Sony Pictures has picked up the rights to the sci-fi book “The Electric Church” by Jeff Somers. Trevor Sands has been hired to pen the adaptation, which is working under the title “The Avery Cates Project,” the name of the series of books from Somers. Jimmy Miller is producing the adaptation. The official publisher’s synopsis for “The Electric Church” writes; “In the near future, the only thing growing faster than the criminal population is the Electric Church, a new religion founded by a mysterious man named Dennis Squalor. The Church preaches that life is too brief to contemplate the mysteries of the universe: eternity is required. In order to achieve…

NEW YORK-August 6, 2009-Bill Pohlad and Bob Berney have launched a new motion picture distribution company, Apparition, which will acquire and release films. The new company’s initial slate includes The Tree of Life, written and directed by Terrence Malick, starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn, and Jane Campion’s critically acclaimed Bright Star. The new banner has also formed an output relationship with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) for all domestic ancillary rights. Pohlad and Berney created the new theatrical releasing company to be a fiercely independent, artist friendly distributor, one that champions the highest quality films and markets them with unmatched passion and commitment. “Bill and I are creating…

“Resident Evil: Afterlife,” the fourth installment of the adapted video game franchise “Resident Evil”, is gearing up to start shooting in Toronto September 28th 2009, according to Production Weekly and Comingsoon.net. A release date has also been set of September 17th, 2010, with Alice, portrayed by Milla Jovovich, back. Paul W.S. Anderson has penned the script, with no director announced yet. Milla Jovovich will reprise her lead role as Alice in this fourth installment of the “Resident Evil” series, which takes off where “Resident Evil: Afterlife” ended in Japan. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest “Resident Evil 4″ movie news and more. By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Production Weekly)

Sony Pictures just released another new movie trailer from the upcoming thriller “Obsessed” by director Steve Shill (Dexter, Knight Rider) and starring Beyonce Knowles (Cadillac Records, Dream Girls), Idris Elba (The Wire, The Unborn), Ali Larter (Heroes, Resident Evil: Extinction), Bruce McGill (Sweetwater), Scout Taylor-Compton (Love at First Hiccup) and Christine Lahti (Flying Lessons). “Obsessed” from Screen Gems will be in theaters everywhere on April 24, 2009. Synopsis: A Scotland Yard inspector (Roland Culver) on a murder case has a husband (David Farrar), his mistress (Geraldine Fitzgerald) and a housekeeper for suspects. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and trailers from “Obsessed”.

Sony Pictures recently released this new movie clip from the upcoming thriller “Obsessed” by director Steve Shill (Dexter, Knight Rider) and starring Beyonce Knowles (Cadillac Records, Dream Girls), Idris Elba (The Wire, The Unborn), Ali Larter (Heroes, Resident Evil: Extinction), Bruce McGill (Sweetwater), Scout Taylor-Compton (Love at First Hiccup) and Christine Lahti (Flying Lessons). “Obsessed” from Screen Gems will be in theaters everywhere on April 24, 2009. Synopsis: A Scotland Yard inspector (Roland Culver) on a murder case has a husband (David Farrar), his mistress (Geraldine Fitzgerald) and a housekeeper for suspects. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and trailers from “Obsessed”.

Sony Pictures just released this new movie trailer from the upcoming thriller “Obsessed” by director Steve Shill (Dexter, Knight Rider) and starring Beyonce Knowles (Cadillac Records, Dream Girls), Idris Elba (The Wire, The Unborn), Ali Larter (Heroes, Resident Evil: Extinction), Bruce McGill (Sweetwater), Scout Taylor-Compton (Love at First Hiccup) and Christine Lahti (Flying Lessons). “Obsessed” from Screen Gems will be in theaters everywhere on April 24, 2009. Synopsis: A Scotland Yard inspector (Roland Culver) on a murder case has a husband (David Farrar), his mistress (Geraldine Fitzgerald) and a housekeeper for suspects. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and trailers from “Obsessed”.

MTV is reporting that the 2005 video game “Shadow Of The Colossus” is going to be getting the silver screen adaptation thanks to Sony and producer Kevin Misher. “Shadow Of The Colossus” focuses on a young man named Wander who travels across a mysterious and foreboding land, and must fight and defeat beings known as the Colossi to restore the life of a girl named Mono. The game is probably best known for not only its critical reception but soundtrack as well, which was well-received and referred to as a one of its stronger aspects. Justin Marks will be joining with Mishner to write the film. No other names are…

Sony Pictures recently released another new movie trailer from the upcoming thriller “Obsessed” by director Steve Shill (Dexter, Knight Rider) and starring Beyonce Knowles (Cadillac Records, Dream Girls), Idris Elba (The Wire, The Unborn), Ali Larter (Heroes, Resident Evil: Extinction), Bruce McGill (Sweetwater), Scout Taylor-Compton (Love at First Hiccup) and Christine Lahti (Flying Lessons). “Obsessed” from Screen Gems will be in theaters everywhere on April 24, 2009. Synopsis: A Scotland Yard inspector (Roland Culver) on a murder case has a husband (David Farrar), his mistress (Geraldine Fitzgerald) and a housekeeper for suspects. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and trailers from “Obsessed”.

Variety reports that Sony Pictures Entertainment has won the bidding war for the Adam McKay-directed comedy The B Team that will star Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. Screenwriter Christ Henchy, who recently wrote the script for the upcoming Ferrell comedy Land of the Lost, is teaming up with McKay to write The B Team with Ferrell and McKay’s production company, Gary Sanchez Productions, and Mosaic producing. Sony has not set a release date for the film, but it is expected to go into production as quickly as the filmmakers can get it ready. Sony Co-President Matt Tolmach reportedly felt comfortable committing to the film without a finished script because Columbia…

Sony Pictures recently released this funny new movie clip from the upcoming comedy “Pink Panther 2″ by director Harald Zwart who wrote Agent Cody Banks 2 and starring Steve Martin (From Zero to Sixty, The Pink Panther), Jean Reno (The Professional), Emily Mortimer (Redbelt), John Cleese (The Day the Earth Stood Still)and Andy Garcia as Vicenzo. “Pink Panther 2″ will be in theaters everywhere on February 6, 2009. Synopsis: Insp. Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest “Pink Panther 2″…