, Talia Balsam, George Wendt and Judith Godrèche. The film was original…