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

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: 2) by ikanreed on Thursday December 18 2014, @04:12PM

    by ikanreed (3164) Subscriber Badge on Thursday December 18 2014, @04:12PM (#127185) Journal

    You chose the right time to stop watching Tolkien movies, that's for sure.

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  • (Score: 2) by Jeremiah Cornelius on Thursday December 18 2014, @04:59PM

    by Jeremiah Cornelius (2785) on Thursday December 18 2014, @04:59PM (#127196) Journal

    Or can we safely say that it applies to ALL Josh Rogin movies?

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 18 2014, @05:16PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 18 2014, @05:16PM (#127200)

      > Or can we safely say that it applies to ALL Josh Rogin movies?

      Looks like you've been smoking more weed than Seth Rogen.

      • (Score: 2) by Jeremiah Cornelius on Thursday December 18 2014, @07:16PM

        by Jeremiah Cornelius (2785) on Thursday December 18 2014, @07:16PM (#127229) Journal

        Anyone else find it interesting that Sony has deflected all the attention off their horrible incompetence and onto North Korea?

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        • (Score: 2) by ikanreed on Thursday December 18 2014, @08:25PM

          by ikanreed (3164) Subscriber Badge on Thursday December 18 2014, @08:25PM (#127248) Journal

          I don't know, that sounds like fairly typical PR maneuvering.
          1. Blame someone else
          2. Fire someone responsible
          3. Make a big public event of "fixing" the problem in the cheapest possible way.