Gloating hackers warn Sony not to release 'The Interview' in any form

[Logical]

Can we all agree now that Sony was insane to stop the release of this movie? More threats will come now if they release it on DVD. They will threaten to blow up stores that sell it I assume.

Sony asked for this when they caved initially. Now the "terrorists" are empowered! Sony is clueless!!!

Hackers sent a new email Friday to Sony Pictures Entertainment, gloating over the studio's "wise" decision to cancel the release of "The Interview" and warning not to distribute the film "in any form."

The email was confirmed by a person close to the studio who requested anonymity because the person wasn't authorized to speak publicly about the matter. It was sent to several employees of the Culver City, California, company that's been roiled by a hacking group calling itself Guardians of Peace.

"Very wise to cancel 'the interview' it will be very useful for you," read the message. "We ensure the purity of your data and as long as you make no more trouble."

The email also warned against any release of the Seth Rogen, James Franco comedy and insisted that "anything related to the movie, including trailers" be removed from the Internet.

"Now we want you never let the movie released, distributed or leaked in any form of, for instance, DVD or piracy," wrote the hackers.

More at: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20141219-gloating-hackers-warn-sony-not-to-release-the-interview-in-any-form.ece

[PeteSelman]

1. It's already out on the street.

The pirates are ahead of the hackers.

[Logical]

2. Torrent? nt

[davidpdx]

24. According to some of my coworkers it was on a torrent site for awhile and got pulled

I've continued to watch for it, but I think the chances of grabbing a copy are slim to none at this point. Whomever does have a copy is going to be everyone's best friend.

[Bjorn Against]

3. In the end I suspect the movie will be seen by far more people than if there was no controversy

The Christmas movie season always has enormous competition and it was very possible the movie would have gotten buried at the box office if it had been released. Now because of this controversy all kinds of people who would have had no interest in this movie want to see it. I have no doubt that the movie will be released eventually, once it does get released I suspect it will sell far more tickets than it would have as a Christmas Day release.

I am not saying that Sony is doing this as a marketing strategy, nor am I suggesting that delaying the movie was a good move for them to make, but I do think that in the end this movie will make a ton of money and be seen by far more people as a result of the controversy.

[Warpy]

4. You're right about that

The few people out there who have seen it have said it's one of the worst movies ever, a dumb and dumber team of unfunny bumblers who set out as CIA assassins.

[rocktivity]

7. That's the impression I got from the trailer even before the controversy

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A dumb-and-dumber/grossfest for the beer commercial demographic. Too bad -- with a comedic but sensitively-written script and a setting in an imaginary oppressive country, it could have worked quite well.


rocktivity

[riderinthestorm]

6. The trailer doesn't look funny at all but it has more than a million views on YouTube

I admit, my curiosity was piqued so I went and watched.

Many, many millions more will do the same.

And watch the film for those same reasons

[Logical]

9. I agree with you on that! nt

[Fred Sanders]

5. Why is Sony not releasing copies of their communications with the hackers who appear to have

much more on Sony, maybe the movie chains as well, since email is a mukti-way communication, but it is not just a few racist emails, is that not obvious?

So we have a new " gloating" email but not allowed to see it?

This is all so overblown.

[rocktivity]

19. DING DING DING! Fred Sanders, you're our grand prize winner!!!!

So we have a new "gloating" email, but (are) not allowed to see it? This is all so overblown.

Furthermore, why would Sony risk making the hackers even angrier by making their warning public?

This feels a lot more like a "crisis management" publicity stunt, an unofficial excuse to delay the release until things "calm down." More to the point, I think this so-called leak by an-anonymous-person-unauthorized-to-speak-to-the-press isn't a leak at all.

As happy as I was to get the news about Cuba, I have to admit that I was also surprised that no one seemed to have a clue beforehand that it was coming. I think there's a very simple reason for that: it wasn't leaked because it wasn't SUPPOSED to be leaked!


rocktivity

[Fred Sanders]

20. Yes, but it allowed the media to fear monger for a few days as nothing else is happening.

This is fucking Sony's problem and if they want to make it and deflect it some kind of national security threat then show us the fucking communications in full.

And in the meantime stop claiming corporate personhood because then this is just a simple extortion of a person.

