Sony cancels the release of The Interview

hmm

latest news says: Sony approached Apple to directly stream the Interview, Apple declined.

And there will be a limited theatrical release for the movie from theatres that have petitioned to show it... many in Texas.

So I guess it's still coming out, after all
 
Belcourt theater in Nashville has it on the schedule. Looks like independent theaters are stepping up to the plate - which means more people aware they even exist- which makes them a better venue to premiere YOUR indy!
 
Great!...Now I can choose to not watch it like I had planned to not watch it before...Actually, I'll probably watch it when it airs on cable or shows up on Netflix.
 
Batutta said:
Great!...Now I can choose to not watch it like I had planned to not watch it before...Actually, I'll probably watch it when it airs on cable or shows up on Netflix.
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Netflix should happen in a few weeks or something...from what I hear, if not less time.
 
I found it funny that Sony was like "we'll stream it if someone steps up to distribute it."....

Yeah, if only there was some platform Sony could use to distribute the film... like some sort of device that over 10million people owned in their homes... Oh wait, that's the Playstation4.

I found it funny that Sony didn't choose to release the movie via their Playstation network along with Google. They had Google and, of all people, XBox (their competitor to PS4) release the film.

They must still be a little scared of hackers, huh?
 
Conspiracy theory number.....

Sony were hacked, but not by North Korea, they were hacked and blackmailed (for money perhaps) threatening the release of sensitive emails.

Sonys solution, as they had a major film about to be released - lets blame N Korea and also say they threatened the screening of the film, hoping this news would bury the leaked emails and get great publicity and good attendance on the film.
Its a win/win.

What exactly have N Korea said about all of this?
 
Another conspiracy theory....

Sony was never hacked at all. It was all an elaborate publicity stunt to try and salvage profits from a movie they expected to bomb at the box office.
 
The Interview is playing Fort Lauderdale's Swap Shop 13 Screen Drive-In Theater, a flea market by day, drive in by night, owned by a cranky, outspoken old guy.
In the ultimate single digit salute to Kim the day before screening:

"Who’s afraid of that North Korean ass---- anyway?” said Preston Henn, the owner of the landmark drive-in, who says he had no reservations about booking the film, despite bomb threats made by a group of hackers backed by North Korea. “I wouldn’t be playing it if I did,” Henn said.
“I’m a Republican, but I was very proud of what President [Barack] Obama said about the threats.
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Hundreds flocked to the Swap Shop Drive-In Movie Theatre near Fort Lauderdale on Christmas night to check out The Interview, the controversial Seth Rogen-James Franco film many chains refused to exhibit after hackers threatened to bomb theaters showing it.

“When we saw the trailer we knew something was going to happen,” said Gregory Florez, 17, who drove down with his family from Winter Haven to see the movie as a Christmas night outing.
“We are not about to be ruled by some other nation. This is a testimony to what America truly is.” “Everyone makes fun of our president. It’s nothing more than satire,” Gregory said.
“They shouldn’t threaten an entire nation because of a movie.”

But more than 300 individual theaters across the nation — including the Swap Shop, just outside Fort Lauderdale and Tropic Cinema in Key West — agreed to show the film.
Sony originally called off releasing The Interview, but after criticism from President Barack Obama, the company reversed its decision, also making the movie available on Google Play, YouTube, Microsoft’s Xbox Video and a separate Sony website.

Cars started lining up before the gates opened at 5:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. screening, the first of nine showings on three screens Thursday night.
The Interview runs throughout the weekend.

Bob Katz of Deerfield Beach arrived alone at 2:30 p.m to find out the gates weren’t open yet. He was one of the first to get a spot in front of screen No. 12.
“This is about freedom of speech,” said Katz, 56. “I think the North Korean people should hire some comedians because they need to laugh more.”
Katz said it was his first time at a drive-in since 1988 and he “felt like a kid.”

The Swap Shop’s 13 screens can accommodate more than 1,000 cars.

Said Henn: “This was really good PR for the movie, because now everyone wants to see what the big deal is about it.”
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http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article4980960.html

Let's hear it for independent theaters!!! :beer: :beer: :beer:
 
Ryan Patrick O'Hara said:
I found it funny that Sony was like "we'll stream it if someone steps up to distribute it."....

