68-500: Triumph Films (also known as Triumph Releasing Corporation ) was an American independent film studio division of Sony Pictures Entertainment that geared towards theatre and direct-to-video film production and distribution. It was founded in 1982 as a joint venture between Columbia Pictures and the French company Gaumont to distribute foreign films in the US. In 1984, Marcie Bloom, who
136-408: A tetralogy , starting with the release of The Karate Kid (1984), after the success of which three sequels were produced: The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), and The Next Karate Kid (1994). In 2010, a remake with a similar storyline but with a different set of characters, was released. Despite maintaining the original title, the remake focused on kung fu , as
204-951: A Millionaire? , acquired from the original production company Celador, and You Are What You Eat for £114.3 million ($ 223.2 million in US dollars). In 2011, the Sony Pictures computer network was breached and approximately one million user accounts associated with the SonyPictures.com website were leaked. On November 18, 2012, Sony Pictures announced it has passed $ 4 billion with the success of releases: Skyfall , The Amazing Spider-Man , 21 Jump Street , Men in Black 3 , Hotel Transylvania , Underworld: Awakening , The Vow , and Resident Evil: Retribution . On November 21, 2013, SPE and Sony Entertainment's CEO Michael Lynton announced that SPE will shift emphasis from movies to television by cutting its 2014 film slate. It
272-450: A deal with WarnerMedia Europe to stream its theatrical films on HBO Max for Central and Eastern Europe countries. On November 28, 2022, it was announced that Legendary Entertainment reached a distribution deal with Sony to distribute its future slate of films. However, this deal does not include the Dune and MonsterVerse films as they will remain at Warner Bros. The deal came after
340-530: A fight on a school field trip where Dre is beaten up before being saved by his apartment building's maintenance man, Mr. Han. After failing to end the bullying by talking with Cheng's ruthless kung fu teacher, Mr. Han agrees to train Dre to compete at an upcoming kung fu tournament. In September 2022, a new film was announced as being in development, described as "the return of the original Karate Kid franchise". Cobra Kai co-creator Jon Hurwitz later stated that he
408-403: A franchise of related items and memorabilia such as action figures, head bands, posters, and T-shirts. A novelization was made by B.B. Hiller and published in 1984. The novel had a scene that was in the rehearsal when Daniel encounters Johnny during school at lunch. Also at the end, there was a battle between Miyagi and Kreese in the parking lot after the tournament which was the original ending for
476-498: A joint buyout with Apollo Global Management . Sony and Apollo submitted a $ 26 billion all-cash offer to acquire Paramount Global on May 2, 2024. A special committee of Paramount’s board of directors met on May 5, 2024, and signed off on beginning deal talks with Sony and Apollo. Later, announced in July of the same year, Paramount will merge with Skydance Media . On June 12, 2024, Sony Pictures acquired Alamo Drafthouse Cinema for
544-614: A label for low-budget and direct-to-video releases. After being shut down in 1997, the Triumph Films label was re-activated in 2003. The label went dormant again, becoming an in-name-only division of Sony Pictures Releasing Corporation. In 2014, the label was revived yet again for the release of The Remaining . Their direct-to-video role has been taken by Destination Films within Sony. Notable films include To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday , The Ambulance , Brainscan , Magic in
612-421: A letter about his ailing father and plans to return to his home village on Okinawa Island . With Daniel in tow, Miyagi's past catches up with him as an old rivalry with a former friend is reignited. Six months after the 1984 All-Valley Karate Tournament, a down-and-out John Kreese visits his Vietnam War comrade, rich businessman Terry Silver. Silver sends Kreese on vacation to Tahiti , promising to re-establish
680-525: A merger plan, the two television businesses, comprising Columbia/Embassy Television and Tri-Star Television , merged altogether to form a new incarnation of the original Columbia Pictures Television . The merger enabled three top Tri-Star executives, namely Arnold Messner, who ran Tri-Star Telecommunications , Victor A. Kaufman, who ran the main Tri-Star Pictures studio, and Scott Siegler , who ran Tri-Star Television to stay on, while four of
