The Interview | Limited Release on December 25, 2014

[grey ghost]

FUCK THE HOBBIT!

 

BREAKING NEWS: Dragon doesn't like his portrayal in The Hobbit 3 and threatens to fire-breath random theaters. WB cancels release.

[Kvikk Lunsj]

Can I change my name to Kim Jung-Un and use him as an Avatar? 

[Kvikk Lunsj]

Yeah, this is super shitty.

So did you get email from working explaining everything and why they choose not release the film or did they wait until Sony Cancelled the film. 

 

If I was academy voter I would nominate this for best picture. 

[MovieGuyKyle17]

You do know that with The Interview being apprutly cancelled this leaves movie theaters with one extra theater for holdovers. Some holdover movie (Dumb & Dumber, Interstellar, Big Hero 6) will get that extra week. 

[MrPink]

You do know that with The Interview being apprutly cancelled this leaves movie theaters with one extra theater for holdovers. Some holdover movie (Dumb & Dumber, Interstellar, Big Hero 6) will get that extra week. 

 

 

(They're probably more likely to allocate the extra screen to new openers)

[filmlover]

Is anyone else really bummed about this? I wasn't all that excited to see the movie but...this sets such an awful precedent. I'd blame theater chains more than Sony, though, they were the ones who balked first.

[Travod]

Soooo where do I change my signature? Can't find the place at all.

[PDC1987]

An embarrasment for America that sets a hideous, hideous precedent.

[Blankments]

Is anyone else really bummed about this? I wasn't all that excited to see the movie but...this sets such an awful precedent. I'd blame theater chains more than Sony, though, they were the ones who balked first.

Trust me, you're not the only one pissed

[RaidensSword]

I dont know why they'd cancel it internationally though? Are the hackers really going to threaten every cinema that dare show the comedy across the world? Right now it seems to have just been linked to america.

[Lordmandeep]

Its cancelled in Canada too ^^^ 

[DeeCee]

This is tucked up. Show the fucking movie. Who cares if it sucks or not? It's the principle.

[RaidensSword]

Its cancelled in Canada too ^^^

I still hope it will make it to Europe in February. Maybe things will have died down by then.

[Mango]

Honestly Sony should just release this in January or February and at this point it'll make a shit ton based on curiosity alone.

[redfirebird2008]

Is anyone else really bummed about this? I wasn't all that excited to see the movie but...this sets such an awful precedent. I'd blame theater chains more than Sony, though, they were the ones who balked first.

 

They blamed Sony though. Regal said Sony was "wavering in its support" of the film, so it doesn't sound like Sony was pushing hard for the movie to be shown.

[Mango]

Tbh both the theater chains and Sony let us down big time today. I don't know which we should be more angry at.

Seriously, come on pirate kings. Now is your chance to prove you promote freedom of speech and entitlement to art or whatever it is you proclaim and leak this sucker big time.

[Deep Wang]

Tbh both the theater chains and Sony let us down big time today. I don't know which we should be more angry at.

Seriously, come on pirate kings. Now is your chance to prove you promote freedom of speech and entitlement to art or whatever it is you proclaim and leak this sucker big time.

 

It's damned if you do, damned if you don't.

 

If they hadn't pulled the movie, then Christmas day(one of the busiest of the year) might have seen a huge decrease overall due to the public fearing an attack.  So then every studio takes a hit in the process.  Sony is already incredibly fucked right now and this may have been partly them falling on the sword.

 

But it sets up dangerous precedent for God knows what else.

 

It's just a fucked up, terrible situation.

 

It's also super fucking depressing 

Edited December 18, 2014 by Boner Omega

[filmlover]

They blamed Sony though. Regal said Sony was "wavering in its support" of the film, so it doesn't sound like Sony was pushing hard for the movie to be shown.

I'm sure that hasn't stopped a countless number of movies from being exhibited before. Sony didn't seem to mind all that much until after the threats came in and they said that they were understanding if theaters wouldn't show the film, which set off a chain reaction, and in the end Sony had to cave and cancel the release. So really, it's both parties fault.

 

I still believe this would've never occurred in a world where Aurora never happened. With that still being so fresh in everyone's mind, theaters being hesistant when it comes to such threats are understandable. That said, once the hacker(s) has been found, it would be stupid not to take advantage of all this free publicity and release the film if all of this proves to be empty threats. Although it's looking more and more likely it might never see the light of day. Regardless of the movie's possible merits or lack thereof, that's just really, really sad.

[Dementeleus]

  @anildash

If only Sony had a media console installed in millions of homes that they could use to release a film.

12/17/14, 4:03 PM

[Blankments]

  @anildash

If only Sony had a media console installed in millions of homes that they could use to release a film.

12/17/14, 4:03 PM

Tele, if they did that, I just might have to buy a PS4