Columbia Pictures News

Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a leading global entertainment company, and Jiaflix Enterprises today announced a multiyear licensing agreement for classic Lionsgate and Summit films

Katharine “Kat” Kramer, producer of Kat Kramer's Films That Change The World, will celebrate the film series' Fifth Anniversary on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 by presenting a one night only screening of the North American Premiere of FALLOUT

The Museum of Modern Art announces a selection of films and special guests for the 2013 lineup of The Contenders, MoMA's annual end-of-the-year series that offers filmgoers the opportunity to see a wide spectrum of influential and innovative films released within the last 12 months. The Contenders 2013 runs from November 4, 2013, through January 16, 2014, in The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters.

In the video below, hear from five-time Tony-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman about the many unique styles of dance in BIG FISH on Broadway!

Sony Pictures Entertainment and MRC have begun production in Johannesburg, South Africa on Chappie, the next film from writer-director Neill Blomkamp, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad,

London director, Ian Marshall Fisher has rediscovered the long lost play written by the unique collaboration of Orson Welles and Cole Porter, AROUND THE WORLD. This historical Welles and Porter partnership (Citizen Kane & Touch Of Evil meets Kiss Me, Kate & Anything Goes) is based on their take on Jules Verne's Around The World in 80 Days. AROUND THE WORLD will play a series of 'Benefit/Fundraising' performances in London's Lilian Baylis Theatre, Sadler's Wells, and will be unveiled to Americans for the first time in over seventy years at New York's Mint Theatre.

London director, Ian Marshall Fisher has rediscovered the long lost play written by the unique collaboration of Orson Welles and Cole Porter, AROUND THE WORLD. This historical Welles and Porter partnership (Citizen Kane & Touch Of Evil meets Kiss Me, Kate & Anything Goes) is based on their take on Jules Verne's Around The World in 80 Days. AROUND THE WORLD will play a series of 'Benefit/Fundraising' performances in London's Lilian Baylis Theatre, Sadler's Wells, and will be unveiled to Americans for the first time in over seventy years at New York's Mint Theatre.

The Theatre Group at SBCC continues the 2013/2014 season with William Inge's classic play, BUS STOP, directed by R. Michael Gros, tonight, October 16-November 2, 2013 in the Garvin Theatre. Meet the cast in the photos below!

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM) has joined all other studios in adopting the Producers Mark certification process and will begin implementing the on-screen credit on all films. The “Produced by” credit certification protects the integrity of one of the most challenging and enduring roles in feature film production, clearly verifying which individuals did the majority of the producing work on a film while also establishing an authentic seal of approval. Once a producer's work on a film is certified by the Producers Guild, the “Produced by” credit and producer's name will be followed by the distinctive mark: “p.g.a.” The announcement was made today by PGA presidents Mark Gordon and Hawk Koch.

Alfonso Cuaron's 3D space thriller GRAVITY, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, held strong this weekend, keeping the number one spot with $44.2 million. Since opening last weekend, the space epic has earned $123.4 million domestically, becoming one of October's highest-grossing films ever.

Alfonso Cuaron's 3D space thriller GRAVITY, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, is keeping its hold on the competition this weekend with $12.7 million Friday and headed toward $44 million in its second weekend, which would bring its overall fume to $124 million by Sunday, according to Deadline.

Captain Phillips has quickly become one the year's hottest films of the season. Starring Tom Hanks and directed by Paul Greengrass, the film takes a story already known into new, uncharted waters.

IMAX Corporation, today announced that Captain Phillips will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX format and released in select IMAX theatres worldwide beginning October 11.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Norbert Leo Butz, who is currently leading BIG FSH at the Neil Simon Theatre, will be out of the show tonight, October 10, due to illness. Butz revealed to BroadwayWolrd's Richard Ridge on Sunday's opening night that he was feeling 'under the weather.' Understudy Ben Crawford will step in for Butz in his absence.

A new trailer has been released for David O. Russell's upcoming AMERICAN HUSTLE, opening in select theaters in New York and Los Angeles on December 13 before going nationwide on Christmas Day. Get a first look below!

Barkhad Abdi, a first-time actor who plays the lead pirate in CAPTAIN PHILLIPS stopped by this monring's TODAY show on NBC to chat about the film. 'No offense to Tom Hanks, in some ways, you stole this film,' anchor Matt Lauer told Abdi.

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced full casting for the American premiere of Taking Care of Baby by Dennis Kelly and directed by Erica Schmidt. Joining previously announced cast members Reed Birney (Blasted, Our Leading Lady), Kristen Bush (Kin, The Common Pursuit), Tony nominee Amelia Campbell (A Streetcar Named Desire, Our Country's Good) and Margaret Colin (The Columnist, 'Gossip Girl'), are Francois Battiste (Magic/ Bird), Michael Crane (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson off-Broadway), Ethan Phillips (Golden Age) and Zach Shaffer ('Smash').

La Jolla Playhouse announces a fifth production for its 2013/14 season: the world premiere of The Tallest Tree, a new play with music written and performed by Daniel Beaty (Emergency, Through the Night), directed by Moises Kaufman (I Am My Own Wife, The Laramie Project). A co-production with Kansas City Repertory Theatre, The Tallest Tree will run in The Playhouse's Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre tonight, October 9 - November 3, 2013. The piece is produced in association with Tectonic Theater Project.