748-519: A miniature shrine with mystical properties has been stolen from its resting place in Okinawa. Joined by Taki Tamurai, Daniel and Mr. Miyagi are tasked with locating it and returning it home, traveling the globe on a series of adventures. The characters were not voiced by the original film actors, although Pat Morita voiced the opening narration. With regard to Cobra Kai , executive producer and co-creator Jon Hurwitz revealed that The Karate Kid series
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#1732783487376816-514: A proficient karate master. Making a deal with Johnny's merciless sensei, John Kreese, to end the fighting, Miyagi trains Daniel to compete at the All-Valley Karate Tournament. Immediately following the All-Valley Karate Tournament, Johnny is attacked by his furious sensei, John Kreese, in the parking lot. Mr. Miyagi intervenes, rescuing Johnny and passively humiliating Kreese in the process. Six months later, Miyagi receives
884-470: A successful chain of car dealerships and is happily married to his wife Amanda but struggles to keep a balanced life without the guidance of his now-deceased mentor, Mr. Miyagi. Johnny's estranged and troubled son, Robby Keene, hoping to get back at his father, comes under Daniel's wing – initially not knowing Robby's parentage – giving Robby a job at his car dealership and teaching him Miyagi-Do karate. Daniel and Johnny come into conflict after Cobra Kai's return
952-443: A sum which are yet-to-be disclosed. This marked the first time in more than 75 years that a major Hollywood studio would own a theater chain, as the 1948 federal ruling from United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. prevented them from owning exhibition companies until 2020. Alamo Drafthouse will continue to operate their film festival Fantastic Fest , which is included in the acquisition. In September 2024, Sony Group announced
1020-416: A tool for violence and revenge. He moved on to study Okinawan Gōjū-ryū karate under a Japanese teacher who did not speak English, but was himself a student of Chōjun Miyagi . As a Hollywood screenwriter, Kamen was mentored by Frank Price who told him that producer Jerry Weintraub had optioned a news article about the young child of a single mother who had earned a black belt to defend himself against
1088-504: A whole has been a box office success. The franchise as a whole has received mixed reviews. The series has been credited for popularizing Karate in the United States . In January 2020, a Broadway musical adaptation of The Karate Kid was revealed to be in development. Amon Miyamoto serves as director, with an accompanying novel being written by the original film's screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen. Drew Gasparini serves as
1156-417: Is made public, while Daniel's daughter Samantha gets caught in the middle. According to Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz , and Hayden Schlossberg , the only characters that they would explore in the series were ones who featured in the first four movies. The creatives stated that they internally reference these characters as a part of the " Miyagi-verse ", and explained that they are those who interacted directly with
1224-698: Is not canon, but an Easter Egg from it appears in Season 3 in response to the question about the Karate Kid animated series official status within The Karate Kid universe. The Easter Egg was the Miyagi-Do shrine, briefly seen at Chozen Toguchi 's dojo in Okinawa halfway through the season. The artifacts were recovered by Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi in the short-lived Karate Kid animated series, which ran for thirteen episodes in 1989. 34 years after
1292-436: Is now a doctor and tasked with caregiving for Mr. Miyagi; who is in the final stages of his life and whose health is failing him. During the early days of development, Morita passed away and the project was abandoned. In January 2022, Ralph Macchio revealed that he had previously been approached in 2012 about the potential for a The Karate Kid and Rocky crossover film . Intended to be directed by John G. Avildsen ,
1360-622: Is operated as a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc. , which is itself a subsidiary of the Japanese multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony Group Corporation . Based at the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, California as one of the "Big Five" major American film studios , it encompasses Sony's motion picture , television production and distribution units. All of SPE's divisions are members of
1428-455: Is the main character (such as Homecoming and its sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home ), while Disney would distribute MCU films where Spider-Man appears without being the main character. On January 22, 2014, SPE folded its technology unit into the various cores of its businesses. In April, Sony Pictures arranged a film financing deal worth $ 200 million with LStar Capital , the credit venture of Lone Star Capital and Citibank , half in debt and
