Sony hack and the movie The Interview
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
Wow that's actually pretty crazy.
Shithouses.
It's probably a decision taken by the lawyers. If something were to happen, Sony or the cinema could be held liable for not taking the threats seriously/handling security better.
It's a terrible precedent though and another studio has already cancelled a planned movie based in North Korea. Who knew one tiny country with no proper internet could cause so much trouble.
It's a terrible precedent though and another studio has already cancelled a planned movie based in North Korea. Who knew one tiny country with no proper internet could cause so much trouble.
Stupid movie idea anyways, its not as if the world has tragically lost an important piece of media.
Hilarious. The real life story is actually a better plot for a Seth Rogan movie than the actual plot.
I wonder if I can get every upcoming superhero film cancelled.
Come on Korea!
That's it. The US will now have fingerprint stations at the entrance to every cinema.
I don't remember this much uproar over Team America.
It'll leak in a week or two.
It'll leak in a week or two.
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Oh that's awesome.
This sets a very disturbing precedent. Does this mean all filmmakers and even video games makers will now have to abide by a code that doesn't upset North Korea and their fecked up, short arsed, exceedingly rotund, batshit crazy leader? How many other terrorist groups or narcissistic dictators will now try the same thing?
Kim Jon Un and his family have kept North Korea in the dark ages for years now, they have put their countrymen and women on the brink of starvation and tried their best to brainwash an entire nation. Anyone who disagrees or doesn't have a picture of his fat head on their wall will be executed. Torture camps, mass executions, slavery camps, no electricity, no food, not to mention the complete and utter disdain the North Korean leaders show to the rest of the world, it's insane. South Korea live in permanent fear of attack from the North Korean military and they threaten the world with photo shopped pictures. It would be comical if it wasn't so feckin sad.
Kim Jon Un and his family have kept North Korea in the dark ages for years now, they have put their countrymen and women on the brink of starvation and tried their best to brainwash an entire nation. Anyone who disagrees or doesn't have a picture of his fat head on their wall will be executed. Torture camps, mass executions, slavery camps, no electricity, no food, not to mention the complete and utter disdain the North Korean leaders show to the rest of the world, it's insane. South Korea live in permanent fear of attack from the North Korean military and they threaten the world with photo shopped pictures. It would be comical if it wasn't so feckin sad.
There's a theatre in Texas that's going to air Team America instead now that The Interview has been pulled.
Alec Baldwin was livid
Sean Penn wasn't happy either.Alec Baldwin was livid
Alec Baldwin was livid
Neither of them are ever happy
No they don't have enough power but they may try to bomb south Korea
cowards
Let's hope they find out who is responsible for the hacking then they may be able to get the show on the road again. I for one want to see what all the fuss is about.
They must have found some serious dirt on Sony, whoever it was.
I understand why the did this. They did not want this to potentially hurt the sales for the likes of Unbroken, Into The Woods and other Christmas releases. But, this sends an alarming precedent. It basically gives a blueprint for "hacktivists". If you do not like the potential subject matter of a movie, tv show, video game, etc you just need to hack into the studio's system and threaten some form of violence and you could get it cancelled.
I guess the ball is in Dennis Rodman's court.
Sensible decision from Sony's point of view. Cancellation means writing off the cost of a modestly budgeted movie, maybe $50m/$60m, which represents about .1% of Sony Corporation's annual revenue. Putting themselves in the cross-hairs of N Korea's wild-eyed men might eventually cost them a lot more.
I read this post and was ultimately disappointed to find out that @Crackers was not the one to post it.
I'm honoured.
Bit racial?
It'll eventually be released... and when it is, the takings will be several times greater what they would have been otherwise.
Clever move from Sony to generate so much free publicity. If they'd ignored the threats, nobody would have cared about the film.
Oh, and Seth Rogen is a talentless cnut. That's irrelevant to the discussion, but I feel I have to say it.
Clever move from Sony to generate so much free publicity. If they'd ignored the threats, nobody would have cared about the film.
Oh, and Seth Rogen is a talentless cnut. That's irrelevant to the discussion, but I feel I have to say it.
Soo..The studio that owns the rights to Team America refuses the movie theatres to show the movie as well
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After examining the above post under the latest, most powerful Electron Microscope, I conclude that N Korea were responsible for the Sony attack.
This is very high profile. Wonder how the US government will react?
This is very high profile. Wonder how the US government will react?
Obama saying Sony shouldn't have been intimidated by hackers, that they should have put the film out. He's talking live now.
Now, IF it is true that he hackers were from North Korea and assumed to be operating under the guidance or control of the NK Govt, how does this play into the lawsuit that some former employees have filed against SONY due to the hack. Will SONY argue that since the NK government has not recognized that the Korean War is over, that this is in effect an act of war and therefore not something the company can be held liable for?
I'm sure if this thread had North Korea in the title it would get more attention.
This isn't going to end well for NK. They think they can be this little runt of country, going around throwing out idle threats, knowing their big brother China has their back. But not anymore. China's economy cannot afford the stupidity of North Korea, they're slowly backing off from them and rightly so. Yeah, USA is indebted to China in the TRILLIONS. But that means fcuk all when a country of 1 billion goes belly up and they have no western trade partners.
Went off on a tangent there. My point being, North Korea is that little cnut who thinks he's hard yet has soon as you go head to head with him, he backs off, tail between his legs knowing everyone in the class thinks he's a cnut.
Went off on a tangent there. My point being, North Korea is that little cnut who thinks he's hard yet has soon as you go head to head with him, he backs off, tail between his legs knowing everyone in the class thinks he's a cnut.
1.2 actually
Joke surely
I am guessing you never seen Animal House
Judging by the clips this film is so staggeringly unfunny and shite that my instinct is to side with the North Koreans.