{"id":16743,"date":"2014-12-17T18:50:45","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T23:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=16743"},"modified":"2020-09-10T05:52:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T09:52:06","slug":"sony-chickens-out-cancels-the-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=16743","title":{"rendered":"Sony chickens out, cancels \u201cThe Interview\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good evening. This story just broke. It seems that Sony, which is not known for computer and network competence, has announced that it is canceling the release of the Seth Rogen and James Franco film, \u201cThe Interview.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Now I will state for the record, I had no intention of paying a dime to see this movie. It held no interest for me. However, Sony, which was hacked a few weeks ago, started receiving terrorist threats if the film was shown. After several theater chains announced they were pulling the movie, Sony caved in and pulled the whole thing from distribution. Here are a few details from Variety<\/a>:<\/p>\n

With theater chains defecting en masse, Sony Pictures Entertainment has pulled the planned Christmas Day release of \u201cThe Interview<\/a>.\u201d <\/i>In announcing the decision to cancel the holiday debut, Sony hit back at the hackers who threatened movie theaters and moviegoers and who have terrorized the studio and its employees for weeks. <\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cThose who attacked us stole our intellectual property, private emails, and sensitive and proprietary material, and sought to destroy our spirit and our morale \u2013 all apparently to thwart the release of a movie they did not like,\u201d the statement reads. <\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cWe 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,\u201d it continues. \u201cWe stand by our filmmakers and their right to free expression and are extremely disappointed by this outcome.\u201d <\/i><\/p>\n

\"man<\/a><\/p>\n

The movie was a comedy about a television host who is granted an interview with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. The CIA asks them to kill Jong-un and the two idiots agree. I think you can see why I wasn\u2019t interested in seeing this movie. Boring doesn\u2019t begin to describe it. However, this wasn\u2019t the problem. The problem here is North Korea making threats about something they don\u2019t like. Then the hackers who broke into Sony\u2019s network, and from what I\u2019ve been reading, that wasn\u2019t hard to do, started issuing threats last Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Tuesday\u2019s message accompanied another data dump. It threatened violence on theaters that showed \u201cThe Interview\u201d and people who attend screenings. \u201cThe world will be full of fear,\u201d the message reads. \u201cRemember the 11th of September 2001. We recommend you to keep yourself distant from the places at that time. (If your house is nearby, you\u2019d better leave.)\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Could North Korea attack theaters in the United States? Possibly. They have one of the largest special operations groups in the world, and they are both vicious and fanatical. North Korea also has a history of attacking South Korea, and recently torpedoed a ship. The question is, would they try something that stuipid in the United States, or frankly anywhere else that showed the film?<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Even though Kim Jong-un is nuts and rules a country full of crazies, an attack by his forces on theaters in the United States would be an instant restart of the Korean War. For those of you who failed lunch<\/i><\/span> history, (Meaning that SCoaMF Obama), the Korean War is not over. We have been living under a truce since 1953, and either side could start up the shooting if they wanted to.<\/p>\n

\"d-day_soldier\"<\/a><\/p>\n

If North Korean commandos, smuggled into the United States, started shooting up movie theaters, there is little doubt a few of them would be killed, either by police, or citizens who were carrying guns, leaving no doubt that North Korea was responsible. Granted, I could see Obama and his minions trying to downplay the whole thing, even to the point of blaming it on the Tea Party, but all that would achieve would be the near certainty that he would be impeached. (Even the Democrats wouldn\u2019t be able to protect him under those circumstances)<\/p>\n

\"Gunny<\/a><\/p>\n

Now I have no love for Sony. These are the same morons who thought it was a terrific idea to sell music CD\u2019s with a rootkit that crippled users computers and also threw them wide open to hackers. The only way to clear that thing out was a full erasure of the hard drive and a reloading of the operating system. I understand the Pentagon was not amused by their brilliant idea. After having to repaid a large number of computers…well, lets just say that I\u2019ve her rumors that an airstrike on Sony\u2019s headquarters was being planned.<\/p>\n