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#17327834873761496-511: The 1984 All-Valley Karate Tournament , a down-and-out Johnny Lawrence , now in his 50s, has just lost his job. After getting arrested for rescuing his teenage neighbor Miguel Diaz from a group of bullies, then getting cut-loose and disowned by his stepfather, Johnny agrees to teach Miguel karate and reopens the Cobra Kai dojo, attracting social outcasts who build their self-confidence under his unorthodox tutelage. Meanwhile, Daniel LaRusso owns
1564-626: The Delaware General Corporation Law . Sony also completed a tender offer for shares of common stock of the Guber-Peters Entertainment Company on November 6, 1989, and acquired the company 3 days later. The acquisition cost Sony $ 4.9 billion ($ 3.55 billion for shares and $ 1.4 billion of long-term debt) and was backed (financed) by five major Japanese banks Mitsui , Tokyo , Fuji , Mitsubishi and Industrial Bank of Japan . The company
1632-742: The Motion Picture Association (MPA). Sony's film franchises include The Karate Kid , Ghostbusters , Jumanji , Men in Black , Spider-Man , and Sony's Spider Man universe . On September 1, 1987, The Coca-Cola Company announced plans to spin off Columbia Pictures , which it had owned since 1982. Under this arrangement, Coca-Cola would sell its entertainment assets (Coca-Cola's Entertainment Business Sector) to TriStar Pictures , of which it owned 39.6%. Tri-Star would be renamed Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc. (CPE), with Coca-Cola owning 49%, its shareholders owning 31%, and Tri-Star's shareholders owning 20%. As part of
1700-657: The Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987. A video game based on the second film, titled The Karate Kid Part II: The Computer Game , was released in 1986. Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues , a video game based on the television series Cobra Kai , was released for PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , and Nintendo Switch in October 2020, while Microsoft Windows version was released in January 2021. A mobile game entitled Cobra Kai: Card Fighter
1768-488: The lyricist and composer of the score , while Keone & Mari Madrid choreograph the play. Kumiko Yoshii, Michael Wolk serve as producers, with The Kinoshita Group. The cast includes Jovanni Sy as Mr. Miyagi, John Cardoza as Daniel LaRusso, Kate Baldwin as Lucille LaRusso, Alan H. Green as John Kreese, Jake Bentley Young as Johnny Lawrence, Jetta Juriansz as Ali Mills and Luis-Pablo Garcia as Freddie Fernandez. The opening date has yet to be announced. The film spawned
1836-681: The Burbank Studios and acquired Lorimar Studios , previously the MGM lot, from Warner Bros. On October 31, 1989, Sony completed a friendly takeover bid for the rest of shares (51%) of CPE, which was a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: KPE), and acquired 99.3% of the common stock of the company. On November 8, 1989, Sony completed the acquisition by a "short-form" merger of its wholly owned subsidiary Sony Columbia Acquisition Corporation into CPE under
1904-729: The California-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, but are instead subsidiaries of the main Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation. The Karate Kid (franchise) The Karate Kid is an American martial arts drama franchise created by Robert Mark Kamen . The series follows the journey of various coming-of-age teenagers who are taught in the ways of martial arts by an experienced mentor in order to stand up for themselves after being bullied, or assert their dominance towards others. The original film series began as
1972-575: The Cobra Kai dojo and get revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi. Meanwhile, Daniel and Miyagi have returned home from Okinawa to find Daniel's apartment building being demolished and his mother back in New Jersey taking care of a sick relative; Miyagi invites Daniel to stay with him. When Miyagi refuses to train Daniel to defend his title at the tournament, Daniel happens across Silver who offers to train him Cobra Kai-style. Mr. Miyagi (the only character from
2040-658: The Coca-Cola Entertainment Business Sector departed, namely Barbara Corday , who ran Columbia / Embassy Television as president, Herman Rush and Peter Seale, who ran Coca-Cola Telecommunications , and Brian McGrath, who was the president of the Coca-Cola Entertainment Business Sector. In early December 1987, former Coke EBS vice president Kenneth Lemberger exited the post to join Tri-Star Pictures , displacing Roger Faxon, who had joined Columbia Pictures as senior vice president of
