Sony Pictures Classics Preempts US Rights To Anthony Hopkins & Olivia Colman Sundance Hot Title ‘The Father’

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Currently riding high at the global box office with “Bad Boys For Life,” Japanese electronics to entertainment conglomerate Sony reported third quarter profits of $2.10 billion (JPY220 billion). That is sharply down on the $3.83 billion reported at the same point last financial year. Revenues increased by $1 billion to reach $22.5 billion ($2.46 trillion), compared with $21.4 billion (JPY2.40 trillion).

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Sony Pictures Classic is partnering with Stage 6 Films for worldwide rights to the immigration love story I Carry You With Me, which is set to be released later this year.Based on a true story, I Carry You With Me is a decades-spanning romance that begins in Mexico between two young men, an aspiring chef and a teacher.

Sony Pictures Classics has teamed with Sony’s Stage 6 Films to oversee the global release of Heidi Ewing’s feature narrative debut “I Carry You With Me (Te Llevo Conmigo),” a gay love story about two men who immigrate to the United States. The deal follows the movie’s enthusiastic reception at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The romantic drama debuted to multiple standing ovations in Park City, where it was shown in the NEXT section. It will be released later this year.

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Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to “The Truffle Hunters” out of the Sundance Film Festival. The pact is for $1.5 million, according to an insider.

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Last year's Oscar winners Mahershala Ali, Olivia Colman, Regina King and Rami Malek are set to present at the upcoming 92nd annual Academy Awards ceremony, it was announced Tuesday."We love the tradition of having the previous year’s Oscar-winning actors on stage to celebrate the achievements of their peers and are thrilled to welcome back these four great talents," said producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain.More presenters will be announced in the upcoming weeks.It was

British actresses Olivia Colman, Jodie Comer and Phoebe Waller-Bridge are all in the running for Screen Actors Guild Awards today.

Sony Pictures has launched early development of an untitled fourth “Bad Boys” movie with “Bad Boys for Life” screenwriter Chris Bremner returning to write the script.

Sony Pictures Classics has taken the U.S. rights and select international territories to The Father, which stars Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman.The domestic deal comes ahead of Florian Zeller’s adaptation of his stage play receiving a world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.