Sony Pictures Television Becomes Latest Mipcom Dropout

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.

Magnolia Pictures has acquired the worldwide rights, excluding Canada, to Lance Oppenheim’s documentary feature debut “Some Kind of Heaven.”The film, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, was produced by Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa and Los Angeles Media Fund, which also financed the film.“Some Kind of Heaven” profiles The Villages, the nation’s largest retirement community, located in Central Florida.

After starring in Jordan Peele‘s Oscar-winning “Get Out,” Daniel Kaluuya‘s career skyrocketed, with Kaluuya giving fantastic performances in the likes of “Black Panther” and “Widows.” Now, it seems Netflix is giving Kaluuya the chance to play the lead in their new sci-fi film “The Upper World.” READ MORE: ‘Judas & The Black Messiah’ Trailer: LaKeith Stanfield Helps Silence Daniel Kaluuya In True Story Of Captivating Civil Rights Voice “The Upper World” is based the upcoming sci-fi novel of the

Naman Ramachandran Naomie Harris, Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe supporting actress nominee for “Moonlight,” narrates the latest video from environmental activists Extinction Rebellion.Released Friday, the animated explainer video titled “Extinction Emergency, and Why We Must Act Now” summarizes the planet’s biodiversity loss, runaway consumerism and the current ecological crisis and how the consequences will affect millions of lives around the world.

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.

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.

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.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorDespite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Sony Pictures Entertainment continued an upward trend in first quarter results with a $230M profit for the three months ending June 30, 2020. That compares to a $3.7M profit in the same quarter of 2019 and a $68M loss the previous year.

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.

Kash Doll’s “Ice Me Out” becomes the third different No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Triller U.S.

Naman Ramachandran Sony Pictures Television has announced an overall development deal with British historian Dan Jones, author of bestsellers such as “The Plantagenets,” “The Hollow Crown” and “The Templars.”The deal will see Jones develop adaptations of his works for option by Sony Pictures Television’s stable of international scripted production companies, including Left Bank Pictures and Eleven.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorSony Pictures Television has signed an exclusive deal with British historian and author Dan Jones to develop TV drama adaptations of his books through Sony companies including Left Bank Pictures and Eleven.Jones’ books have sold more than a million copies around the world and include titles like The Plantagenets and The Templars.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Television has acquired the rights to David Henry Sterry’s memoir Master of Ceremonies: A True Story of Love, Murder, Roller Skates & Chippendales, to develop as a series.