2108-559: The Columbia Pictures label. On January 5, 1988, the then-newly founded Columbia Pictures Entertainment announced that they would revive the Triumph brand as a new worldwide subsidiary, Triumph Releasing Corporation; this incarnation of Triumph provided administrative services related to the distribution of Columbia Pictures and Tri-Star Pictures in the U.S. and Canada, while internationally, Triumph would be responsible for
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2176-730: The Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group) by merging Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures in 1998, revitalizing Columbia's former television division Screen Gems. This in effect re-united the MGM studio name, with the MGM main studio lot, although somewhat confusingly, the bulk of the pre-May 1986 original MGM library ended up at Time Warner via the Ted Turner - Kirk Kerkorian " Turner Entertainment Co. " transactions. The post-April 1986 MGM library consists of acquisitions of various third-party libraries, such as
2244-612: The Entertainment Sector's feature production deal with Nelson Entertainment and its investment in Castle Rock Entertainment , and TeleVentures ; a company it continues to own, which was linked to three independent companies: Tri-Star Pictures , Stephen J. Cannell Productions and Witt/Thomas Productions . Merv Griffin Enterprises continue to function as a separate operation. A new company
2312-497: The Orion Pictures catalogue, leading to MGM's 2014 remake of RoboCop . In July 2000, a marketing executive working for Sony Corporation created a fictitious film critic, David Manning , who gave consistently good reviews for releases from Sony subsidiary Columbia Pictures that generally received poor reviews amongst real critics. Sony later pulled the ads, suspended Manning's creator and his supervisor and paid fines to
2380-734: The Water (co-released by TriStar Pictures ), The Golden Laws , Steamboy (co-distributed by Destination Films ) and the critically panned SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 . Sony Pictures Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE , and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc. ) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio conglomerate that produces, acquires, and distributes filmed entertainment (theatrical motion pictures, television programs, and recorded videos) through multiple platforms. Through an intermediate holding company called Sony Film Holding Inc., it
2448-615: The appointment of SPE president and COO Ravi Ahuja as CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment effective January 2, 2025, succeeding Tony Vinciquerra, who will remain chairman until the end of December 2025. In November 2014, the Sony Pictures computer network was compromised by a group of hackers named Guardians of Peace , disabling many computers. Later the same week, five of Sony Pictures' movies were leaked, including some not yet released (such as Fury and Annie ), as well as confidential data about 47,000 current and former Sony employees. Film historian Wheeler Winston Dixon suggested that
2516-453: The character of Mr. Miyagi. This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in the franchise. The Karate Kid is a semi-autobiographical story based on the life of its screenwriter, Robert Mark Kamen . At age 17, after the 1964 New York World's Fair , Kamen was beaten up by a gang of bullies. He thus began to study martial arts in order to defend himself. Kamen was unhappy with his first teacher who taught martial arts as
2584-754: The company provided administrative services related to distribution of its films in North America, while internationally, would be responsible for the direction of each studio. On September 28, 1989, Sony obtained an option to purchase all of The Coca-Cola Company 's stock (approximately 54 million shares or 49% of the outstanding shares) in CPE for $ 27 per share. The next day, Sony also announced that it reached an agreement with Guber-Peters Entertainment Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPEC; formerly Barris Industries , Inc.) to acquire CPE for $ 200 million when Sony hired Peter Guber and Jon Peters to be its co-chairmen. This
2652-525: The development of Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid . Macchio later commented that the character was originally named Danny Weber, but was later changed to LaRusso. The studio originally wanted the role of Mr. Miyagi to be played by Toshiro Mifune , who had appeared in the Akira Kurosawa films Rashomon (1950), Seven Samurai (1954), and The Hidden Fortress (1958), but the actor did not speak English. Pat Morita later auditioned for