Yeah, if only there was some platform Sony could use to distribute the film... like some sort of device that over 10million people owned in their homes... Oh wait, that's the Playstation4.

I found it funny that Sony didn't choose to release the movie via their Playstation network along with Google. They had Google and, of all people, XBox (their competitor to PS4) release the film.

They must still be a little scared of hackers, huh?
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Well... perhaps that's to direct the ire of the terrorists towards the Xbox line... hum?
 
Well, I did my civic duty and watched the film on Google Play at the Daughter's house... my thoughts...

While there were some chuckles, my over all thought is... god... where did all the good satire writers go... all dead every one... oh when will they ever... oops wrong sound track... if this is what a future generation will have to look back on as 'political humor'... heaven help us... well... them...

No wonder Monty Python is still popular as rerun/streaming/disk fare...
 
David W. Richardson said:
Another conspiracy theory....

Sony was never hacked at all. It was all an elaborate publicity stunt to try and salvage profits from a movie they expected to bomb at the box office.
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I really hope you're kidding with this... Over 47,000 felonies were committed under the Social Security Act alone, and Sony is facing enough lawsuits to bring the company to its knees, as if it weren't there already.
 
For my part, I watched the film with my brother on Christmas day, via Xbox. One of the funniest things I've seen this year, and well worth the money. Now if only someone would leak those VOD numbers... :happy:
 
Eric Boellner said:
I really hope you're kidding with this... Over 47,000 felonies were committed under the Social Security Act alone, and Sony is facing enough lawsuits to bring the company to its knees, as if it weren't there already.
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yeah, I've thrown the notion (of an inside job around) but it doesn't make sense.

They'd made more money to simply let the movie, especially if it's bad, just mass release into 3,000 theaters. The opening weekend numbers, before bad reviews begin to take their toll, would be much higher than what they are currently doing.

Additionally, if it were in inside job and the threat or damage of hackers wasn't real, they would have released it for VoD on the PS4... not through the Xbox, like they ended up doing.
 
Eric Boellner said:
For my part, I watched the film with my brother on Christmas day, via Xbox. One of the funniest things I've seen this year, and well worth the money. Now if only someone would leak those VOD numbers... :happy:
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I saw it in the theater. Freakin' hilarious! This was a definite go see it in the theater movie, because it was fun to laugh with a bunch of other movie goers in a packed house.
 
Ryan Patrick O'Hara said:
yeah, I've thrown the notion (of an inside job around) but it doesn't make sense.

They'd made more money to simply let the movie, especially if it's bad, just mass release into 3,000 theaters. The opening weekend numbers, before bad reviews begin to take their toll, would be much higher than what they are currently doing.

Additionally, if it were in inside job and the threat or damage of hackers wasn't real, they would have released it for VoD on the PS4... not through the Xbox, like they ended up doing.
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I've seen several articles that this is the current marketing strategy. Huge PR, make your money opening weekend with a wide release, if it tanks later, who cares you made your money back already, the DVd sales are just gravy.
 
Can you imagine, you're a first time director and your movie is supposed to get a wide release in about 3,000 theaters, then it's yanked, then it gets released in only 300 theaters. Plus, who knows what people REALLY think about it, because half the people talking about it don't care about it at all, they are more interested in the politics of N. Korea, and or the Sony hacking scandal.

I would think Seth Rogen would have preferred the movie sink or swim on it's own free from all this controversy which has nothing to do with a comedy, and is in general not funny. This would be great if you were a documentary film maker trying to make some political statement, but it's not so good for a comedy.
 
I recommend watching the movie in a group like Gilllvane said, I didn't see it in the theater, rather streamed it on christmas day, and it was funny enough, my friend said it brought him back to the days of watching Top Secret. I hope it does well.
 
Ryan Patrick O'Hara said:
yeah, I've thrown the notion (of an inside job around) but it doesn't make sense.

They'd made more money to simply let the movie, especially if it's bad, just mass release into 3,000 theaters. The opening weekend numbers, before bad reviews begin to take their toll, would be much higher than what they are currently doing.

Additionally, if it were in inside job and the threat or damage of hackers wasn't real, they would have released it for VoD on the PS4... not through the Xbox, like they ended up doing.
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Exactly. The only thing that could really have been PR-driven is the actual pulling of the film, but even that seems more like scared confusion than any master strategy.
 
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