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Movie Chain Drops 'The Interview' after Threats of Violence

posted by janrinok on Thursday December 18 2014, @01:27PM   Printer-friendly
from the they-blinked-first dept.

Hugh Pickens writes:

In the latest episode of the Sony hack, Hollywood Reporter says that Carmike Cinemas, which operates 278 theaters and 2,917 screens in 41 states, will not show the Sony comedy "The Interview" following threats of violence from hackers. Sony Pictures told exhibitors who had booked The Interview that it planned to move forward with the movie's release, but that they were free to decide not to show the film, and that the studio would support them in whatever decision they made.

Citing 9/11, the hackers issued a warning and said, "We will clearly show it to you at the very time and places The Interview be shown, including the premiere, how bitter fate those who seek fun in terror should be doomed to." The situation is also raising concerns among studios that the threat of violence could keep some movie-goers away from the multiplex over the lucrative holiday movie-going period. "This is bad for everyone. This will stop people from going to theaters, and that affects all of us," says one source at a rival studio. "If somebody called a bomb threat for a concert, and it was credible, you'd have to cancel or postpone the concert."

 
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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by rts008 on Thursday December 18 2014, @02:14PM

    by rts008 (3001) on Thursday December 18 2014, @02:14PM (#127139)

    Now that's a fight I would actuall but tickets for!

    North Korea vs MPAA

    Starting Score:    1  point
    Moderation   +2  
       Funny=2, Total=2
    Extra 'Funny' Modifier   0  
    Karma-Bonus Modifier   +1  
    Total Score:   4  

  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday December 18 2014, @02:17PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday December 18 2014, @02:17PM (#127140) Journal
    North Korea will clearly win because their crazy people are crazier!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 18 2014, @02:24PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 18 2014, @02:24PM (#127144)

      They may be crazier, but they are all emaciated and their growth stunted to about 5 feet [bbc.com] so it's not much of a fight.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 18 2014, @06:26PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 18 2014, @06:26PM (#127215)

    No matter who wins, we win?

  • (Score: 2) by edIII on Thursday December 18 2014, @06:27PM

    by edIII (791) on Thursday December 18 2014, @06:27PM (#127216)

    Wow. I'm not sure who I want to win.

    I'm inclined to vote for the brutal terrorists who do nothing but terrorize people, economies, and legislators....... but on the other hand, I really hate the MPAA.

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    • (Score: 2) by halcyon1234 on Thursday December 18 2014, @08:17PM

      by halcyon1234 (1082) on Thursday December 18 2014, @08:17PM (#127247)

      Wow. I'm not sure who I want to win.

      That, good sir, is why God invented MAD.

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