Sony Pictures Posts $230M Profit In First Quarter; Forecasts 40% Full-Year Drop

The women of Friends have shared some very heartwarming content on Instagram of late, demonstrating their extremely close bond and, in the case of Jennifer Aniston, their extremely loose grasp on the game of pool. In a video both Courteney Cox and Aniston shared on Instagram Thursday, the former co-stars take to the billiard table together, and while Cox demonstrates her expertise, Aniston struggles ever so slightly.

Taylor Swift donated thousands of dollars to a teenager in the United Kingdom so that she could live out her dream of going to college. The U.K.

“The Equalizer” screenwriter Richard Wenk is writing the script. Palak Patel is overseeing for Sony.Born into Russian aristocracy, Sergei Kravinoff a.k.a.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures TV has put in development National Enquirer: The Untold Story!, a limited series inspired by the 2019 feature documentary Scandalous: The Untold Story of the National Enquirer, produced and directed by Mark Landsman.

Dave McNary Film ReporterOlivia Wilde has signed a deal with Sony Pictures to develop and direct an untitled, female-centric Marvel film project for the studio, sources have told Variety.Representatives for Sony and Marvel had no comment about the project.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: For Life writer/producer Sonay Hoffman is expanding her relationship with Sony Pictures TV, signing a multi-year overall deal with the studio behind the praised and timely legal drama. Under the pact, Hoffman will develop dramas across all platforms.

With cinemas shut down or operating with reduced capacity during the coronavirus pandemic, Sony Pictures plans to host socially distant drive-in screenings of classic titles like Ghostbusters and The Karate Kid on its studio lot in Culver City. The makeshift drive-in will be erected in the Thalberg parking lot on the historic studio lot, and will start showcasing library titles on Aug.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: The inclusive Bentonville Film Festival (BFF) was the perfect stage to launch Gemstone Studios’ inaugural Rising Storytellers Search, a competition seeking underrepresented female-led narratives. The competition was unveiled today during the fest which continues through August 16.Gemstone, a boutique production unit of Sony Pictures Television, is teaming with Ideas United and Geena Davis’ BFF for Rising Storytellers.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Television is expanding its relationship with Hank Steinberg in a big way. The studio has signed a big five-year overall deal with the creator of the praised — and timely — Sony TV legal drama series For Life, which has been renewed for a second season by ABC.Under the pact, Steinberg will continue as executive producer and showrunner on For Life.

Jessica Mulroney has returned to social media after taking a step back following her white privilege scandal in June. The 40-year-old Canadian stylist and TV personality posted a video celebrating the 10th birthday of her twin sons, Brian and John, along with her husband, Ben Mulroney.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures will be hosting a high-end dual big screen drive-in experience on the Culver City, CA lot starting this Friday, Aug. 14.

Jessica Mulroney has returned to social media after taking a step back following her white privilege scandal in June. The 40-year-old Canadian stylist and TV personality posted a video celebrating the 10th birthday of her twin sons, Brian and John, along with her husband, Ben Mulroney. «Happy 10th to my twin babies.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticEXCLUSIVE: John Legend’s Get Lifted Film Co and Nia Long are teaming up with Sony Pictures TV to bring the saga of on power, race  and political intrigue of Goldie Taylor’s 2018 best seller Paper Gods to ABC.Fatal Affair and Dear White People’s Long will star and executive produce the project in development with Get Lifted co-founder Mike Jackson and showrunner Tash Gray.Paper Gods spotlights the struggles and battles professionally and personally

Sony Corp. on Tuesday Tokyo time reported that Sony Pictures grew its operating earnings to $230 million in the fiscal first quarter from a year-ago profit of $3 million despite nearly no theatrical revenue due to cinemas being closed amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsEXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Entertainment will make strides towards more sustainable production as it seeks to rid single-use plastic and cut a quarter of its greenhouse gas emissions across business functions and  by 2025.The newly announced steps add to Sony’s Road to Zero initiative, the company’s plan to reach a zero environmental footprint from business affairs by 2050.

Video game publisher Electronic Arts reported a year-over-year increase in revenue from its fiscal first quarter, hitting $1.46 billion for the period, compared to $1.21 a year ago. During the quarter, which exceeded Wall Street's expectations and ended June 30, EA launched Command & Conquer Remasteredon Microsoft Windows for Steam and Burnout Paradise Remastered for Nintendo Switch,delivered 30 new content updates including season five of Apex Legends, and launched 30 titles on Steam.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: More unhappy reading for Mipcom: Sony Pictures Television has become the latest major studio to pull out of the physical Cannes market as coronavirus continues to give exhibitors jitters.Deadline hears that Sony has informed organizer Reed Midem about its plans to tap out, but remains in talks with the company about joining its virtual Mipcom Online+ lineup.Sony hosted its own LA Screenings Portal in April and was pleased with the results, so is