The Interview | Limited Release on December 25, 2014

[RaidensSword]

Umm...There were small theaters that wanted to show this film. It could have played there, done huge business, had a great PTA and expanded. Also, Sony told theaters they could pull the film and that's what happened. Sony is backpedaling and 100% at fault here.

Obama should offer to have a special showing at the White House, if only just to show that they aren't going to completely bow down to these demands, while at the same time minimising any possible threat to the public.

[Clef Ment]

[DAR]

I see the film has a 10 rating on IMDB, take that Nolanites

[Avatree]

I see the film has a 10 rating on IMDB, take that Nolanites

10.0/10 is awesome.

What does it take to get on imdb's top 250? Lol

[RaidensSword]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/20/north-korea-proposes-joint-inquiry-us-sony-pictures-hack

KCNA quoted the foreign ministry as saying: “As the United States is spreading groundless allegations and slandering us, we propose a joint investigation with it into this incident.

“Without resorting to such tortures as were used by the CIA, we have means to prove that this incident has nothing to do with us.”

Yes, because suspected criminals usually join in with the investigation into the crime.

Edited December 20, 2014 by RaidensSword

[The Futurist]

Good call on the torture thing by North Koreans, that made me chuckle.

[Alpha]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/20/north-korea-proposes-joint-inquiry-us-sony-pictures-hack

Yes, because suspected criminals usually join in with the investigation into the crime.

 

"Let's attack your investigation and say we work together!"

 

[Sir Tiki]

The devastating cyberattack on Sony Pictures could see the Hollywood studio lose hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and incur massive recovery costs, experts say.

 

The cancellation of "The Interview," which President Barack Obama called a "mistake," has significantly escalated the potential losses of last month's hack, Hemanshu Nigam of the SSP Blue cybersecurity consultancy told AFP.

 

In all, he said, the crisis would lead to "a loss of income of $500 million."

 

The film about a fictional CIA plot to assassinate North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un angered Pyongyang, which called it a "terrorist act."

 

http://news.yahoo.com/attack-could-cost-sony-half-billion-dollars-experts-023905556.html

[AJG]

http://news.yahoo.com/attack-could-cost-sony-half-billion-dollars-experts-023905556.html

Why does James Franco keep making terrible things happen?

[AJG]

I just saw the trailer again and I've realised that Sony went so deep into not having their name associated with this, that they have removed their logo from one of their product placements in the movie.

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Edited December 20, 2014 by AJG

[Guy Cohen]

How much do you think this would make it Sony decided to uncancel the release?

[AJG]

How much do you think this would make it Sony decided to uncancel the release?

Big OW,

crappy legs.

Less than $100m dom.

[Guy Cohen]

Big OW,

crappy legs.

Less than $100m dom.

How big exactly would that OW be?

[Jack Nevada]

Seth Rogen hasn't said anything about  this whole debacle btw

[Blankments]

 

US officials today stood firmly by the FBI's conclusion that North Korea is responsible for the crippling cyber attack on Sony Pictures that ultimately led to the cancellation of The Interview. After North Korea vehemently denied those accusations earlier on Saturday, White House National Security Council spokesperson Mark Stroh said in a statement, "As the FBI made clear, we are confident the North Korean government is responsible for this destructive attack. We stand by this conclusion." He added, "The Government of North Korea has a long history of denying responsibility for destructive and provocative actions."

...

While Stroh didn't directly address the government's offer to join an investigation, he did say, "If the North Korean government wants to help, they can admit their culpability and compensate Sony for the damages this attack caused."

http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/20/7427965/us-tells-north-korea-to-admit-culpability-for-sony-pictures-hack

Edited December 20, 2014 by Blankments

[The Futurist]

The IT world and computer journalists/media remain very skeptical about the FBI s "evidence" of North Korean s involvment in the hack.

[grim22]

The other GOP is on the case: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/republicans-urge-theaters-show-interview-759753

 

Republicans Urge Theaters to Show 'The Interview'

 

[Alpha]

The other GOP is on the case: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/republicans-urge-theaters-show-interview-759753

 

[Kvikk Lunsj]

How much do you think this would make it Sony decided to uncancel the release?

100m domestically. 

[Talkie]

Agreed with this. If the hackers are caught by say February or March, they should just instantly go for an April release.

 

That's the most likely scenario at this point instead of doing something completely unprecedented by releasing a major Hollywood movie (one that has stirred up as much controversy and headaches as this has) on a major streaming platform, risking said platform getting hacked too. Both Sony and the major chains both deserve equal amount of the "blame", not just Sony like Obama did; if the studio hadn't basically surrendered and given the theaters the "go ahead" to drop the movie, that would likely have an impact on the future of the studio/theater chain business relationship when it comes to distributing movies. This is already a completely unprecedented situation, so the way they are reacting, when really thinking about it, doesn't seem that absurd.

Sony could make a statement by posting the entire film to Pirate Bay or some other torrent site, which are unlikely to be taken down by hackers. Even if the torrent site were crashed, it wouldn't hurt any of the major, legitimate streaming sites.