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Because creativity frequently takes a backseat to greed in Hollywood, there can be little to no surprise that two mostly comedic films named “Chef” are being promoted at the Cannes Film Festival for future release. The first “Chef” film – let’s call it Chef Jose – is from Sony and stars Bradley Cooper as a…
Angry Birds is the number one downloaded, paid app of all time and now it is set to become a feature film as Sony has landed the film rights to the popular mobile video game depicting the eternal bird bourgeoisie vs. pig proletariat struggle and has already announced a release date. Finnish gamemaker Rovio will…
Sony announced the upcoming release of the seventh DLC for DC Universe Online, Origin Crisis. The pack, which has a release date of May, will be available for download on the PC and PS3. In the DLC players will battle through time and alternate realities with Lex Luthor or Batman as they attempt to save…
Heroes and villains must prepare to defend their territory today as Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) released Home Turf, the sixth downloadable content (DLC) pack for DC Universe™ Online (DCUO). Available now for download on the PC and PlayStation 3, Home Turf introduces a customizable Base system for the first time to the massively multiplayer online (MMO) game. Players…
SONY PICTURES ANIMATION CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH RETROSPECTIVE FILM SERIES AND EXCLUSIVE SCREENING OF HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA Partnership with ASIFA-Hollywood and Animation Magazine Puts Spotlight on First Decade of Productions; Screenings include Filmmaker Reunions, Rare Footage and Giveaways Culver City, CA, August 27, 2012 – The 10th anniversary celebration of Sony Pictures Animation (SPA) continues with…
DELICIOUS VOICE CAST STORMS IN TO CLOUDY 2: REVENGE OF THE LEFTOVERS CULVER CITY, Calif., August 20, 2012 – The forecast is sunny side up for Sony Pictures Animation as the studio has reassembled the all-star, comedy voice cast of the animated hit Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs for Cloudy 2: Revenge of the…
On Thursday, July 12, at the San Diego Comic-Con International 2012, Sony Pictures Animation hosted a panel to discuss its new animated movie, Hotel Transylvania, hosted by producer Michelle Murdocca and director Genndy Tartakovsky, who reecently signed an overall agreement with the studio. Murdocca explained that the pitch for Hotel Transylvania was brought to Sony…
Acclaimed Animation Director Genndy Tartakovsky Inks Overall Deal with Sony Pictures Animation Culver City, CA, July 11, 2012 – Sony Pictures Animation continues to expand its stable of talented filmmakers with the signing of three-time Emmy Award winner Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars) to an overall agreement that extends beyond…
Variety reports that Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Sym-Bionic Titan) has been attached to develop and direct Sony Pictures Animation’s 3D Popeye feature film. According to the report in Variety, Sony Pictures Animation president Michelle Raimo-Kouyate and production SVP Michael Lachance were “keen to put Tartakovsky on another project” after Hotel Transylvania finished production. The movie…
The Los Angeles Times has taken a look at Sony/Aardman’s The Pirates! Band of Misfits, which is the first of three stop-motion animated films set for release this year from major studios (the other two being ParaNorman, a zombie comedy from Laika, and Frankenweenie, from director Tim Burton and Disney). The article emphasizes the painstaking…
