
Netflix beefs up film catalog in multi-year deal to exclusively stream Sony Pictures' top releases
Sony’s new films include features in popular franchises like Spider-Man, Venom and Jumanji, which will stream on Netflix after their theatrical release

BookMyShow launches video on demand service in India; Tenet, Wonder Woman 1989 available to stream
BookMyShow Stream allows users to purchase or rent content on a pay-per-view basis.

Olivia Wilde roped in by Sony Pictures to direct female-centric film on Marvel Comics character
The film will be written by Katie Silberman (who worked on Olivia Wilde's directorial debut Booksmart), with Rachel O’Connor and Amy Pascal producing, making it a female-led project.

Amazon Prime Video announces Vidya Balan's Shakuntala Devi biopic will premiere directly on streaming platform
A day after announcing Gulabo Sitabo will release directly on Amazon Prime Video India, the streaming platform has now bagged the rights of Shakuntala Devi.

Venom sequel titled Let There Be Carnage; Sony Pictures postpones film to 25 June, 2021 due to coronavirus outbreak
Venom: Let There Be Carnage will see actor Tom Hardy reprise his role as the journalist who joins with an alien symbiote.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Sony Pictures delays Camila Cabello's Cinderella; film to now release on 5 February, 2021
Cinderella will feature Camila Cabello in the title role, with Billy Porter as the fairy godmother and Idina Menzel as the evil stepmother. Pierce Brosnan will play Prince Robert's father.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Amitabh Bachchan to provide monthly ration to 1 lakh daily wage workers
Amitabh Bachchan will look after the daily monthly ration of daily wage workers belonging to the All India Film Employees Confederation amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Marvel's Morbius postponed to 2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Morbius are among the latest films to have their release dates pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus outbreak leads to push in release of Peter Rabbit 2 from early April to 7 August, Sony Pictures confirms
Peter Rabbit 2 had been set to hit the UK and European theaters on 27 March, and open in the US on 3 April

Television broadcasters in India get together to criticise restrictions on services
TRAI this month ordered direct-to-home and cable operators to double the number of channels they offer.

Daily Bulletin: Chandrayaan 2 set to land on moon after midnight; finance ministry to meet heads of CPSEs today; day's top stories
Here are today's top stories: Chandrayaan 2: Vikram module set for final descent for soft landing on Moon on 7 September; BJP to oppose resolution against NRC in West Bengal Legislative Assembly today; and more

Tom Holland in new GQ photoshoot makes fan believe Spider-Man actor embodies many pop culture personas
Spider-Man actor Tom Holland posed for GQ Style this month.

Spider-Man: Far from Home beats Skyfall to become Sony's highest grossing film
Spider-Man: Far from Home opened to a massive opening in the US theaters, earning around $580 million worldwide in mere 10 days of its release.

Ghostbusters: Jason Reitman to direct sequel to original 1984 film; Sony aims for summer 2020 release
Jason Reitmen and Sony Pictures enter into the Ghostbusters arena with an already-strong bond after the studio's endorsement of Reitman's The Front Runner

Sony lines up two Marvel/Spider-Man universe films for 2020 — possibly Morbius and Venom 2
Sony-Marvel has announced release dates of two features, hailing from its Spider-Man universe.

With Bad Boys 3, Charlie’s Angels, 21 Jump Street, Men in Black reboots, Sony leads Hollywood's revival frenzy
Bad Boys 3 is expected to hit theaters in January 2020 with Will Smith officially on board and Martin Lawrence too having expressed interest in the sequel for several years now.

After Venom, Sony confirms standalone Silver Sable, Black Cat films; reveals upcoming Spider-Man spin-offs
While audiences await the release of Venom, Sony has started to plan how it is going to approach other characters in the Spider-Man universe.

Sony Pictures confirms big screen adaptation of Valiant Comics' plus-sized female superhero Faith
Faith made her debut in Valiant Comics in 1992 and soon got her own solo series. Sony is now adapting a movie on the plus-sized superheroine.

US government blames North Korea for malicious cyber activity
The US government has identified more than 85 compromised networks. The addresses are being distributed along with suggested remediation actions.