MUMBAI: Dark Castle Entertainment will partner with IM Global and After Dark Films on director Walter Hill’s upcoming action thriller starring Sylvester Stallone. The film is scheduled to begin production on location in Louisiana...

MUMBAI: Acting great Morgan Freeman joined the list of film luminaries who have received the highest honor for a career in film – the 39th AFI Life Achievement Award. Freeman’s inspiration and mentor, Sidney...

MUMBAI: NBC and Columbia Records have agreed to a recording rights deal for the soundtrack of NBC’s new musical series Smash and series star Katharine McPhee also signed a solo recording deal with Columbia...

MUMBAI: Paramount Pictures and Twitter jointly announced sneak preview showings of the movie Super 8 for 1-day only on 9 June, in advance of the film’s scheduled release on 10 June. To promote the...

MUMBAI: East Oakland native, visual artist, swag assassin, and undercat Kreayshawn (Kray-shawn) has officially signed with Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. The 21 year-old will release "Gucci Gucci" via digital retailers...

MUMBAI: Oscar-winner Edward Zwick will be directing the film adaptation of American Assassin from a screenplay by Zwick and Oscar-nominee Marshall Herskovitz for CBS Films. The film is based on the #1 NY Times...

MUMBAI: Carey Fitzgerald’s London-based High Point Media Group has advanced into UK distribution with the launch of High Point Home Entertainment. The new DVD label specialising in World Cinema and feature-length documentaries, will kick...

MUMBAI: While X-Men: First Class is gearing up for release there is a surprise in store for all X-Men fans that were heart-broken over the fact that Wolverine was not part of the upcoming...

MUMBAI: The cybercrime wave that has affected Sony companies and a number of government agencies, businesses and individuals in recent months has hit Sony Pictures as well. Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO Michael...

MUMBAI: NBCUniversal and The Blackstone Group have entered into an agreement under which NBCUniversal will purchase The Blackstone Group’s 50% interest in Universal Orlando. The purchase price for Blackstone’s interest is $1.025 billion, subject...

MUMBAI: Paramount Digital Entertainment confirmed that Star Trek, licensed by CBS Consumer Products will be coming to the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC...

MUMBAI: Rentrak Corporation has signed a multi-year OnDemand Essentials contract with Tribeca Enterprises to provide advanced measurement services for its Tribeca Film OnDemand offering. Tribeca Enterprises is a diversified global media company based in...

MUMBAI: Columbia Pictures has optioned remake and sequel rights to Big Man Japan, which will be developed and produced into a new feature film by Neal H. Moritz through his Original Film banner. Big...

MUMBAI: Hulu and Miramax have signed a multi-year agreement to bring popular films like Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, Scream, Swingers and The English Patient from the Miramax film library to Hulu Plus subscribers....

MUMBAI: As part of their transcontinental quest to find the world’s most extraordinary talent across North and South America for ¡Q’VIVA! THE CHOSEN, the greatest live show ever to celebrate Latin music, artistry and...

MUMBAI: Hello Music unveiled an exclusive studio service providing its membership-based independent artist community with access to incredible savings on studio time. Hello Music will offer exclusive, limited-time deals on recording studio time across...

MUMBAI: A recent survey conducted by CASBAA provides new insight into the issues of most concern for platform operators of cable TV, DTH, IPTV and other forms of video delivery to consumers across the...

MUMBAI: In anticipation of the 3 July, 2012 worldwide release of The Amazing Spider-Man in 3D, the cast and filmmakers will discuss the movie for the first time as they address the fans at Comic-Con, San...

MUMBAI: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will be launching Happy Feet Two – The Videogame, a 3D musical adventure game, inspired by the whimsical Antarctic world of the upcoming animated film Happy Feet Two. The...

MUMBAI: Multiple award-winning actor and producer and United Nations Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas has lent his support to the FEI Awards 2011 by highlighting their significance and calling on the worldwide equestrian community...

MUMBAI: Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon will be honored with the MTV Generation Award during the 2011 MTV Movie Awards, for her exceptional contributions to the film industry and for charming generations of the...

MUMBAI: Vampire and werewolf lovers everywhere can rejoice as MTV announced that Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner are confirmed to present viewers with the very first look at footage from The Twilight...

MUMBAI: Relativity Media and Elliott Management Corporation in a joint decision have spun off the co-finance vehicle with Universal, dubbed Beverly 2, to funds managed by its long-time strategic partner Elliott Management Corporation. Elliott...

MUMBAI: Paramount Pictures chose Nicaragua’s San Juan del Sur bay and its surrounding beaches as the ideal locations for its movie, Destination Wedding, filmed during the past two months and which will be presented...

MUMBAI: Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp and National Geographic Entertainment will co-distribute the documentary Life In A Day to digital theatres across the country. The film is directed by Oscar-winner Kevin Macdonald and executive produced...

MUMBAI: Rentrak Corporation has inked a long-term TV Essentials contract with Media World, a subsidiary of Imagina US, which is a production company in the US Hispanic TV industry. The TV Essentials contract will...

MUMBAI: Universal Republic Records has signed alternative soul impresario Mayer Hawthorne. His full-length debut for the label, How Do You Do, will hit US shelves and digital retailers this fall, and the buzz single...

MUMBAI: Lady Gaga’s Born This Way has become the fastest-selling album of the year around the world. With 288,000 copies sold its first day (23 May) and 1,108,000 its first week in the US,...

MUMBAI: DreamWorks Pictures and Geffen Records announced that multiple Grammy Award–winning recording artist Mary J. Blige wrote and recorded an original song for the soundtrack of DreamWorks Pictures and Participant Media’s The Help, a...