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Sony

Company ⌖ Watchlist Tracks 4 name variants incl. Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures Television, Sony Pictures Entertainment
last seen in coverage Aug 16
714
Wire items · since Feb 18
116
Deal items
46
Tracked projects
7
Months active
155
Multi-source stories

What they buy · across 116 tracked deal items

33% of tracked dealflow (38/116) is book adaptation; 86% of classified deal mediums are film; 83% of staged deals sit early-funnel (in-development or greenlit).machine-derived from the deal record below — not an editorial mandate statement

Deal type
book adaptation 38
remake reboot 28
greenlight 16
option 11
spec sale 10
series order pilot pickup 7
short story adaptation 7
public domain adaptation 5
pitch sale 2
Reported stage
in development 68
in production 19
greenlit 11
optioned 8
acquired 5
Medium
film 101
tv limited series 15
industry 2

Slate · 46 projects from coveragegrouped by latest reported stage — reported, never inferred; showing top 30 by coverage volume

In development 14
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Resident Evil
Zach Cregger · Austin Abrams · Paul Walter Hauser
 remake reboot book adaptation in development 34 Aug 7
Skeletons
Brie Larson · JT Mollner · J.J. Abrams
 option book adaptation acquired 16 Jul 25
Goat
Caleb McLaughlin · Gabrielle Union · Stephen Curry
 — 12 May 1
Ghostbusters
Gil Kenan · Jason Reitman · Dan Aykroyd
 remake reboot in development 11 Jul 2
Scream
Mason Gooding · Kevin Williamson · Wes Craven
 greenlight spec sale optioned 7 Jul 31
God Of War
Ronald D. Moore · Roy Lee · Hideo Kojima
 series order pilot pickup in development 6 Aug 4
Obsession
David Ellison · Steven Spielberg · Emily Blunt
 — 6 Aug 4
Insidious: Out Of The Further
James Wan · Lin Shaye · Leigh Whannell
 in development 6 Aug 15
Flood
Zach Cregger · Steven Spielberg · Pam Abdy
 in development 5 Jul 26
Together
Vincent D'Onofrio · Adam McKay · Don Mancini
 greenlight in development 5 Aug 4
Django/zorro
Brian Helgeland · Quentin Tarantino · Jamie Foxx
 book adaptation in development 5 May 4
Saros
Rahul Kohli
 — 5 May 10
Ghostbusters: Night Shift
Jason Reitman · Gil Kenan · Dan Aykroyd
 remake reboot in development 5 Jul 2
Jacksepticeye
Sanford Panitch · Justin Lin · Markiplier
 book adaptation in development 4 Apr 16
Greenlit 3
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Drama
Aaron Sorkin · Michael Thorn · Katherine Pope
 book adaptation series order pilot pickup greenlit 22 Aug 6
Jeopardy
Brennan Lee Mulligan · Michael Davies · Ike Barinholtz
 greenlit 5 May 16
Venom
Tom Holland · Tom Hardy · Zach Lipovsky
 greenlight greenlit 4 Jul 31
In production 5
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Spider-noir
Nicolas Cage · Oren Uziel · Harry Bradbeer
 in production 12 Jun 20
Spider-verse
Phil Lord · Christopher Miller · Nicolas Cage
 in production 8 Aug 4
Boys
Eric Kripke · Jensen Ackles · Aya Cash
 spec sale in production 8 May 22
Jumanji
Dwayne Johnson · Kevin Hart · Jack Black
 in production 5 Aug 4
Sinners
George Clooney · Jodie Foster · Julia Roberts
 in production 4 May 22
Released & tracking 8
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Spider-man
Tom Holland · Destin Daniel Cretton · Zendaya
 completed seeking distribution 67 Aug 16
Spider-man: Brand New Day
Tom Holland · Zendaya · Destin Daniel Cretton
 completed seeking distribution 33 Aug 16
Backrooms
Chiwetel Ejiofor · Renate Reinsve · Kane Parsons
 option optioned 13 Aug 4
Odyssey
Christopher Nolan · Tom Holland · Anne Hathaway
 in production 12 Aug 15
Weapons
Zach Cregger · Amy Madigan · Roy Lee
 remake reboot public domain adaptation in development 10 Jul 29
Gladys
Zach Cregger · Amy Madigan · Julia Garner
 remake reboot public domain adaptation in development 6 Jul 29
Hope
Michael Fassbender · Na Hong-jin · Alicia Vikander
 in development 6 Aug 4
Avengers: Doomsday
Dwayne Johnson · Danny DeVito · Robert Downey Jr.
 in production 5 Aug 5

