EXCLUSIVE: Ever since it planted a flag in the shifting ground of the movie business, STX Entertainment has fashioned itself a different kind of studio, an operation bent on proving Hollywood's long-held assumptions about mid-budget films wrong. That bid to stand apart has faced a harsh test this month as two…

EXCLUSIVE: Norman Reedus will be taking the stage at Comic-Con today with his compatriots from The Walking Dead, but the actor will also be taking it to the big screen with STXfilms in the not so distant future. Reedus and the Adam Fogelson-run division of STX Entertainment have inked a deal to develop a genre feature…

In a refreshing change from the very choreographed presentations of the major studios that dominate the conversation at CinemaCon, STX Entertainment tonight showed off the kind of innovative and exciting slate the majors now shy away from. Instead of the predictable retreads, STX’s lineup had not a single sequel…

When it comes to raunchy comedies at the box office this year, there’s hardly been anything  funny about them. A number of prolific star-studded attempts including Sony’s Rough Night, Paramount’s Baywatch, New Line/Warner Bros.’ The House and 20th Century Fox’s Snatched vied to counterprogram key weekends during the…

STX has closed a deal for U.S. rights to I Feel Pretty, a Cannes acquisitions deal that sources said is in the $15 million range, with a commitment for a wide release on 2,000 screens through STXfilms. This shapes up as one of the biggest acquisitions of a film package during the Cannes market that is winding toward a…

BREAKING: In a major move that redefines STX Entertainment’s place in the distribution landscape and decimates the distribution pipeline RED, STX Motion Pictures Group has made a three-year deal with EuropaCorp Films USA to release and market the upcoming films hatched by Luc Besson’s production entity. That includes…

As STX Entertainment ramps up its international business under the stewardship of David Kosse, the company has set Andy Leyshon as UK Managing Director. He will be tasked with overseeing distribution in the UK. The hire re-teams he and Kosse from their Universal days. Kosse for 10 years ran international at Universal…

Michael Joe, a former executive at Universal, has joined STX Entertainment as Chief Operating Officer of the Motion Picture Group, rejoining Adam Fogelson, who is chairman of the group. The two worked together when Fogelson was Universal chairman and Joe was EVP at the studio. "I had the privilege of working with…

Exactly one year ago, the newly formed STX motion picture group announced at the 2015 CinemaCon via a trade ad that exhibitors should “Save The Date” of April 12, 2016  when they would be making a major presentation of their product. This was unusual since most distribution and production startups need a lot more time…

EXCLUSIVE: STX Entertainment just took a major step forward in its goal of becoming a genuine 21st century global player by locking down distribution agreements in more than 50 territories. The platform gives the ambitious company a top-tier worldwide distribution network for the studio's 12-15 motion pictures a year…

Cathy Schulman, who has overseen Mandalay Entertainment’s production slate for eight years, has exited her post and will be named as the top production exec at upstart studio STX Entertainment, effective immediately. She is expected to oversee production of the 12 to 15 films planned for the STX slate as well as its…

Jack Pan, for the past six years the EVP Marketing at Summit Entertainment, has been hired at Robert Simonds' film and TV studio as President of Motion Picture Marketing. The hire was announced just now by Oren Aviv, the movie studio’s recently tapped President and Chief Content Officer. The move reunites the pair…