Rich Sullivan Promoted to Chief Operating Officer of STXdigital
Rich Sullivan has been upped to chief operating officer at STXdigital, a division of STX Entertainment. Sullivan, who has served as chief financial officer for the past two and a half years, will...
View ArticleChina’s Huayi Wants to Continue, Possibly Expand Relations With STX (Report)
Huayi Brothers Media, one of China’s leading film studios, says it wants to renew and expand its relationship with Hollywood’s STX Entertainment. The stance was expressed by Huayi co-chief James Wang...
View ArticleMark Wahlberg, Peter Berg Plan to Make Action Movie ‘Mile 22’ a Trilogy
In a surprise announcement at CinemaCon on Tuesday, Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg declared they are moving ahead with “Mile 22” as an action franchise at STX Entertainment. Wahlberg described the...
View ArticleAnne Hathaway Producing, Starring in Romantic Comedy for STX
Anne Hathaway will produce and star in an untitled, contemporary romantic comedy for STX Films. No director is attached to the project, based on a script from screenwriters Abby Kohn and Marc...
View ArticleRidley Scott’s ‘All the Money in the World’ Sold to Lucky Red for Italy
ROME — Italy’s Lucky Red has acquired Italian rights to Ridley Scott-directed kidnap drama “All The Money in the World” from STX in the first announced sale of the hotly anticipated kidnapping thriller...
View ArticleSTX International Teams With Lucky Red for Italian Distribution
STXinternational has closed a multi-year output deal with Lucky Red for Italian distribution, starting with Ridley Scott’s “All the Money in the World.” The pact was announced Thursday by David Kosse...
View ArticleJennifer Aniston to Star in Suburban Parenting Comedy for STXfilms
STXfilms is in talks with Jennifer Aniston to star in an untitled suburban parenting comedy with “My Blind Brother” director Sophie Goodhart attached to helm from her own script. If the deal with...
View ArticleSTX Eyeing $3.5 Billion Hong Kong IPO in 2018 (Report)
STX Entertainment may be edging closer to an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, early in 2018. The company could raise $500 million of fresh capital and achieve a valuation of...
View ArticleSony, STX International Strike Home-Entertainment Deal for the U.K. (EXCLUSIVE)
Sony has inked a home-entertainment deal with STX International to distribute its titles in the U.K. and Ireland, starting with Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olson thriller “Wind River.” The agreement...
View ArticleAFM: STX Sells ‘All the Money in the World’ to China’s HiShow
STX Intl., the sales arm of budding studio STX Entertainment, has struck a deal that sees HiShow Entertainment set as the exclusive rights holder and China distributor of its Kevin Spacey-starring John...
View ArticleRobert Zemeckis, STX, Alibaba Partner on Sci-Fi Film ‘Steel Soldiers’
STX Entertainment and China’s Alibaba Pictures will partner to co-develop and co-produce the sci-fi action movie “Steel Soldiers,” with Robert Zemeckis producing. STX will handle U.S. and international...
View ArticleSTX Joins Channing Tatum, Tencent on ‘Zombie Brother’ Movie
STX Entertainment has teamed up with Tencent Pictures and Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin and Peter Kiernan’s Free Association production company to co-produce a live-action film adaptation of “Zombie...
View ArticleUAE Founder Sheikh Zayed Biopic in the Works From STXfilms
STXfilms is developing a biopic based on the life of the late Sheikh Zayed, the former president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Shekhar Kapur, whose credits include...
View ArticleTaraji P. Henson-Sam Rockwell Drama ‘Best of Enemies’ Bought by STX
STXfilms has acquired domestic distribution rights to Astute Films’ civil rights drama “The Best of Enemies,” starring Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell. Babou Ceesay (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”),...
View ArticleDespite Box Office Misses and a Stalled IPO, STX Presses On
Now was supposed to be a happy time indeed for STX Entertainment. If all had gone according to plan, “The Happytime Murders” would have been a smash summer hit and the studio would be laughing all the...
View ArticleSTX’s David Kosse to Head Netflix’s New International Film Division
David Kosse, the head of London-based STXinternational, has been hired by Netflix to lead its new international film division. The former boss of Film4, Kosse will assume the title of vice president...
View ArticleKelly Clarkson, Pitbull Embrace Imperfection With ‘UglyDolls’
Kelly Clarkson and Pitbull both signed on to “UglyDolls” for the same reason: the film’s endearing message about what it means to be different. The two artists took the stage during STX Films’...
View ArticleHow Ugly Will It Get for STX Entertainment?
When it launched in 2014, STX Entertainment was supposed to be a smarter and nimbler entertainment company, one that could open compelling movies and launch quality television shows while keeping a lid...
View ArticleGlen Powell to Star in STX Comedy ‘I Want to F*** Your Brother’
Glen Powell is set to star in the STX comedy “I Want to F*** Your Brother,” sources tell Variety. The pic is a co-production between STX and MWM Studios and a reimagining of the 2007 Black List script...
View ArticleOren Aviv Stepping Down From STX Motion Picture Group (EXCLUSIVE)
STX Entertainment’s Oren Aviv is resigning his post at the company’s motion picture group, according to three individuals familiar with the matter. Aviv is currently negotiating his exit and is...
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