This article was originally written by Marc Rogers and posted at Daily Beast: So, “The Interview” is to be released after all. The news that the satirical movie—which revolves around a plot to murder Kim Jong-Un—will have a Christmas Day
The Sony Pictures hacking drama ended, at least for the moment, with the besieged studio deciding to authorize a limited release for “The Interview” after all. This came after a storm of criticism of Sony, and the U.S. government that failed to protect them, for caving in to the demands of a hacker group with, shall we say, very strong feelings about the impropriety of mocking North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
Since Sony Pictures reversed its decision not to release the controversial movie “The Interview,” local theater owner Bunny Khorana’s phone has been ringing off the hook at Manassas 4 Cinemas.
CNN reported Wednesday morning that Youtube has tentatively agreed to stream The Interview for Sony, which will coincide with a limited theatrical release through a small number of American movie theaters.
Sony’s decision to offer a limited release of The Interview on Christmas Day reportedly has exhibitors upset at the logistical nightmare.
Although big names like Judd Apatow, Rob Lowe and Aaron Sorkin loudly and publicly backed Sony Pictures and “The Interview” against the North Korean cyber-terrorists trying to tear the studio into pieces, George Clooney still puffed himself up as Hollywood’s
Sony has now threatened Twitter with legal action if the popular social networking site does not put an end to the circulation of its stolen material through user tweets, according to a new report.
As so many on the political right and left join together to condemn Sony Pictures for not releasing “The Interview,” forgotten in the controversy is the fact that it is not just millionaire executives and pampered celebrities exposed like a
NBC’s Today Show reportedly canceled an interview with Amy Adams this week after the star informed them she was not comfortable with discussing the fallout from the Sony hacking scandal.
Actor James Woods came out of a self-imposed Twitter ban on Sunday to share his thoughts on the execution-style murders of two NYPD officers, blaming Al Sharpton, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and President Obama. Woods made a
North Korean officials released a statement on Sunday claiming that the American government not only conceived the idea for the film The Interview, but was also behind its production. The statement, which was released by the Korean Central News Agency, also
Hustler Magazine founder Larry Flynt, known for his outspoken criticism of censorship, has decided to make a pornographic parody of The Interview, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Hustler Video, which has parodied everything from The Simpsons to Game of Thrones,
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Breitbart’s John Nolte defended Sony. “It is not up to Sony to fight the government,” Nolte said. “I think They kept their product viability. I don’t think it is a good precedent if you
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the attorney for Sony Pictures, David Boies, said President Obama is “blaming the victim” in North Korea’s hacking attack on Sony. Boies said, “This is a state-sponsored criminal attack on a private corporation and
On “Fox News Sunday,” the outgoing chair of the House Intelligence Committee Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) said out intelligence community has the capacity to respond to the North Korean hacking attack on Sony Pictures but President Barack Obama has stalled on a
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union with Candy Crowley,” President Barack Obama said he did not think the Sony hack attack was an act of war by North Korea. Obama said, “No, I don’t think it was an act
On Saturday, Jeanine Pirro, host of the Fox News Channel’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” argued that President Obama was to blame for the pulling of “The Interview,” not Sony. “Tonight America capitulates to a North American thug in a wuss
North Korean officials proposed a joint investigation with the United States into the cyber attack against Sony on Saturday and promised “serious” consequences if the offer is rejected, according to the Hollywood Reporter. An unidentified spokesman for the country said
US News and World Report Chairman and Editor-in-Chief and publisher of The New York Daily News, Mort Zuckerman declared that it was “appropriate” to pull “The Interview” from theaters due to threats of violence on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” “There is clearly
Obama’s national security team is weighing a range of options in response to the cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said. Earnest told reporters on Dec. 18 that the White House is considering a “proportional
A senior defense analyst for Rand Corporation said Friday that he believes The Interview’s depiction of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un may be the reason behind the Sony hack. Bruce Bennett, who was reportedly asked by Sony chief Michael Lynton
Actor Sean Penn argued that a boycott of the distributors of “The Interview” “should be considered” to support “free speech and free thinking” on Friday’s “Hardball” on MSNBC. “We have to realize that this is a genuine emergency, this is
WASHINGTON — President Obama, during a press conference, refused to explicitly say whether he is considering military action in response to North Korea’s damaging cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. When asked if he would rule out military action against North
Movie posters of the recently pulled Sony Pictures film The Interview, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, are currently hot sellers on eBay. Originals of the movie poster are selling for $1,000, while reproductions of the original poster can cost
In his last press conference of 2014, President Barack Obama blamed Sony for pulling The Interview after hacking attacks and terror threats from North Korea. Yet not only did President Obama do and say nothing to defend Sony at the time, he
George Clooney has once again found a way to insert himself into an international story where he has conveniently cast George Clooney as the lonely heroic crusader of all that is good and brave and righteous. This time he’s not
Former UN Ambassador John Bolton argued that those who have cyberattack capability “will use it” and that “the United States does not have adequate offensive cyberwarfare capabilities” on Thursday’s “On the Record” on the Fox News Channel. Bolton stated that
State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki declined to dub the hacking of Sony as “cyberterrorism” terming it a “cyberhack” and arguing that there isn’t any point in “putting new labels on it” on Thursday’s “The Lead” on CNN. She added, “I
George R.R. Martin, the creator of HBO’s Game of Thrones, called Sony’s decision not to release The Interview “corporate cowardice” on Wednesday in his LiveJournal blog. He offered his opinions of the film, Sony, and the decision to cancel its
The Sony Pictures hack, which the U.S. State Department believes originated from North Korea, caused both a personal crisis for its employees and a potential national security crisis for the United States. One effect of the hack on interpersonal communications within Sony represents a regression