2720-645: The eight-story, 260,000sq ft building originally designed by architect Maxwell Starkman and known as Sony Pictures Plaza, which was originally the headquarters of MGM Studios and later Sony Pictures Studios, was sold to Runyon Group and fellow developer LBA Realty for $ 159 million. Headquartered in Culver City, California , U.S., SPE comprises various studios and entertainment brands, including Affirm Films , Columbia Pictures , Screen Gems , Sony Pictures Classics , TriStar Pictures , Crunchyroll , Game Show Network and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema . The following are other Sony Pictures divisions that are not subsidiaries of
2788-421: The film and used as the beginning of The Karate Kid Part II . In 2015, toy company Funko revived The Karate Kid action figures. Two versions of character Daniel Larusso, a version of character Johnny Lawrence and a version of Mr. Miyagi were part of the line. The toys were spotted at retailers Target and Amazon.com . A video game based on the first film was developed by Atlus and published by LJN for
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2856-418: The film was delayed to December 13, 2024, in part as a result of the 2023 writers and actors strikes, and again to May 30, 2025, so that it wouldn't conflict with the final season of Cobra Kai . In February 2024, Ben Wang was cast as the titular character. In March, Joshua Jackson , Sadie Stanley and Ming-Na Wen were cast in undisclosed roles. In this animated children's television series ,
2924-641: The film was set in China. A sixth film, Karate Kid: Legends , with Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio reprising their original roles from the previous films, is scheduled to be released in 2025 Cobra Kai (2018–present) offers a continuation of the story that begins in the original films of the 1980s and 1990s created, three decades later. While directly based on Kamen's characters, Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz , and Hayden Schlossberg created this series. An animated series , as well as tie-in video games among other pieces of merchandise, have also been released alongside
2992-460: The films. Daniel LaRusso and his mother have just moved to Reseda, Los Angeles from Newark, New Jersey at the start of the school year. Befriending classmate Ali Mills, he comes into conflict with Ali's ex-boyfriend and star pupil of the "Cobra Kai" dojo Johnny Lawrence and his gang. After being beaten up by the Cobra Kai gang in an after-school fight, Daniel finds an unlikely friend and karate sensei in his apartment complex's handyman, Mr. Miyagi,
3060-402: The hack and subsequent leaks, calling it a "malicious criminal act", while also criticizing WikiLeaks for describing the leaked content as public domain . Seth Rogen has expressed doubts about North Korea being responsible for the 2014 Sony hack. Based on the timeline of events and the amount of information hacked, he believes the hack may have been conducted by a Sony employee. In 2014,
3128-478: The hack, which exposed the inner workings of the studio, was "not a pretty picture," and served as a "wake-up call to the entire industry." The hack also revealed some other documents, emails between Hollywood moguls referring to Barack Obama 's cinematic tastes, a possible partnership with Marvel Studios for the inclusion of the superhero Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War , which
3196-468: The leader of her school's shady security fraternity, Ned. In this remake of the 1984 film, Dre Parker and his mother move from Detroit to Beijing after she transfers jobs from a car factory in the city. He befriends Meiying, a young musician who goes to his school, but draws the unwanted attention of Cheng, a kung fu prodigy whose family is close to Meiying's. Cheng and his friends relentlessly bully Dre at school to keep him away from Meiying, resulting in
3264-577: The movie's iteration of the titular character. Jonathan Entwistle will serve as director from a script written by Rob Lieber, where the plot will involve a teen from China moving to the East Coast and beginning to study martial arts. Karen Rosenfelt will produce the film, with principal photography scheduled to occur in Montreal to last from April 1 to June 3 under the working title “Victory Boulevard”. Originally scheduled to be released on June 7, 2024,
3332-424: The negative impact of the merger of Warner Bros.' parent company WarnerMedia with Discovery, Inc. to form Warner Bros. Discovery . On November 14, 2023, Sony Pictures unveiled a special centennial anniversary logo for its Columbia Pictures unit ahead of its 100th anniversary of its founding on January 10, 2024. On April 18, 2024, it was reported that Sony was interested in acquiring Paramount Global through
