Sony has scrapped release plans for "The Interview"

 
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Sony Pictures has made official what has been painfully obvious to everybody since yesterday morning, when hackers threatened to blow up movie theaters if The Interview was released next week. The studio has officially scrapped its release plans. Sony had little choice here, after the major theater chains announced earlier today they would not display the film given the threatening circumstances.

Are we going to let keyboard vigilantes with a messiah complex fuck us over from now on, then?


 
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I think they're just trying to cover the "what if these guys are serious" option and erase any potential blame or what-not should a group of crazies blow up a movie theater or something. Not what I'd do if I was them, I'd be all about starting a war with Korea.


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The hackers most likely weren't even norks.


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The terrorists win.

Fuck sony.


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If attacks did happen at the release, people would be up in arms against them for releasing it. I don't blame their decision to scrap it.


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What's next,  The Amazing Spider-man 3 will be canceled because some kid in his basement doesn't want to see Spider-man win? Way to sour your already tainted reputation Sony.


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If attacks did happen at the release, people would be up in arms against them for releasing it. I don't blame their decision to scrap it.

People make death threats to game developers for tuning weapons. Are you saying no developer should ever tune weapons after release now because someone made a threat? IT's essentially the same fucking thing here.


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What's next,  The Amazing Spider-man 3 will be canceled because some kid in his basement doesn't want to see Spider-man win? Way to sour your already tainted reputation Sony.
For a company almost broke, this movie would have given them tons of profit. Maybe this is just a brilliant marketing ploy to spread the word a bit more.


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What's next,  The Amazing Spider-man 3 will be canceled because some kid in his basement doesn't want to see Spider-man win? Way to sour your already tainted reputation Sony.
For a company almost broke, this movie would have given them tons of profit. Maybe this is just a brilliant marketing ploy to spread the word a bit more.

That is some marketing ploy to cancel the Theatrical Release.


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Chalk another one up for the terrorists.
gg Kim.

Wonder what they'll do next time they see another piece of media they don't like. 


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Chalk another one up for the terrorists.
gg Kim.

Wonder what they'll do next time they see another piece of media they don't like.
>implying this was actually the Norks


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We always say to fight fire, you must use fire. This is wrong. Fighting fire with fire will leave scars and a new flame will rise. We must instead use water. It is the opposite of fire, it extinguishes the fire, it cools, it refreshes, it heals. We are made up of 70% water, we are not made up of 70% fire. Please practice what we truly are
When we allow fear to control us, the terrorists win


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What's next,  The Amazing Spider-man 3 will be canceled because some kid in his basement doesn't want to see Spider-man win? Way to sour your already tainted reputation Sony.
For a company almost broke, this movie would have given them tons of profit. Maybe this is just a brilliant marketing ploy to spread the word a bit more.

That is some marketing ploy to cancel the Theatrical Release.
If they decide to release it again.


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Chalk another one up for the terrorists.
gg Kim.

Wonder what they'll do next time they see another piece of media they don't like.
>implying this was actually the Norks
>Implying I actually think the norks are this capable.

Its most likely Chinese carrying out Nork shit for some kind of trade off with the added bonus of business espionage. Judging by how invested the hackers had to be. (both financially and motivation-wise)

That or someone after something else in the hack and just using the movie as a diversion.
Though the safe money is almost always on the Chinese.
Last Edit: December 17, 2014, 08:22:01 PM by Keyu


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Release it on Amazon or iTunes at the least


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All those promos and commercial, just to not release it.

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