Sony

‘GOAT’: How Director Tyree Dillihay Got Animated About Basketball
For director Tyree Dillihay (Bob's Burgers), GOAT began as an animal basketball concept  in 2018 at Sony Pictures Animation. It grew into his passion project about roarball.
Sony Classics To Release Sylvain Chomet’s “A Magnificent Life” on March 27th

Sony Classics To Release Sylvain Chomet’s “A Magnificent Life” on March 27th

Avatar photoJerry Beck|
February 2nd, 2026
The film was written and directed by four-time Academy Award nominee Sylvain Chomet (THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE), and it has since been nominated for “Best Feature (Independent)” at the 2026 Annie Awards.
‘Scarlet’: Mamoru Hosoda Re-Imagines a Gender-Swapped, Trippy, Anime ‘Hamlet’

‘Scarlet’: Mamoru Hosoda Re-Imagines a Gender-Swapped, Trippy, Anime ‘Hamlet’

Avatar photoBill Desowitz|
December 9th, 2025
Mamoru Hosoda had no idea that there were so many Hamlet movies in 2025 until he was asked about it at the Toronto Film Festival. These include Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, which explores the tragic inspiration for Hamlet, the modern take set in London’s South Asian community, starring Riz Ahmed, King Hamlet, a documentary about Oscar Isaac facing personal grief during his […]

Latest in Category: Sony

INTERVIEW: Director Kelly Asbury on “Smurfs: The Lost Village”

Kelly Asbury, director of Shrek 2, Gnomeo and Juliet and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, now takes-on the beloved Smurfs with the new all-CGI animated film Smurfs: The Lost Village. I had a chance to ask Asbury about his hopes for – and the challenges of doing – a Smurfs re-boot. Jackson Murphy: I got […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|March 29, 2017
INTERVIEW: Director Kelly Asbury on “Smurfs: The Lost Village”

NEW TRAILER: Sony’s “Smurfs: The Lost Village”

What if the Smurfs were never alone? Watch the new trailer (below) and forget those previous Smurfs movies – Here comes the real deal. In this fully animated (translation: NO live action), all-new take, Sony Pictures Animation Smurfs: The Lost Village solves some of the biggest secrets in Smurfs history: Where are the rest of […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|March 13, 2017
NEW TRAILER: Sony’s “Smurfs: The Lost Village”

TRAILER: Sony’s “Smurfs: The Lost Village”

Forget those other Smurfs movies – Here comes the real deal. In this fully animated (translation: NO live action), all-new take, Sony Pictures Animation Smurfs: The Lost Village solves some of the biggest secrets in Smurfs history: Where are the rest of the Smurfs? And why is there only one Smurfette? And it looks pretty […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|November 21, 2016
TRAILER: Sony’s “Smurfs: The Lost Village”

Sony Sets Miller/Lord’s “The Mitchells Vs. The Machine” for 2020

Get ready for The Mitchells Vs. The Machine, Sony Pictures Animation’s new CG feature coming to theaters January 10th, 2020. The film is an original animated comedy from producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord (The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street). The Mitchells are a dysfunctional but loving family whose road trip is interrupted by a […]