Now Sony Hackers Threaten To Attack Theaters Showing 'The Interview'

[Betallsports]

screenshot/"The Interview"The character who plays North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un in Sony Comedy "The Interview."

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In the latest in a series of scary cyberattacks, the hackers who have targeted Sony — and who call themselves Guardians of Peace (GOP) — are now threatening Thursday's New York City premiere of "The Interview" and theaters in which it will be shown after the movie's Christmas Day release.



A new message from the GOP on file-sharing services containing links to the latest hacked documents reveals that the group plans a "bitter fate those who seek fun in terror should be doomed to" and recommends "you to keep yourself distant from the places at that time."


The hackers then chillingly add: "Remember the 11th of September 2001."


Read the full message below (via BuzzFeed):
Warning

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.
Soon all the world will see what an awful movie Sony Pictures Entertainment has made.
The world will be full of fear.
Remember the 11th of September 2001.
We recommend you to keep yourself distant from the places at that time.
(If your house is nearby, you’d better leave.)
Whatever comes in the coming days is called by the greed of Sony Pictures Entertainment.
All the world will denounce the SONY.

Sony/"The Interview"James Franco and Seth Rogen star in the controversial comedy.



"The Interview," a James Franco and Seth Rogen comedy about two journalists recruited by the CIA to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was denounced by the Pyongyang government as "undisguised sponsoring of terrorism, as well as an act of war" in a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon all the way back in June.

Since then, the hackers calling themselves Guardians of Peace have attacked Sony Entertainment in a series of hackings ahead of the movie's Dec. 25 release.
While last week's Los Angeles premiere of "The Interview" went off without a hitch, it sounds as if the GOP is now threatening an attack on Thursday's premiere in New York City at Sunshine Cinema on the Lower East Side.



On Monday, Sony decided to scale down its New York premiere.


The GOP also released the promised "Christmas gift" of files. The contents of the files are unknown, but it's titled "Michael Lynton," the name of the CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

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[Bourn]

Pretty sure I would skip that showing after that threat.

 

[NBAcapper08]

I said to my buddy that the idea of this movie was horrific

 

[Mr_Mark]

Guardians of Peace (GOP) sounds real peaceful.... uppy:

 

[2PLAYSMAX]

So movie premieres are being cancelled, which will cost the studios some money. How much this impacts their profits remains to be seen, but the fact that Sony apparently didn't prepare for something like this could go down as one of the dumbest decisions in Hollywood for some time.

They better hope the movie is funny, otherwise it won't even get a second life on home release.

 

[Acebb]

[h=1]Theaters Pull Sony's 'The Interview' After Hacker Threat of Violence[/h]
[FONT=proxima_nova_rgregular]Some movie theater chains are pulling Sony's film "The Interview" from their lineups in the face of the threat of a Sept. 11-style attack against theaters who screen the upcoming movie. Hackers who go by the name Guardians of Peace and who stole untold amounts of sensitive data from Sony Pictures Entertainment made the threat on Tuesday. The hackers oppose the release of Sony's comedy, which portrays the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.[/FONT]
[FONT=proxima_nova_rgregular]Sony reached out to movie theater owners following the threat to say the studio is going forward with plans to release the film, but that it would support theaters' decisions not to show the movie, sources told NBC News. Carmike Cinemas, which has 238 theaters in 41 states, told Sony it was pulling the film, sources said. Hours later, a Landmark Theatres spokesperson said it was cancelling the movie's New York City premiere, scheduled for Thursday night at Landmark's Sunshine Cinema in Manhattan's Lower East Side.

