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EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures has set Jon Croker (High In The Clouds) to adapt anticipated fantasy novel series Skandar And The Unicorn Thief, which was acquired by Simon and Schuster and Sony in seven-figure deals last year. The first book in author A.F Steadman's series, which is set to launch in spring 2022, follows a…

After the 2018 origin story Venom was critically reviled but a commercial smash at $825 million in worldwide box office, a sequel to the stand-alone flick spotlighting one of Spider-Man’s most notorious villains was inevitable. This time, star Tom Hardy, who plays the title role in Venom: Let There Be Carnage, has…

Tony Vinciquerra, CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, says a decision to release Venom: Let There Be Carnage two weeks early shows the film studio “demonstrating our confidence that people will be going to the movies, if the Delta Variant seems to be receding a bit.” He says that was the clear takeaway from Disney’s…

Sony Pictures announced a slew of release dates late Thursday, including its Whitney Houston and George Foreman biopics, children’s book adaptation Harold and the Purple Crayon and its acquired title A Mouthful of Air. The studio also moved back the opening of Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by four months. I Wanna Dance with So…

EXCLUSIVE: Sony has preemptively bought the spec The Dryline written by David Rothley, with Joel Silver attached to produce. Patrick Brennan will serve as exec producer. Sources add development is still early on the project and no director or talent are attached at this time. Plot details are being kept under…

EXCLUSIVE: With filming wrapped on the third Fantastic Beasts film, David Yates is looking to take a break from the universe of Harry Potter as the director has his sights set on a new drama at Sony. Sources tell Deadline, Yates is in talks to direct an untitled original film for Sony Pictures, with the original…

EXCLUSIVE: Former eOne Asia Pacific boss Troy Lum is officially launching new Australia-New Zealand distributor Kismet, with a slate of projects including Cannes hits and pre-sale titles. Kismet is headed by Lum, founder of local indie Hopscotch, and Jason Hernandez, former Head of Theatrical Distribution at eOne…

Sony has just dropped a new trailer for its Marvel Spider-Man spinoff sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage. The original movie grossed $856 million wordwide in 2018. Sony is likely hoping for a similarly ferocious feast when the film hits theaters; it’s currently scheduled for September 24. While we caught a glimpse of…

EXCLUSIVE: Given the uncertainty surrounding the delta variant, and to abide by changing local guidance, Sony Pictures Entertainment employees received a note this morning from studio Chairman Tony Vinciquerra that the return to work has been delayed to approximately early to mid-October, Deadline has learned. The…

After an eight-year streak on the Culver City lot, Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group chairman Tom Rothman will continue to lead the film studio, this time adding CEO to his title as the global media conglomerate has extended his contract. Rothman will continue to report to Sony Pictures Entertainment…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem is set to star in Will Speck & Josh Gordon's Lyle, Lyle Crocodile for Sony Pictures. Sources also tell Deadline that Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, the Oscar winning songwriting team behind the music of La La Land and upcoming Dear Evan Hansen movie, will write original songs…

EXCLUSIVE: Welcome (back) to the Hotel Transylvania — such a lovely place, such lovely faces. Here is a new look at Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, the fourth and final film in the franchise that has bitten off $1.36 billion worldwide — thus far — with each of the three pics grossing more than its…