Disney and Sony have announced an unprecedented post-Pay 1 content licensing agreement that includes U.S. rights to new theatrical releases from 2022-2026. The multi-year content licensing agreement is for U.S. streaming and TV rights to Sony Pictures’ new theatrical releases across Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution’s vast portfolio of platforms, including its streaming services Disney+ …
It’s been a busy week at Sony Pictures with the reveal of the first Ghostbusters: Afterlife clip, a new Hotel Transylvania: Transformania release date, a new animated short, and a big Netflix deal. First up, Sony Pictures has moved up the Hotel Transylvania: Transformania from August 6, 2021 to July 23, 2021. The studio also …
Sony Pictures has revealed the first Ghostbusters: Afterlife clip which features Paul Rudd (who celebrated his 52nd birthday yesterday!) encountering Mini-Pufts! You can watch the Ghostbusters: Afterlife clip using the player below. Mini-Pufts are actually not something new to the Ghostbusters franchise, as they made an appearance in the one-shot comic book Ghostbusters: Deviations from …
Sony Pictures Entertainment and Amazon Falls announced today that they have closed a deal to develop a 14-acre prime location in the seaside town of Bangsaray — located 20 minutes from Pattaya and 90 minutes from Bangkok — to open the world’s first Columbia Pictures theme and waterpark, titled Columbia Pictures’ Aquaverse. With rides and …
This week, Sony Pictures updated the release schedule for three of its upcoming genre movies, including Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, and Uncharted. First up is Venom: Let There Be Carnage (Columbia Pictures), which moved from September 17, 2021 to September 24. It’s a good move, as it puts …
Sony announced today that a Ghost of Tsushima movie is in development and will be directed by Chad Stahelski (John Wick films). The PlayStation exclusive video game was released on July 17, 2020. “The idea of translating our game into a new medium is exciting, and we’re intrigued by the possibilities We’ve all been brought …
Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures today revealed the official Spider-Man title: No Way Home. The third installment was announced to be called Spider-Man: No Way Home after the cast got to have some fun. Tom Holland kicked things off with a post that claimed the movie would be called “Spider-Man: Phone Home.” That was followed …
Sony Pictures has released new photos from the set of the Uncharted film which may give us a look at a puzzle. As you can see below, there’s two keys involved, but we’ll have to wait and see what it all means. The game series, of course, is well known for its many puzzle elements. …
January tends to be a dumping ground for movies. Everyone’s wrapped up in awards talk, and studios are busy pushing their films for Oscar consideration. Sometimes as a critic I wonder if studios can walk and chew gum at the same time, much less release a big budget action film in January while trying to …
Little Women has been both a marvel and a frustration since it was written. An immortal story of young women growing to adulthood shorn of cliché and romanticism and replacing it with simple humanism and the feel of a moment captured in time. It’s so powerful that it’s as compelling today as it was 150 …
As frequently funny as it is frequently messy, the newest iteration of the Charlie’s Angels franchise has all the ingredients for success but never gets them together. A strong supporting cast, a solid vision for the film and top-tier department heads should, and occasionally do, create a zippy action comedy with just enough more on …
To use a baseball metaphor, the idea of Tom Hanks playing Fred Rogers is a lot like a 70 mile-per-hour fastball pitched right across the plate to someone like Hank Aaron or Mickey Mantle – you just know that little white stitcher is long gone. Who else but Hanks to play Fred Rogers? You could …
Spider-Man: Far From Home is a film caught up in the inconsistencies of grief. It suggests grief both causes individuals to freeze in their pre-trauma state and to attempt to put it behind them come hell or high water. That even as their every action is being caused by their grief, they are also turning …