Key people · from coveragenames as they appear in sourced items; no contact data by design

Zach CreggerTalent attached40i · 21d
Tom HollandNamed in coverage26i · 0d
Austin AbramsTalent attached20i · 13d
Tom RothmanNamed in coverage18i · 0d
David EllisonNamed in coverage17i · 1d
Brie LarsonTalent attached16i · 8d
JT MollnerTalent attached16i · 8d
J.J. AbramsTalent attached15i · 7d
Roy LeeTalent attached15i · 12d
ZendayaNamed in coverage15i · 0d
Quentin TarantinoNamed in coverage14i · 4d
Destin Daniel CrettonTalent attached13i · 0d
AFFILIATED = APPEARS IN ≥15% OF ALL SONY COVERAGE · OTHERS ARE COUNTERPARTIES ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Box office in coverage orbit · 5 tracked titlesgrosses as reported — amber badge = released by another studio

Spider-Man: Brand New Day
“2 million admissions”Aug 1 · South Korea→“$927 million worldwide opening”Aug 3 · domestic/worldwide→“$927 million global opening”Aug 3 · domestic/worldwide→“$932m worldwide”Aug 4 · North America→“$932 million global opening”Aug 4 · worldwide→“$365 million”Aug 4 · IMAX global→“$1 billion globally”Aug 5 · domestic→“$508.8M”Aug 7 · U.S./Canada→“$55.6 million”Aug 11 · Australia→“$671.2M”Aug 12 · domestic→“USD$927m worldwide opening”Aug 13 · Australia→“$780.8M”Aug 15 · domestic
latest: “$780.8M” (domestic) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Iron Lung
“$51.2 million to date”Jun 13 · to date
latest: “$51.2 million to date” (to date) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Caught Stealing
“$33 million”Jun 14 · theatrical run
latest: “$33 million” (theatrical run) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Backrooms
“$330 million worldwide”Jul 2 · worldwide
latest: “$330 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Weapons
“$270 million worldwide”Jul 24 · worldwide
latest: “$270 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure

Activity · by month

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FEB
141
MAR
185
APR
198
MAY
38
JUN
54
JUL
75
AUG
WIRE ITEMSDEAL SHARE

Works with · top 8 of 21click to expand shared record

CounterpartyItemsDeals
NetflixPLAT 18129
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Warner Bros.CO 15431
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UniversalCO 13127
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ParamountCO 13026
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DisneyCO 1138
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LegendaryCO 4810
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AmazonCO 4711
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A24CO 4310
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Deal record · 115 entries, newest 30 shownamounts shown as reported — ScreamWire tracks deal flow, not comps

