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Mar152017 by Ashish MitraNo Comments

Trailer of Smurfs: The Lost Village released

The trailer of the upcoming animated 3D film Smurfs: The Lost Village has been released. Featuring the voices of Demi Lovato as Smurfette', Mandy Patinkin as Papa Smurf and Jack McBrayer as Clumsy Smurf among others, the film is based on the Belgian comic series. Written by Stacey Harman and Pamela Ribon, it has been directed by Kelly Asbury. Directed by Kelly Asbury, the film is scheduled to release on April 7. The film is based on The Smurfs comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo and is a reboot film, unrelated to Sony's previous live-action/animated films . The film stars Demi Lovato as Smurfette, Mandy Patinkin as Papa Smurf, Joe Manganiello as Hefty Smurf, Jack McBrayer as Clumsy Smurf, Danny Pudi as Brainy Smurf, and Rainn Wilson as Gargamel. In the story,

Jan202017 by EmilyNo Comments

Sony’s animated Spider-Man to be played by Miles Morales

Animation

Miles Morales will be the “star” of Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man animated movie. That’s the official confirmed news from Sony's just-concluded animation presentation, a morning that also saw footage from The Emoji Movie and the next Smurfs movie. The movie will be written by The Lego Movie’s Phil Lord, who also acts as co-executive producer on the project with his Last Man on Earth and Lego Movie partner Chris Miller. The Little Prince’s Bob Persichetti and Rise of the Guardians’ Peter Ramsey will co-direct. Morales was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli in 2011 as the primary Spider-Man for Marvel’s “Ultimate” imprint. The character—a mixed-race teenager of African-American and Hispanic descent—quickly became a break-out star, to the point of being one of the few characte

Nov102016 by Rutika MalaviyaNo Comments

Playstation Vue to Lose Several Major Channels

Channels, Headlines, Licensing

Sony has announced that it will be dropping all channels of Viacom from their online streaming service, PlayStation Vue. Some of the channels that will no longer be available for the users of PlayStation Vue are CMT channels, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV channels, Nickelodeon channels, Spike, Tr3s, TV Land, VH1 and more. The development will come into effect on 11 November, 12:01 ET, PlayStation Vue, head, Dwayne Benefield said in a blog post. “As part of our ongoing evaluation of the PlayStation Vue offering, we have determined that removing the bundle of channels from Viacom is the best way for us to continue to offer the most compelling value to our fans” read an excerpt from the PlayStation blog. The company in the same blog announced that they will be adding channels like BBC Ame

Apr252016 by EmilyNo Comments

Movie -Angry Birds: A Vault of -Wonder and Cash…

Animation, Channels

The Market seems to be tapping in to the alluring appeal of the Angry Birds, in just promotional value; global giants have pumped millions into it. The upcoming phenomenon –Angry Birds Movie is a creative cash- cow for the Sony Pictures Sony Pictures has teamed with promotional partners around the world to create a campaign building on the massive global appeal of Angry Birds, around the upcoming film based on the popular game characters. (more…)

Apr192016 by EmilyNo Comments

Song and Genius ‘Tunes’ Well

Licensing, Merchandise

Song and Genius ‘Tunes’ Well With an aim and arrow at framing a new brand of kids music label that can rock the music and entertainment industry for kids, Sony and Genius have inked a pact... The two big stalwarts from the entertainment sector with a laser-like focus on Kids and teens oriented mass markets- Sony and Genius has tied hands with each other to create a distinct and new kids music label. (more…)

Jul232015 by Rutika MalaviyaNo Comments

Lawless Entertainment Appointed North American Representatives for Eddie is a Yeti

Headlines, Licensing

Lawless Entertainment is delighted to announce their appointment as representatives for North America for Eddie is a Yeti, a property created by Toon Goggles that is targeted to children ages 6-12, for licensing, merchandising, and publishing. Eddie is a Yeti is Toon Goggles' first entry into original content and merchandising and will be produced with Mondo TV, who will be handling overseas distribution and merchandising. The animated short-form children’s series follows the adventures of Eddie the yeti and his best friend, Polly. Its non-dialogue format easily allows for a worldwide audience. (more…)

Jan52015 by Rutika MalaviyaNo Comments

‘Frozen,’ ‘Gravity’ The Most Pirated Films of 2014

Animation

Disney’s ‘Frozen,’ Warner Bros.’ ‘Gravity’ and Paramount’s ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ top the list of most pirated films in 2014. Disney’s Frozen, Warner Bros.’ Gravity and Paramount’s The Wolf of Wall Street topped the list of most pirated films in 2014, according to piracy tracking firm Excipio. The German company compiled the data for the period between January 1 and December 23, 2014. (more…)

May222014 by Rutika MalaviyaNo Comments

Shade VFX Signs Visual Effects Supervisor Everett Burrell

People, Top Stories, VFX

Visual effects supervisor Everett Burrell joins shade VFX; company recently completed projects for Jon Favreau’s ‘Chef,’ Sony’s ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2,’ and Disney’s ‘Million Dollar Arm.’ (more…)

Jan312014 by Rutika MalaviyaNo Comments

Sony Imageworks to Close India Facility

Headlines, Studio

Sony Pictures Imageworks is closing Imageworks India in Chennai, according to a report byVariety. Imageworks India was launched when Sony acquired Indian animation studio FrameFlow in 2007. Veteran VFX producer Joe Gareri was hired as general manager of Imageworks India and Imageworks’ web site still lists him in that role. Imageworks did not disclose the number of employees who will lose their jobs but say the Chennai branch reportedly had around 100 employees, very few of whom will be relocated. (more…)