North Korea is a big mess. A country that cares more about a movie cancellation or hacking a Film Company than human rights is really sad tho. I hope this hurt more NK's reputation than the movie itself.
By the way, I can't wait for the South Park episode about this next year
Sony Pictures has made official what has been painfully obvious to everybody since yesterday morning, when hackers threatened to blow up movie theaters if The Interview was released next week. The studio has officially scrapped its release plans. Sony had little choice here, after the major theater chains announced earlier today they would not display the film given the threatening circumstances. Here’s the statement:
“In light of the decision by the majority of our exhibitors not to show the film The Interview, we have decided not to move forward with the planned December 25 theatrical release. We respect and understand our partners’ decision and, of course, completely share their paramount interest in the safety of employees and theater-goers.
“Sony Pictures has been the victim of an unprecedented criminal assault against our employees, our customers, and our business. Those who attacked us stole our intellectual property, private emails, and sensitive and proprietary material, and sought to destroy our spirit and our morale – all apparently to thwart the release of a movie they did not like. We are deeply saddened at this brazen effort to suppress the distribution of a movie, and in the process do damage to our company, our employees, and the American public. We stand by our filmmakers and their right to free expression and are extremely disappointed by this outcome.”
The last statement though. They say this and yet they won't even release the damn thing on demand? Just ****ing release it. Advanced screenings and critics have already seen it.
Does anyone want to explain to me why we're saying "But what if people died?" when the ****ing US GOVERNMENT was not concerned that any of the threats would see any follow through? Please?
Nobody would have been harmed. We, and the damned FBI, all know that the likely culprit was North Korea with one or two insiders, and NK is literally famous for not doing ****.
I'm not even steaming because of the movie. I'm not pressed that we took a terrorist threat seriously because I recognize the value of a life. I'm just completely dumbfounded that people took this threat, out of all of them, seriously. I mean, literally all they have is their technical ability to hack Sony. That's it. There was very likely never any physical danger to a single employee or moviegoer across the country.
I wish that a nearby theatre was still showing it, because damn it, I'd go to see it and come back to tell you exactly how not dead I am.
Because even if the group itself does nothing, any nutjob could show up a theater and kill people in the name of the group. Are we forgotting the Aurora shooting? Do you think cinemas are going to play some dumb movie if there's a chance
people could actually die over it? Next to that if people actually get hurt, those cinemas would get sued so quick. That's liability they do not want. It was a lose-lose situation.
I didn't want to see this movie before because I thought it was another tacky movie à la "This is the End" by James and Seth and due to this whole situation, I wanna go see now. Hopefully they'll premiere it in my country. I screamed at the title though, "DWUW-ed"