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Entries in Sony Pictures (7)

Friday
30Oct2009

'This Is It' heads into weekend with $11M

DateFriday, October 30, 2009 at 5:07PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

This Is It

Sony Pictures' Michael Jackson documentary "This Is It" is heading into the weekend with a two-day domestic gross of $11.2 million. This includes the $2.2 million the film bagged from shows Tuesday night.

An anticipated release, "This Is It" is currently showing in conventional theaters and IMAX, and it's playing at an impressive 3,481 locations in North America. The film scored $20.1 million worldwide Wedesday.

Ticket sales will certainly pick up during the weekend, especially because "This Is It" is the only wide release this week. Sony's even looking at extending the theatrical run of the film.

Most of the film's footage was shot in June 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. It include scenes drawn from hours of rehearsal and behind-the-scenes footage.

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Tuesday
22Sep2009

Monday film news roundup: Donner wants more 'X-Men'; Sony Pictures swings 'Machete'

DateTuesday, September 22, 2009 at 12:04AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Here is a list of recent film news and posts I either missed or simply didn't have time to cover earlier:

• Star producer Lauren Shuler Donner (she's done all the "X-Men" flicks) says she would like to develop a lot more mutant films. On her wishlist are "X4" and "The New Mutants." Read more about it at /Film.

• Sony Pictures picked up the rights to Robert Rodriguez's "Machete," which stars Danny Trejo, Rose McGowan, Jessica Alba and Robert De Niro and is currently shooting. Oh, and Lindsay Lohan's in it too. (THR)

• In related Sony news, the studio has set advance screenings for Kenny Ortega's Michael Jackson doc "This Is It." This will happen on Oct. 27, 2009, on which 15 simultaneous premiere events will be held worldwide. (Variety)

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Monday
21Sep2009

New clip from Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' hits

DateMonday, September 21, 2009 at 7:58AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Michael Jackson in This Is It

Here's a brand-new clip from the Kenny Ortega-directed Michael Jackson documentary "This Is It," which will hit theaters Oct. 28, 2009 for a limited two-week run. Check it out after the jump.

In this clip, Jackson is rehearsing a song for his planned stage performance. The majority of the film's footage was shot in June 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and The Forum in Inglewood, Calif.

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Wednesday
16Sep2009

Sony Pictures picks up 'Defendor' at Toronto

DateWednesday, September 16, 2009 at 8:03PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

You will soon see Woody Harrelson run around as a self-made superhero on the big screen, and that's great news. No, I haven't seen Peter Stebbings' "Defendor," but a trailer for the film debuted two weeks ago, and it really got me intrigued.

Sony Pictures picked up the distribution rights for the U.S. and most of the world for "Defendor" at the Toronto Film Festival, and this in a seven-figure deal, according to Variety. I'm really glad this went down, because "Defendor" looks darn interesting.

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Tuesday
08Sep2009

Poster for Michael Jackson's 'This Is It'

DateTuesday, September 8, 2009 at 11:04PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

The folks at Yahoo! Movies today launched the official poster for Sony's "This Is It," the upcoming documentary about Michael Jackson's preparations for his final concert series. Check it out in full after the jump.

The film will include scenes drawn from hours of rehearsal and behind-the-scenes footage captured in high definition as Jackson geared up for his concert series in London.

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Thursday
26Feb2009

Ferrell, Wahlberg to play cops in 'B Team'

DateThursday, February 26, 2009 at 10:30PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg will team up for "The B Team," an action comedy Adam McKay will direct for Sony Pictures.

According to Variety, McKay will team up with Chris Henchy to write the script, which will focus on two cops played by Ferrell and Wahlberg.

Not much is known about the film at this stage, because the project is at the earliest developmental stage (so far, only a pitch exists).

McKay, of course, directed Ferrell in "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" and "Step Brothers."

As for Henchy, he recently wrote the screenplay for Ferrell's upcoming adventure comedy "Land of the Lost." He also worked as a co-executive producer on "Entourage."

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Tuesday
20Jan2009

Roland Emmerich's '2012' pushed back

DateTuesday, January 20, 2009 at 4:43PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Sony Pictures has pushed back the release of Roland Emmerich's new disaster movie "2012" to Nov. 13, 2009.

The film was originally scheduled to open July 10, but some folks at Sony felt the flick would have a greater shot at making big bucks later this year.

Variety has this to say about the release date change:

"Sony prexy of worldwide distribution Rory Bruer said the studio has a very strong summer slate-- including tentpole 'Angels and Demons' (May 15) and Denzel Washington-John Travolta actioner 'The Taking of Pelham One Two Three' (June 12) -- and that it made sense to move '2012' to November."

Okay, fair enough. It will be interesting to see how many studios will respond to this release change and move around films of their own. July is usually a strong summer month, so I'm sure someone will take advantage of this very soon.

As for "2012," it focuses on a little group of people struggling with the large-scale cataclysm ensuing from the end of the world in 2012. John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Danny Glover and Amanda Peet star.

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