\"chuck<\/a><\/p>\n

As I\u2019ve already said, I had no intention of seeing this movie. Saying that, I think Sony was, besides incompetent with their network security, cowardly in caving in to North Korean bullying. They should have put it out the film and thumbed their corporate noses and that little pile of dog droppings. They just threw away millions in free advertising. Oh well, it\u2019ll be out on DVD soon and the actors have already been paid for their work.<\/p>\n

Thatisall<\/p>\n

~The Angry Webmaster~<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

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The Sony Pictures scraps Christmas release of ‘The …<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
… a number of major movie chains announced they would not show the film in the wake of threats from unknown hackers implying the theaters were at risk, Fox News reports. (The FBI has confirmed North Korea is responsible.) Sony released\u2026 … had opted to drop the movie after the hackers issued threats that implied the theaters showing the movie were terror targets. According to TMZ, Bow Tie Cinemas also canceled planned showings of the movie. via Sony Pictures scraps Dec.<\/div>\n
http:\/\/tnchristiannews.wordpress.com\/<\/a> \u2014 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:46:45 -0800<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Local theatres pulling The Interview after threats – Winnipeg …<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
“After careful consideration of this unprecedented and complex situation, Cineplex Entertainment will postpone presentation of the Sony Pictures movie, The Interview,” said Pat Marshall, Cineplex’s VP of communications and investor relations in a media release … Landmark, which operates Grant Park and Towne cinemas, is likewise refraining from screening the film, which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as reporters assigned a mission to kill North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/breakingnews\/<\/a> \u2014 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:34:27 -0800<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Santa Clarita Movie Theaters Cancel “The Interview” Premiere<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Several smaller chains, including Bow Tie Cinemas and Southern, have decided to do the same thing. Others are apparently still deciding. There was conflicting … While Sony and U.S. government officials have not explicitly accused North Korea of being behind the hacking attacks, he said this seems to be \u201ca foreign power engaging in a cyber-attack against a private actor, a private company, in order to squelch freedom of expression.\u201d The FBI is investigating the hack, and the U.S. …<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.hometownstation.com\/<\/a> \u2014 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:31:32 -0800<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sony cancels ‘The Interview’ film release | Daily Tech News<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
By Seth Rosenblatt. Bowing to pressure from hackers who threatened theatergoers with a terrorist attack, Sony chooses to halt the release of the comedy focused on North Korea. \u2026read more. Read more here: Sony cancels ‘The Interview’ film …<\/div>\n
http:\/\/dailytech.us\/ \u2014 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:28:00 -0800<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sony Pictures cancels ‘The Interview’ after major theaters …<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
U.S. investigators have determined hackers working for North Korea were behind the Sony hack and an announcement could come as soon as Thursday, U.S. law enforcement sources told CNN. The comedic film was scheduled to come out on Christmas Day. Earlier on Wednesday, many of … Several smaller chains, including Bow Tie Cinemas and Southern, had decided to do the same thing. Bow Tie said in a statement that it was \u201csaddened and angered\u201d by the threats against the …<\/div>\n
http:\/\/fox6now.com\/<\/a> \u2014 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:26:10 -0800<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hackers Win: Sony Cancels Dec 25 Release of ‘The Interview’<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
We all lose when theater chains bow to Sony hackers \u00b7 Insider … North Korea has publicly denied involvement, and the FBI has yet to find evidence to blame the country as of its most recent statement. For more details on the entire crazy saga, …<\/div>\n
http:\/\/thenextweb.com\/<\/a> \u2014 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:09:45 -0800<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Sony Data Breach, \u201cThe Interview\u201d Spark Debate | The …<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
I thought we’d decided long ago that we weren’t the kind of country that bows to terrorists. Sure, we need to make suitable adjustments to security, but don’t cave into the demands of North Korea or the hackers (assuming they’re not one and …<\/div>\n
http:\/\/leffsatlantamedia.wordpress.com\/<\/a> \u2014 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 13:34:25 -0800<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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We All Lose When Theater Chains Bow to Sony Hackers<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Yes, \u201cThe Interview\u201d is a comedy about two morons that are hired by the CIA to assassinate North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un. But it’s a work of comedic fiction and it might not even be that good. Hell it might suck (it currently has a …<\/div>\n
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