Sony Pictures Animation isn't holding back on its plans to turn "The Smurfs" into a major franchise reports Variety. With production having only just begun on the sequel, which is due for release July 2013, the studio has just hired "Over The Hedge" scribes Karey Kirkpatrick and Chris Poche to commence work on a script for a third film. Producer … [Read more...]
Sony Offers $5M For Erotic “Shades”
March 25, 2012 by
Sony Pictures has made a considerable $ 5 million offer for the film rights to the erotic E.L. James book "Fifty Shades of Grey" says Variety. The book began as a posting on a fan-fiction website before becoming a word-of-mouth eBook hit that scored a major reprint deal with Random House imprint Vintage. James, the author, is a former TV … [Read more...]
Sony VAIO VCC111 Chromebook passes through FCC, Chrome OS flies its flag
March 23, 2012 by
Wondering if Chrome OS has a future? Wonder no more. After Samsung and Acer ushered out Chromebooks of their own following Google I/O 2011, it looks as if Sony's planning to usher in one of its own prior to this year's gala. The VAIO VCC111 has just found its way into the FCC's database, signaling that there's only a minimal amount of time before … [Read more...]
Sony Xperia’s ‘Made of Imagination’ TV spot, directed by Wes Anderson (video)
March 22, 2012 by
Sony certainly has its fair share of legendary commercials, but its first major spot since taking over the smartphone torch from Sony Ericsson is a real gem. Dreamed up by an eight-year old longing for understanding of what happens within a pocketable computer and directed by the famed Wes Anderson (you know, the guy responsible for The Royal … [Read more...]
Sony Moves Forward On “Jump” Sequel
March 17, 2012 by
Sony Pictures has closed a deal with Jonah Hill and Michael Bacall to develop a treatment for a "21 Jump Street" sequel that Bacall has signed on to write for Sony Pictures reports Variety. Hill and co-star Channing Tatum are expected to return both in front of the camera and as executive producers, however negotiations haven't yet begun. Bacall … [Read more...]
Sony Adapting “Bloodshot” Comics
March 3, 2012 by
Sony Pictures has closed a deal to acquire the film rights to the comic series "Bloodshot" says Deadline. The 1992 comic follows a ruthless killer for the mob who is framed for a murder, put into Witness Protection, and then betrayed and forcibly subjected to an experimental program. Injected with nanites that rebuild his brain and body to become … [Read more...]
Sony Drops “The Boys,” “Mortal Instruments”
February 12, 2012 by
Sony Pictures has cancelled plans for both an adaptation of Garth Ennis's violent comic "The Boys" and the kid-lit adaptation "The Mortal Instruments" reports Heat Vision. Adam McKay ("Anchorman") had been writing the screenplay with an eye to direct 'Boys' which revolves around government lackies that monitor the reckless behavior of superheroes. … [Read more...]
Sony Music Unlimited bringing its own streaming flair to iOS soon
February 5, 2012 by
We heard back in December that Sony's fledgling Music Unlimited service would eventually be spreading its wings to cover even more operating systems, and here at CES 2012, we've learned that it's Apple's own iOS on the docket. Tim Schaaff, head of Sony Entertainment Network noted this week that the company will offer a gratis iPhone and iPad app … [Read more...]
Sony Puts Emmerich’s “Singularity” On Hold
November 11, 2011 by
Roland Emmerich's latest big-budget sci-fi feature "Singularity" has been put on hold at Sony Pictures reports The Wrap. The $ 175 million film was scheduled to begin production in March but will now be pushed back in the wake of script revisions that will need to be done. The story follows a nanotechnology pioneer who transfers his injured … [Read more...]
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Acro and Xperia Arc get PlayStation Certified in Japan
November 9, 2011 by
Hello, PlayStation Certification! Looks like the Xperia Play is getting a bit of company in Japan, where Sony Ericsson's Xperia Arc and Acro are getting that coveted seal of approval. Updates are actually rolling out across a number of SE phones on NTT DoCoMo, enabling dozens upon dozens of new games to be tailored (and available) for the Arc and … [Read more...]