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I haven't been to a movie in the theater in over 5 years. I can't support these people.[/FONT]

 

[Betallsports]

Theaters Pull Sony's 'The Interview' After Hacker Threat of Violence


[FONT=proxima_nova_rgregular]Some movie theater chains are pulling Sony's film "The Interview" from their lineups in the face of the threat of a Sept. 11-style attack against theaters who screen the upcoming movie. Hackers who go by the name Guardians of Peace and who stole untold amounts of sensitive data from Sony Pictures Entertainment made the threat on Tuesday. The hackers oppose the release of Sony's comedy, which portrays the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.[/FONT]
[FONT=proxima_nova_rgregular]Sony reached out to movie theater owners following the threat to say the studio is going forward with plans to release the film, but that it would support theaters' decisions not to show the movie, sources told NBC News. Carmike Cinemas, which has 238 theaters in 41 states, told Sony it was pulling the film, sources said. Hours later, a Landmark Theatres spokesperson said it was cancelling the movie's New York City premiere, scheduled for Thursday night at Landmark's Sunshine Cinema in Manhattan's Lower East Side.

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I haven't been to a movie in the theater in over 5 years. I can't support these people.[/FONT]

Guess Mark Cuban doesn't want to rock the boat. Probably has business dealings with them.

 

[trytrytry]

how do computer network hackers holed up in the shit hole that is north Korea plan to attack buildings in america? They guy who did the Christ movie was in some trouble I get that but this one with movie theaters I dont see it. carmike can do what they want of course.

 

[Betallsports]

how do computer network hackers holed up in the shit hole that is north Korea plan to attack buildings in america? They guy who did the Christ movie was in some trouble I get that but this one with movie theaters I dont see it. carmike can do what they want of course.

I believe they are saying they will have people with bombs... Like suicide vests, etc....

 

[Ladeda]

If they were actually planning on making these attacks they wouldn't have announced them. There is almost no chance this group is actually planning an actual attack. They just know after the hacking that it would be taken seriously and make big headlines.

 

[HamGlaze]

Makes me want to go see it even more.

 

[Betallsports]

Makes me want to go see it even more.

Probably the best P.R. This movie has.

 

[HamGlaze]

Probably the best P.R. This movie has.

You bet. I'll go see a shitty movie just to defy that full of selfish pride North Korean punk. And I hope it hurts Dennis Rodman's feelings to boot.

 

[devocr]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/new...premiere-canceled/ar-BBgTAxw?ocid=mailsignout

‘The Interview’ New York Premiere Canceled

A spokesperson for Landmark’s Sunshine Cinema has confirmed that Thursday’s premiere of Sony’s Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy “The Interview” has been canceled in the wake of the ominous message sent by Sony hackers on Tuesday morning. The message threatened a 9/11-style attack on theaters showing the film.

The duo attended last week’s Los Angeles premiere, which was a low-key affair at which interviews were not allowed. Earlier Tuesday, they canceled media appearances including a Buzzfeed Brews conversation, Rogen’s Thursday appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and an interview with both of them on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Wednesday.

Earlier Tuesday evening, Carmike Cinemas said their theaters would not play the movie which is set to open Christmas Day. Sony has given theater owners the option of deciding themselves whether they want to play the film, and it’s likely Carmike is just the first of others to opt out.

 

[C.P.]

torrents, that's all

 

[Acebb]

The five largest movie theater circuits in the United States—AMC Entertainment, Cinemark, Carmike Cinemas, Regal Entertainment and Cineplex Entertainment—have pulled the upcoming Sony movie The Interviewfrom their theaters nationwide following a serious threat by cyberterrorists, who want it canceled

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Rogan and the other guy have said they will not do any promotions.

Movie is done.

 

[Acebb]

 

[HamGlaze]

Ashamed that America would allow such idle threats from this child dictator punk to sideline a movie. He says "Remember 9-11?" I say remember Nagasaki Motherfucker?

 

[HamGlaze]

Oops! Looks like a posted a funny about North Korea. You all might want to stay clear from the Rx for a few days, threats are bound to follow.

 

[MikeB]

I heard the RX was going to be showing it

It is going to be linked and embedded.


Just so that we are clear....

The RXForum will be premiering the movie The Interview!