Aug 5 The Housemaid's Secret: Brittany Snow Has Joined The Cast
book-adaptation @ greenlit
with Brittany Snow, Sydney Sweeney, Michele Morrone +5
 Bleeding Cool+2 src B
Aug 1 Paramount Primal Snaps Up High-Concept Thriller Spec ‘Sweet Spot’ From Nic Curcio & Kirby Gladstein
spec-sale @ acquired
with Paramount Primal, Nic Curcio, Kirby Gladstein +5
 Deadline+2 src A+
Aug 1 Paramount Primal Picks Up Erotic Thriller ‘Sweet Spot,’ Co-Written by Screenwriting Influencer (Exclusive)
spec-sale @ in-development
with Paramount Primal, Nic Curcio, Kirby Gladstein +5
 THR+1 src A+
Aug 1 Beatrice Kitsos And David Iacono Land Lead Roles In Netflix’s YA Rom-Com ‘Better Than The Movies’
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Beatrice Kitsos, David Iacono, Julia Hart +5
 Deadline+3 src A
Jul 31 Sony Readies Hockey Romance Adaptation ‘Fake Skating’ With Director Josh Boone
book-adaptation @ greenlit
with Josh Boone, Morgan Lehmann, Victoria Bata +5
 The Wrap C
Jul 31 "Die Hard," "Back to the Future," and "Home Alone": Zach Cregger Revealed What Inspired the New "Resident Evil"
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Zach Cregger, Austin Abrams, Resident Evil
 ixbt.games A+
Jul 27 Zach Cregger admits 'I'm not going to be able to improve on Leon' which is why he's using original characters for the upcoming Resident Evil movie
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Zach Cregger, Capcom, Resident Evil +1
 PC Gamer+2 src A+
Jul 26 Ryan Gosling to Star in Marvel’s Ghost Rider Movie
greenlight @ greenlit
with Ryan Gosling, Shawn Levy, Marvel Studios +5
 Variety+8 src A+
Jul 25 Zach Cregger Recalls ‘Resident Evil’ Actor Austin Abrams Nearly Died On-Set During A Stunt: “Crazy How Close He Came To Death” [Comic-Con]
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Zach Cregger, Austin Abrams, Weapons +1
 The Playlist A
Jul 24 Parker Finn’s ‘Possession’ Remake Starts Filming With Margaret Qualley Channeling Isabelle Adjani — Shot in 35mm
remake-reboot @ in-production
with Paramount, Parker Finn, Margaret Qualley +5
 World of Reel+1 src A+
Jul 23 Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ Has A New Trailer, Six Weeks From Release
remake-reboot “$20 million”
with Zach Cregger, Austin Abrams, Resident Evil
 World of Reel+2 src A+
Jul 21 Neill Blomkamp’s Next Movie Could Be Fully AI-Generated — Director Releases “Test” Short ‘NIGHTBORNE’
BUYER remake-reboot @ in-development
with Neill Blomkamp, Seedance 2.0, District 9
 World of Reel+2 src A
Jul 21 Sony Dates Bad Robot’s JT Mollner Horror Pic ‘Skeletons’ Starring Brie Larson For Summer 2027
short-story-adaptation @ in-development
with Brie Larson, Kyle Gallner, John Goodman +5
 Deadline+9 src A+
Jul 19 Sydney Sweeney’s 'Hollow', A Gothic Erotic Thriller Reimagining of 'Sleepy Hollow', Lands at Sony
BUYER book-adaptation / public-domain-adaptation @ in-development
with Penguin Random House, Sydney Sweeney, Lindsey Anderson Beer +5
 Phantasmagoria+1 src A+
Jul 17 Sony Lands ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Package ‘Hollow’ With Sydney Sweeney Starring, Lindsey Anderson Beer Writing & Directing And LuckyChap Producing
BUYER book-adaptation @ in-development
with Sydney Sweeney, Lindsey Anderson Beer, LuckyChap +5
 Deadline+4 src A+
Jul 14 TriStar Pictures Lands Feature Film Rights to Trevor Henderson’s Creepy ‘Cartoon Cat’
option @ optioned
with TriStar Pictures, Trevor Henderson, Roy Lee +5
 Dread Central+6 src A+
Jul 9 Diego Calva Joins Supernatural Thriller ‘Possession’ From Paramount
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Diego Calva, Callum Turner, Margaret Qualley +5
