Sony Pictures Entertainment has signed Mr. Rothman, 63, to a new multiyear contract that will keep him running the company’s movie divisions, which include Columbia Pictures and TriStar, into the next decade. The renewal was not announced by the studio, … Continued
Tom Rothman, who oversees all of Sony Pictures’ motion picture operations worldwide including Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Classics and Sony Pictures Imageworks, has recently seen his contract re-upped in a multi-year deal. Rothman came … Continued
Marking three decades in Hollywood, Tom Rothman is being honored with the Producers Guild of America’s Milestone Award. Best known in Hollywood for a passionate approach to movies, Rothman has been chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Motion Picture Group for … Continued
The Producers Guild of America will bestow its prestigious 2017 Milestone Award to Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group chairman Tom Rothman at their 28th PGA Awards ceremony on Jan. 28 in Los Angeles. The Milestone Award recognizes an individual or team who has … Continued
UPDATED: The move comes almost a year after Rothman announced he was leaving his top job at Fox; the new entity will produce up to four films a year as well as develop television programming for Sony Pictures Television. Tom … Continued
LOS ANGELES — Since 2011, when “Bridesmaids” became a global hit and expanded the range of female-driven comedy, Hollywood has been desperate for its screenwriters, Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, to team again on another big movie. They have finally … Continued
LOS ANGELES – The National Council on the Arts, which helps manage the National Endowment for the Arts, will have a new high-profile member from Hollywood’s ranks if a nomination from President Obama goes through as expected. The White House … Continued
UPDATE: Tom Rothman called in, calling himself “a lucky boy today.” After leaving Fox, Rothman said he wasn’t sure what he would do. “I didn’t have a clue,” he said. “I had the same job, in the same office, with … Continued
LOS ANGELES — In a surprise move, Sony’s American-based film company said it would revive its semi-dormant TriStar unit as a movie and television joint venture in partnership with Thomas E. Rothman, who this year stepped down as chairman and … Continued
Tom Rothman hasn’t had a studio job for nearly a year, but the former Fox Filmed Entertainment Chairman and CEO said spending a few months outside the Hollywood echo-chamber has filled him with a renewed enthusiasm for the movie business. … Continued
LOS ANGELES — The eye-rolling on the 20th Century Fox lot was epic. The co-chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment, Tom Rothman, wanted to moonlight as the host of a cable television show? Seriously? Tom Rothman, the host of the program … Continued
These questions and contradictions, at least in mind, continued through the evening. Midway into a strained series of jokes by hosts Oliver Platt and Eddie Falco, who would have done well to travel miles off script or rewrite the existing … Continued
LOS ANGELES — Thomas E. Rothman, chairman and chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment, resigned late Friday as 20th Century Fox fights to regain market share and forge ahead with two “Avatar” sequels. News Corporation, which owns the studio and … Continued
Just days after announcing his departure from 20th Century Fox at the end of the year, chairman Tom Rothman is set to produce Steven Spielberg’s “Robopocalypse,” which is a co-production with DreamWorks. Rothman has shepherded the project closely from the … Continued
LETTER FROM HOLLYWOOD about Ben Stiller. At forty-six, Ben Stiller is arguably the world’s biggest comedic movie star. He has sold more than five billion dollars’ worth of tickets to such comedies as “There’s Something About Mary,” “DodgeBall,” “Night at … Continued
The original documentary from producer Laurent Bouzereau, chronicling the life and career of legendary studio chief and producer Richard D. Zanuck
Keanu Reeves produced documentary exploring the history, process and workflow of digital and photochemical film creation.
by Anthony Breznican During his 18 years as an executive at 20th Century Fox, Tom Rothman oversaw two of the biggest movies in history — Titanic and Avatar. But as a juror at the Sundance Film Festival this past week, … Continued
One could imagine a far worse sentence than having to spend a month at Hollywood’s glitzy Chateau Marmont—the hotel where James Dean auditioned for Rebel Without A Cause, and where everyone from Greta Garbo to F. Scott Fitzgerald has graced … Continued
Every once in a while a Hollywood studio throws out the hit-formula playbook and bets that smart moviegoers will go along for the ride. “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” which opens Friday, is that rare case. … Continued
In Hollywood you can measure a player’s status by the mementos on display. Looking at the ones in Tom Rothman’s otherwise bland corporate office at 20th Century Fox’s historic Los Angeles headquarters, you can’t help but conclude he must be … Continued
Those who are not familiar with Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment, the company behind “Avatar,” “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” and “The X-Men” franchise, might be surprised by the mogul’s presence at this year’s … Continued
Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment, will be feted by the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), at the 21st annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, set for November 28th at Cipriani Wall Street in New York, the organizations said … Continued
Ed Burns, whose debut film The Brothers McMullen premiered at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, was announced today as a jury member for next month’s Sundance in Park City, Utah. Burns joins documentary filmmaker Davis Guggenheim, executive Tom Rothman and 16 others … Continued
Tom Rothman is working the room at Baltimore’s Charles Theatre, serving up the inside scoop on the film biz and life as the head of Fox film studio. Garrulous and quick-witted by nature, the Mount Washington native is clearly in … Continued
Nearly 150 alumni, parents, friends and student-athletes gathered at the Providence Biltmore Hotel to dedicate the Rothman Head Coaching Chair for Men’s Lacrosse on Friday, April 19.