Sony Group is raising global prices of its PlayStation 5 consoles, including a $100 increase in the US, marking its second hike in less than a year as the Japanese firm grapples with rising costs of key components such as memory chips. The tech industry’s race to build out artificial intelligence infrastructure has pushed memory makers to favor … Read more
Peter Parker isn’t invincible. Tom Holland reportedly suffered a concussion on the set of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” forcing Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures to pause filming. According to the Daily Mail, the 29-year-old actor “cracked his head” after he suffered a fall at Leavesden Studios in Watford, England on Friday. Tom Holland filming “Spider-Man: … Read more
Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra has shared his thoughts on “Kraven the Hunter” and “Madame Web” bombing at the box office. Vinciquerra, 70, spoke about the movies during an interview with the Los Angeles Times published Thursday, and admitted that the Aaron Taylor-Johnson-starring Marvel flick “Kraven the Hunter” is “probably the worst launch we had” … Read more
Channing Tatum still wants to make “23 Jump Street” alongside Jonah Hill. “I would love to see 23,” Tatum, 44, shared with ComicBook during his promotion of the film “Fly Me To The Moon. “I would love to do it with Jonah [Hill], and Jonah I know wants to do it,” he continued. “We would … Read more
Major record labels Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Records sued artificial intelligence companies Suno and Udio on Monday, accusing them of committing mass copyright infringement by using the labels’ recordings to train music-generating AI systems. The companies copied music without permission to teach their systems to create music that will “directly compete with, cheapen, and ultimately drown … Read more
Marvel has a hero in Russell Crowe. The 60-year-old actor defended the superhero media company after Dakota Johnson criticized her flop movie “Madame Web,” saying the project was “made by committees” and had no artistic value. “You’re telling me you signed up for a Marvel movie, and some f–king universe for cartoon characters … and … Read more
Sony Pictures Entertainment is acquiring Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and will manage the theater chain’s 35 cinemas, marking the first time in more than half a century that a traditional Hollywood studio has gotten into the theater business. The deal, announced Wednesday, was made possible by the Justice Department’s decision in 2020 to rescind the so-called … Read more
Roll tape. Back during the late 1980s heyday of the Sony Walkman, the parent company of the Apple iPhone of the era partnered up with Tiffany & Co. to create a silver-plated version of the personal, portable cassette player, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the absurdly-popular listening device. Only 250 of these special … Read more
This deal, you just can’t beat it. Half of Michael Jackson’s music catalog has been reportedly purchased by Sony Music Group for at least $600 million. The deal values the King of Pop’s music at some $1.2 billion, which could be the largest valuation ever of a musician’s music assets, according to Billboard. The deal … Read more
Help wanted. As the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA strikes drag on — and with the use of AI being a big point of contention in negotiations — major entertainment companies appears to be hiring for jobs in the AI realm. The Hollywood Reporter searched searched through job listings and found a number of open positions … Read more
Oscar-winning “Juno” screenwriter Diablo Cody recently claimed she dropped out of a “Barbie” film that was in production at Sony because she couldn’t figure out how to make the iconic doll a “feminist” icon. In an interview with GQ, Cody claimed she just couldn’t get a script together for the film, which was ultimately dropped by the … Read more
Vanna White is “holding out” for her own wheel of fortune. A “lawyered up” White, 66, won’t continue her long run on “Wheel of Fortune” unless she makes at least half of what Pat Sajak has been making, according to a new report from TMZ. “After 41 years as a model employee and more the … Read more