Alibaba interested in partnering Sony on movie franchises

Hong Kong

ALIBABA Group Holding Ltd showed interest in partnering Sony Corp on movie franchises including Ghostbusters when billionaire Jack Ma met Hollywood executives in October, e-mails revealed by hackers show.

Asia's largest Internet company also considered investing in Pixels, a 3-D computer-animated comedy starring Adam Sandler, and intends to produce about 10 movies a year, according to messages to Michael Lynton, chief executive officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.