[zappaman]

8. It will be out.

There are tons of copies out there and I'm sure people will be loading them to the internetz.
I know plenty of people who have seen it and most say it was okay but not great.
And everyone I know in the industry is shocked and pissed at Sony.

[Logical]

10. Good to hear. I thought it looked funny. But trailers are misleading. nt

[zappaman]

11. "Trailers are misleading"

As someone who creates trailers, that's an understatement!

[Logical]

12. That is your job? Cool!! nt

[zappaman]

13. Sometimes.

When the movie is good, it's fun.
But how many movies are good.
For every LORD OF THE RINGS I work on, there are 6 BEST OF MEs...

[Logical]

15. My question to you is this......

Why do trailers show too much of the best parts? I feel at times it ruins the movie.

I feel like some trailers I know the whole plot.

I can also imagine you at times create 20 versions of a trailer. Maybe more. Hard job I bet.

[davidpdx]

23. I agree and have thought the same thing about trailers sometimes

Then again often something will come out in the US (probably not released here in Korea) and I will put it on my "list" to see later, so by the time I've gotten around to seeing it, I've forgotten.

[zappaman]

32. Because of you.

Or rather, the audience.
Every trailer is tested and most people want a mini-movie.
That is one of the reasons I hate testing.
And some trailers get to 70 some versions or have 5-10 different trailers cut before they choose one.
20-30 years ago, before testing and before the influx of executives from business school instead of film school, this job was a lot more fun. And way more creative.

[NobodyHere]

14. There was no point in releasing the movie

Since very few theaters were going to show it.

Sony is better off waiting a couple months until everyone calms down and give the picture a wide release.

[Logical]

16. I disagree, sets a bad precedence. nt

[NobodyHere]

21. Then blame the theaters and blame the lawyers

that would sue if any violence did happen.

[Logical]

22. Under your logic then, the terrorists should threaten everything every day And....

Shut down the fucking country.

I assume you're not a big picture type.

[NobodyHere]

25. Under my logic?

Logic says Sony shouldn't release a picture that very few theaters will show.

Logic says theaters shouldn't show movies when they could get their asses sued for very little profit.

But yes, I called for the entire country to shut down
Hyperbole much?

[Logical]

28. You don't understand what would of happened......

Many theatres would of shown it. And sales would of been HIGH.

Then after the weekend the main story would of been "No terror attacks makes theaters that pulled the movie look silly"

Those theaters that had not shown it would then have picked it up and we are back to normal.

So Sony still makes money.

How does you logic of Sony having "very little profit" make sense? They have NONE now. But release it to a some theaters and they have profit. And then after no terror attacks they are back to normal.

You sound like Sony to me. Scared of a fake threat. The "could get their asses sued" says it all.

You must be in the mode that these "terrorists" can pull off a terror threat any day they want but just need a good reason. Bullshit.

[LiberalElite]

17. How about paperback?

Electricity in NK is dodgy at best. Do a paperback dump by balloon.

[herding cats]

18. They look like they're cowards.

Nothing was going to happen here if it were released, other than it would have had a better viewing than expected. They look like a bunch of people afraid of what other secrets may be exposed if they were to stand up to these jerks. They're cowards of the worst sort, the kind who are willing to cave to some extortionist to save some other type of personal grief down the road. If they totally refuse to release it in any format then they're taking this to a whole new level of cowardice.

[HeiressofBickworth]

26. I laughed my somewhat ample ass off

when MSNBC made the announcement of the missive from the hacker demanding that the film and all of the trailers be removed from the internet and not to distribute the film "in any form". As the announcement was being read, on the screen behind the speaker was THE TRAILER OF THE MOVIE!!!

It was a beautiful, yet very subtle, Fuck You to the hacker, which we now know to be the government of North Korea.

Congratulations to MSNBC for that classic bit of visual/voice presentation.

[Kablooie]

27. They are basically saying, "You're my bitch now. I own you."

I'm sure they are glowing in their new found godlike power over a major Movie studio.
How long till they demand a loving tribute to their dear leader?

Sony had better do something soon.
They look like timid wisps.

[Logical]

30. +1000 nt

[Bosonic]

29. I hope no North Korean references are discovered in The Hobbit

[Logical]

31. LOL, that is good. nt