 Deadline A+
Jul 8 John Goodman Joins Brie Larson In Horror Thriller ‘Skeletons’ From Sony Pictures
BUYER short-story-adaptation @ acquired
with FilmNation Entertainment, John Goodman, Brie Larson +5
 Deadline+7 src A+
Jul 7 Julia Garner to start in and exec product Apple TV thriller, ‘Guilty Creatures’
book-adaptation / series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Julia Garner, Craig Gillespie, Stuart Zicherman +4
 MacTech.com+4 src B
Jul 2 After Backrooms, Hollywood Goes All-In On Siren Head
option @ optioned “low seven figures”
with Warner Bros., Trevor Henderson, Zach Cregger +5
 Cosmic Book News+5 src A+
Jun 30 Resident Evil "Feels Like One Gigantic Sequence," Says Zach Cregger
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis +5
 Bleeding Cool+2 src A
Jun 26 Daithí Ó hAragáin joins Brie Larson in Sony horror thriller ‘Skeletons’
BUYER short-story-adaptation @ acquired
with FilmNation Entertainment, Brie Larson, Willa Fitzgerald +5
 IFTN+1 src A
Jun 12 New "Resident Evil" Director Zach Cregger Admits Never Seeing Previous Films: Believes Game Fans Will Embrace His Vision More Than Film Purists
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Zach Cregger, Resident Evil, Paul W. S. Anderson +5
 玩具人 TOY PEOPLE A
Jun 12 Warner Bros. Passes on George Miller’s ‘Mad Max: The Wasteland’ as Amazon, Sony, and Universal Circle
Deal @ in-development
with Warner Bros., George Miller, Tom Hardy +5
 World of Reel+3 src A
Jun 12 The God of the Woods Starts Production in New York
book-adaptation @ in-production
with Liz Hannah, Liz Moore, Kerry Condon +5
 Vital Thrills A
Jun 8 GHOSTBUSTERS Animated Netflix Series Gets a New Title Reveal and Logo Art
remake-reboot @ in-production
with Netflix, Sony Pictures Animation, Ghost Corps +5
 GeekTyrant A
Jun 4 FilmNation Snaps Up Absurdist Action-Thriller Spec ‘I’d Like To Speak To Your Manager’ From Gabe Delahaye
spec-sale @ in-development
with FilmNation, Gabe Delahaye, Fortunate Jack +5
 Deadline+1 src A+
May 29 Paramount Wins Florence Pugh Feature ‘The Midnight Library’ For $36M
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Paramount Pictures, Florence Pugh, Garth Davis +5
 Deadline A+
May 29 ‘The God Of The Woods’ TV Series Cast Adds Five (EXCLUSIVE)
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Netflix, Liz Moore, Maya Hawke +5
 Deadline A
May 23 'Holiday Inn': Zazove And Turner Sell Family Pitch To Sony (EXCLUSIVE)
pitch-sale @ in-development
with Ben Zazove, Evan Turner, Verve +5
 Deadline B

Recent mentions · 10 of 598

Methodology

Source. Assembled from ScreamWire's classified archive — 714 wire items (Feb 18 → Aug 16) matching Sony or a tracked alias, deduplicated by URL (34 cross-day re-sightings removed). Every entry links to the original reporting. Descriptive, never predictive.

Why no deal amounts. Only 0.9% of tracked deal items site-wide carry a reported figure — the trades rarely publish terms — so dollar amounts appear only as the source phrased them (e.g. “rich eight-figure deal”), never as comparable numbers. This is a deal-flow tracker, not a comps database.

Buyer/seller roles are captured on a minority of deal items today; role-based stats are suppressed until capture coverage improves.

Slate clusters coverage by project title; stage is the latest reported stage, never a projection. Amber “via” badges mark titles tracked within this entity's coverage orbit but released by another distributor. Grades are ScreamWire's editorial coverage grade — how strongly the wire covered the story — not a deal-quality score.

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