Sony Pictures Entertainment is making progress in removing new films stolen in a cyberattack from file-sharing websites.

The movies include the Brad Pitt war movie “Fury,” released in the U.S. in October, as well as the upcoming “Annie,” “Still Alice,” “Mr. Turner” and “To Write Love on Her Arms,” according to a source close to the situation, who added that the studio is working to restore its computer systems.

The U.S. film and TV arm of electronics giant Sony came under attack last week from a group that calls itself the Guardians of Peace (GOP). The attack apparently also affected the company’s server networks including email.

“The theft of Sony Pictures Entertainment content is a criminal matter, and we are working closely with law enforcement to address it,” a Sony spokeswoman said Monday in an email. Sony first said that it was affected by an “IT matter.”

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