Virginia Longmuir Named EVP Of Business Affairs At Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions

Ruben Östlund Appointed Honorary President of Göteborg Film FestivalRuben Östlund has been appointed as the new Honorary President of Göteborg Film Festival. Östlund will be an advisor for the festival, starting with the upcoming 2023 edition. The board of Göteborg Film Festival appoints the Honorary President for five years, at which point it will be renewed or concluded. In a statement, Östlund described his decision to accept the honorary role as “easy and a joyful.” Past presidents include Ingmar Bergman and Roy Andersson. Östlund will speak at the opening ceremony of the 2023 edition. Jonas Holmberg, Artistic Director at Göteborg Film Festival, said: “With two Palme d’Or wins and many unforgettable cinematic moments, the Gothenburg-born and loyal visitor of the festival Ruben Östlund has the artistic integrity, the intellectual playfulness, and the international luminescence that make him an excellent Honorary President for Göteborg Film Festival.”

Are we about to learn the names of more men associated with Jeffrey Epstein? Just a few… but they say sunlight is the best disinfectant, and this case needs as much as possible!

Global anime brand Crunchyroll, alongside Wowow and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, have announced a partnership for the development and production of new anime series, starting with the fantasy adventure Bye Bye, Earth. 

Alan Dershowitz is off the hook, legally speaking.

A student at the University of Virginia has been arrested after allegedly shooting five people — three of whom died — in a horrific incident on the school’s Charlottesville campus late Sunday night.

Following the premiere of his biopic comedy Weird: The Al Yankovic Story on Roku last weekend, director Eric Appel looks to have already found his follow-up film as he is set to direct and write the comedy Stepdude for Sony Pictures. Matt Tolmach (Jumanji franchise, Venom) is producing along Jack Black and Roz Music.

Straight from the source? Jay Pharoah weighed in on the debate surrounding Pete Davidson‘s “BDE” — and claimed his former costar has said the rumors are true.

Chris Evans may have been named THE Sexiest Man Alive this year, but plenty of other hunky Hollywood hotties were also given the honor in People’s full edition earlier this week — including Kelly Ripa’s son Michael Consuelos!

Gal Gadot-Varsano was born on April 30, 1985, is an Israeli actress, veteran and model who recently starred in movies such as Red Notice (with Ryan Reynolds on Netflix) and Death on the Nile.

Dan Scharf — the VP and global head of business affairs at Amazon Studios — will now oversee production, studio operations, casting, and studios music. Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, made the internal announcement Wednesday.

EXCLUSIVE: The UK’s Independent Film Trust, Sony Pictures Television and Roadmap Writers have named the 14 writers of color selected to take part in their transatlantic writers’ initiative, Creative Corridor. 

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Television’s longtime head of comedy Glenn Adilman and his No.2 Scott Landsman are among several senior executives across different divisions at the TV studio that were let go today, sources tell Deadline.

Euphoria star Jacob Elordi is to lead Justin Kurzel and Shaun Grant’s limited series adaptation of Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

Sony Pictures Classics has pre-bought rights to the drama Freud’s Last Session, starring Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins (Armageddon Time) and Emmy nominee Matthew Goode (The Crown), from Westend Films and CAA Media Finance.

Sony Pictures Classics have acquired from Westend Films all rights in North America, the Middle East, India, Eastern Europe (excluding Russia), Turkey, and worldwide airlines to “Freud’s Last Session,” starring Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode, the company announced on Wednesday.The film is directed by Matt Brown (“The Man Who Knew Infinity”) and written by Mark St. Germain (“The God Committee”) based on his play of the same name.The film is described as the following: “On the eve of the Second World War and the end of his life, Sigmund Freud (Hopkins) invites iconic author C.S.

Magnolia Pictures has snapped up U.S. rights to Master Gardener — the latest starry feature from Academy Award nominee Paul Schrader (First Reformed), which world premiered at this year’s Venice Film Festival and most recently screened at the New York Film Festival. Pic is slated for release next year.

Refresh for latest…: Sony Pictures Entertainment recorded $202 million in operating profit for the three months ended September 30, repping a 30% dip from the comparable period last year. The company said Q2 profits were affected by the absence of new films licensed to digital streaming services and an increase in marketing costs to support current year theatrical releases.

Lionsgate announced on Thursday that veteran executives JP Richards and Keri Moore will be joining the studio’s motion picture group as marketing heads. Richards, who will be the president of global marketing, joins the studio from Apple TV+ where he oversaw the marketing campaign for Best Picture Oscar winner “CODA.” Prior to Apple, Richards worked as SVP of Digital Marketing at Universal and Co-President of Global Marketing at Warner Bros.

EXCLUSIVE: The L.A.-based Happy Place has announced its intention to move into film and TV with the addition of Ari Hyman and Jake Martin to its executive team. The former industry veteran will serve as Executive Producer and Head of Unscripted, with the latter as Creative Producer and Head of Scripted.