Posted on 12/16/2014 7:55:23 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Sony Frees Theaters to Skip Film ‘The Interview’ Amid Hacker Threat
Decision Comes After Threats of Physical Attacks Around Dec. 25 Opening of Seth Rogen Comedy
By Ben Fritz, Danny Yadron and Erich Schwartzel
Updated Dec. 16, 2014 9:03 p.m. ET
Sony Pictures executives will let theater operators decide whether or not to play its forthcoming comedy film “The Interview” after threats of physical attacks surfaced on Tuesday, said a person with knowledge of Sony’s plans.
The decision came after the same people purporting to have carried out a devastating cyber attack on the movie studio threatened to escalate to physical terrorism surrounding the planned Dec. 25 opening of the Seth Rogen comedy.
Such a move—only nine days before a movie opens—is unprecedented in recent Hollywood history and illustrates the stakes in the ongoing attacks on the Sony Corp. unit. Typically, studios and major theater chains work out plans on where and when a film will play months in advance and those plans can’t be changed once a studio is in the midst of a big marketing campaign.
However, after the new threat surfaced Tuesday, Sony was under pressure from theaters particularly for cinemas located in malls and other crowded areas, the person said.
“We will clearly show it to you at the very time and places ‘The Interview’ be shown, including the premiere, how bitter fate those who seek fun in terror should be doomed to,” read a message purportedly from the same people who hacked Sony three weeks ago. “Remember the 11th of September 2001.”
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Too bad the movie isn’t true.
Remind me again how we won two world wars?
Did anybody from Seth Rogan to the top dog at Sony ever stop to think the idea for this movie through?
SONY should just send it right to Netflix for worldwide viewing.
A James Bond movie about N. Korea, "Die Another Day," was said to be a run-away hit in N. Korea after it was released back in 2002.
Once the film has it’s initial run, Sony should distribute it free on Netlix and Amazon — just out of spite.
A couple of BLU-114/b munitions will take care of what little pathetic power grid they have and cease the cyber attacks.
They should just release it on You Tube. Let the whole world see it.
Yup.
This is a huge victory for the forces of fascism and terror. Don’t think other countries aren’t taking notice.
This is Hollywood on the receiving end of “Shock and Awe”.
The “hackers” are enjoying their “victory”.
That being the case, Sony should just flood the market with these movies. Limit the amount of money the hackers will make off of the stolen movies.
Could you imagine the meltdown that georgie porgie clooney would be having if this were his film?
Perhaps we Christians should learn from this and employ similar methods whenever anyone says anything against Christians.
I was just thinking during this crisis
I think safe to say Chia Chub had thin skin
Did we hear anything about his daddy Kim Jong II getting tick off with South Park creator Matt and Trey over him singing I am so ronaey in Team America
You didn’t hear jack gee wonder why
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