Sony is now the theatrical residence for Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Fairness.
Sony has signed a three-year settlement that can see the studio distribute Artists Fairness’s theatrical movies globally. Sony will finance the movies and deal with all ancillaries, with Artists Fairness having the choice to co-finance particular person initiatives.
Mentioned Tom Rothman, chairman-CEO of Sony Footage’ Movement Image Group, “Now that Ben and Matt and their workforce have set their sights firmly on the excessive bar of the theatrical market, Sony is fortunate as hell to be partnering with them. We look ahead to making a bunch of hit movies collectively.”
Added Affleck, “It’s an honor to make movies for the magical darkish room the place we come along with strangers to undertaking our innermost secrets and techniques onto a display screen, surrendering to a narrative collectively, agreeing to share the identical flickering dream. I’m grateful for the chance to carry films to a world viewers, with your entire knowledgeable Sony workforce.”
Artists Fairness, run by Affleck, Damon and RedBird Capital’s Gerry Cardinale, has upcoming options that embody the motion film RIP starring Affleck and Damon, and the Affleck-directed thriller Animals, each for Netflix. Artists Fairness will nonetheless develop and produce options for streaming, outdoors of their theatrical pact with Sony.
Most lately, Artists Fairness launched The Accountant 2 with Amazon, with the theatrical field workplace bringing in $102 million worldwide. Different titles embody the Doug Liman-directed The Instigators for Apple TV+ and the Invoice Condon musical The Kiss of the Spider Girl, out Oct. 10 by way of Lionsgate.