3400-513: The neighborhood bullies. Kamen then combined his own life story with the news article and used both to create the screenplay for The Karate Kid . Additionally, given John G. Avildsen 's involvement with both films, Sylvester Stallone often joked with Kamen that the writer had "ripped off" the Rocky films with The Karate Kid . DC Comics had a character called Karate Kid . The filmmakers received special permission from DC Comics in 1984 to use
3468-399: The other in equity to fund most of SPE's film slate for several years. SPE was originally considering a $ 300 million deal with Blue Anchor Entertainment, led by Bloom Hergott partner John LaViolette and former investment banker & producer Joseph M. Singer, and backed by Longhorn Capital Management and Deutsche Bank, which was held up by regulatory matters. In November 2019, Sony purchased
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#17327834873763536-445: The plot would have involved Daniel LaRusso 's daughter and Rocky Balboa, Jr. opening a dojo together. Macchio stated that he and Milo Ventimiglia were pitched the idea, but described the concept as "awful". After Macchio expressed his disinterest in the story, the project subsequently fell into development hell , before being abandoned in favor of Creed and Cobra Kai . Victor Dal Chele & Russ Heath The franchise as
3604-837: The previous films to return) travels to Boston, Massachusetts in order to attend a commemorative service in for the Japanese-American soldiers who fought in the 442nd Infantry Regiment in World War II . While there, he reacquaints with Louisa Pierce, the widow of his commanding officer. Louisa introduces him to his rebellious teenage granddaughter Julie, whose anger issues – resulting from her parents' deaths – make life difficult for Louisa. Offering to help, Miyagi sends Louisa to his home in Los Angeles for respite while he works to mentor Julie. Julie initially rebuffs Miyagi's help, but warms to him after coming into conflict with
3672-576: The remaining 42% stake in GSN from AT&T , placing it under the direction of its television division. In April 2021, Sony signed a first-look deal with Netflix , allowing the streaming service to host their films following their theatrical runs and home media releases. That same month, the company also entered into a multi-year licensing agreement with The Walt Disney Company for its films to stream across Disney's streaming and linear platforms, including Disney+ and Hulu . In February 2022, Sony signed
3740-467: The role but was rejected for the part due to his close association with stand-up comedy and with his character Arnold on the sitcom Happy Days . After a few failed attempts, Morita grew a beard and patterned his accent after his uncle, which led to him being cast in the role. In a 2020 interview with Collider , William Zabka revealed that Pat Morita pitched him an idea in 2005, for a fifth film. The plot would have revolved around Johnny Lawrence who
3808-430: The sales, marketing and distribution of Columbia and Tri-Star films under the direction of each individual studio. It was officially incorporated on March 24, 1988. In 1989, Triumph began to distribute films from Crédit Lyonnais 's Epic Productions Inc. . On November 23, 1994, Triumph Releasing Corporation was renamed as Sony Pictures Releasing Corporation, and the Triumph name was spun off as Triumph Films, now primarily
3876-458: The state of Connecticut and to fans who saw the reviewed films in the US. It expanded its operations on April 8, 2005, when a Sony-led consortium acquired the legendary Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), in a US$ 4.8 billion leveraged buyout , through the holding company MGM Holdings Inc. On June 4, 2008, SPE's wholly owned group 2JS Productions B.V. acquired Dutch production company 2waytraffic N.V., famous for Who Wants to Be
3944-422: The studio. The merger was approved by shareholders on December 15, 1987, and it was completed two days later. Columbia and Tri-Star brands would be used as separate and autonomous production entities, and would be part of CPE whole, along with the prior assets, units and commitments of the former Coca-Cola Entertainment Business Sector, which included all feature, TV, home video, and pay cable operations as well as
4012-589: The title for the first film (and subsequent sequels). A number of actors were considered for the part of Daniel LaRusso (originally Daniel Weber), including Sean Penn , Robert Downey Jr. , Charlie Sheen , Jon Cryer , Emilio Estevez , Nicolas Cage , Anthony Edwards , C. Thomas Howell , Tom Cruise , Eric Stoltz and D. B. Sweeney . Ralph Macchio was ultimately cast on the strength of his performance as Johnny Cade in The Outsiders (1983). Macchio has stated that his performance as Johnny influenced
