Sony Pictures TV Lands Ray Parker Jr. Documentary ‘Who You Gonna Call?’

Prime Day 2020 is over; however, there are loads of deals from Apple, Adidas, Uggs, Roku, Samsung, Sony and hundreds of other retailers that remin.The mega shopping event, held exclusively for Amazon Prime members, is usually held in July but, with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Prime Day was postponed.

Prime Day 2020 is over; however, there are loads of deals from Apple, Adidas, Uggs, Roku, Samsung, Sony and hundreds of other retailers that remin.The mega shopping event, held exclusively for Amazon Prime members, is usually held in July but, with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Prime Day was postponed.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentSony Pictures Television has picked up exclusive format and global distribution rights to “Medici” producer Lux Vide’s hit Italian medical drama “Doc – Nelle Tue Mani”.Under the deal, SPT Studios will develop a U.S. adaptation of the show, which has scored record ratings on Italy’s public broadcaster RAI.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorSony Pictures Television plans to create a U.S. television series based on Lux Vide’s Italian drama Doc – Nelle Tue Mani as part of a deal that also hands it the rights to sell the original show internationally.The Doctor House-meets-The Good Doctor series stars Luca Argentero (Eat Pray Love) as Andrea Fanti, a doctor who suffers a major head injury that wipes 12 years from his memory.

Prime Day 2020 is in its final hours… The mega shopping event, held exclusively for Amazon Prime members, is usually held in July but, with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Prime Day was postponed.

Prime Day 2020 is in its final hours… The mega shopping event, held exclusively for Amazon Prime members, is usually held in July but, with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Prime Day was postponed.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterSony Pictures Animation has plucked the first feature film from Academy Award winner Matthew Cherry, Variety has learned exclusively.After winning the Oscar for his acclaimed short “Hair Love,” Cherry is at work on the tentatively-titled “Tut,”  an afro-futuristic, coming-of-age story of the boy king Tutankhamun.Based on an original idea from Cherry and Monica A.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorHer Oscar winner Spike Jonze has boarded Sony Pictures Classics upcoming early 2021 release as an Executive Producer. Additionally, SPC has also acquired the rights in Asia, Israel, Turkey and the rest of Europe, making it a worldwide release for the label.

Dave McNary Film ReporterFilm producer Gene Corman, who frequently collaborated with his older brother Roger Corman, died at his home on Sept. 28.

Eccho represents Sony Pictures Television titles; ViacomCBS commissions Artemesia Gentileschi series; Channel 4 revives “Changing Rooms”; and Cake sells “Tish Tash.”Sweden-based global distributor Eccho Rights has agreed an exclusive representation deal with Sony Pictures Television that includes 15 titles from all over the world.The titles that are part of this deal are “Leverage” (South Korea), “Crane in the Sky,” “Midwives” (Russia), “Friday on My Mind,” “Love Child” (Australia), “Hugo El

Ella Rae Wise has explained why she will never speak to her former friend Chloe Brockett again in an interview with their The Only Way Is Essex co-star Bobby Norris for new magazine.The 19-year-old burst onto the Essex scene last year and has faced more than her fair share of agg with her fellow cast members, especially with former pal Chloe. When Bobby speaks to her, hairdresser Ella has been rushed off her feet at her hair studio.

Sony Corp.'s Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has picked up worldwide rights for Fran Strine music documentary Who You Gonna Call? about the life of Grammy-Award-winning musician, and Ghostbusters' theme tune writer, Ray Parker Jr. SPT unveiled the deal shortly after the film's premiere at the Zurich International Film Festival on Saturday.

Also Read: 'Ghostbusters' Writer Katie Dippold to Pen New 'Haunted Mansion' MoviePhoto by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesParker has written and performed on hundreds of top 25 hits even before the “Ghostbusters” theme, having produced and performed with Barry White, New Edition, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Gladys Knight, Patti Labelle, The Temptations, The Carpenters and The Supremes.“Who You Gonna Call?” is produced by Ola Strøm and Fran Strine.

Naman Ramachandran Sony Pictures Television has swooped for global distribution rights to documentary “Who You Gonna Call?” that chronicles the life of Grammy-winning musician Ray Parker Jr.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterEva Longoria is checking in for “Spa Day,” an action comedy feature she will direct and co-star in at Sony Pictures.Variety has learned that Longoria, who has two other films lined up as director at Searchlight and Universal, is also producing the project with her partner Ben Spector at their banner UnbeliEVAble Entertainment.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Keeping intact its long relationship with filmmaker Pedro Almodovar, Sony Pictures Classics has acquired The Human Voice, the 30 minute short film that stars Tilda Swinton and will be unveiled during the New York Film Festival.

Sony Pictures Classics has picked up the U.K. period drama Mothering Sunday, starring Olivia Colman, Colin Firth and Josh O'Connor and first shopped at the virtual Cannes market.

Also Read: 'The Father' Trailer: Anthony Hopkins Suffers From Dementia in Florian Zeller Drama (Video)“Mothering Sunday” centers on March 30, 1924 in Beechwood, England. Jane Fairchild (Young), a maid in the Niven household, has the day off to celebrate Mothering Sunday while Mr.