4080-638: Was all led by Norio Ohga , who was the president and CEO of Sony during that time. The hiring of Guber and Peters by Sony to run Columbia was conflicted by a previous contract the producers had signed at Warner Bros. Time Warner 's chairman, Steve Ross , threatened Sony with a lawsuit for breach of contract . The lawsuit would be subsequently dropped when Sony sold half-interest in Columbia House and cable distribution rights to Columbia's feature films, TV movies, and miniseries to Warner Bros. That same agreement also saw Columbia sell its 35% interest in
4148-716: Was also announced on the same day, that there would be more Spider-Man sequels and spin-offs, though on February 10, 2015, Sony Pictures eventually signed a deal with Disney 's Marvel Studios to allow Spider-Man to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , beginning with Captain America: Civil War , before appearing in Spider-Man: Homecoming which was released on July 7, 2017. The deal also allowed Sony to distribute and have creative control on any MCU film where Spider-Man
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#17327834873764216-464: Was formed in early 1988 with the Tri-Star name to take over the studio's operations. In early January 1988, CPE announced that they would revive the Triumph branding for the new worldwide subsidiary, Triumph Releasing Corporation , which was functioned as a theatrical distributor, marketing and promotion for Columbia and Tri-Star films, and named Patrick N. Williamson as president of the unit and
4284-530: Was formerly of the New York Film Festival, joined Triumph Films to serve as New York publicity director (Bloom would later co-found Sony Pictures Classics ). In 1985, Triumph Films announced that they would cut back down on their production slate, focusing on foreign-language films with English subtitles. Shortly afterwards, Gaumont decided to cut ties, and Columbia Pictures, now the sole owner, decided to shutter Triumph Films, and fold it into
4352-480: Was later confirmed in February 2015, amongst others. On December 16, the hackers issued a warning to moviegoers, threatening to attack anyone who sees The Interview during the holidays and urging people to "remember the 11th of September 2001 ". On December 17, 2014, Sony cancelled the previously planned December 25 release of The Interview in response to hacker threats. On February 24, 2015, Tom Rothman
4420-415: Was named chairman of SPE's motion picture group to replace Amy Pascal . On April 16, 2015, WikiLeaks published over 30,287 documents, 173 e-mails, and 2,200 corporate e-mail addresses of Sony Pictures' employees. WikiLeaks said in a press release that the content of the leaks were "newsworthy and at the center of a geo-political conflict" and belonged "in the public domain". Sony Pictures later condemned
4488-425: Was not involved with the project, and that it was not directly connected to the television series. In August 2023, it was reported that Jackie Chan would be reprising his role from the 2010 film. By November of the same year, Chan officially joined the cast, alongside Ralph Macchio , in their respective roles as Mr. Han and Daniel LaRusso. The studio announced a worldwide open casting call for an actor to star as
4556-528: Was released on iOS and Android devices in March 2021. A sequel to Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues developed by Flux Games and published by GameMill Entertainment titled Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising was released on November 8, 2022 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 , Windows via Steam , Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S . In 2022, Ralph Macchio published the memoir Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me ( Dutton ), in which he reflects upon
4624-790: Was renamed as Sony Pictures Entertainment on August 7, 1991. Also that year, Jon Peters left Columbia to start Peters Entertainment with a three-year exclusive production agreement at the studio at first, before transitioning to a non-exclusive deal at the studio. Longtime CPE employee Laurie MacDonald also left to start Aerial Pictures at the studio, first for a two-year deal, before going to 20th Century Fox in 1993, and being swallowed up by Amblin Entertainment later that year, eventually setting up DreamWorks . Sony has since created numerous other film production and distribution units, such as creating Sony Pictures Classics for art-house fare, by forming Columbia TriStar Pictures (also known as
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