Under mounting pressure, Sony has decided not to release The Interview next week. Hackers calling themselves the Guardians of Peace warned theater owners that they will attack movie theaters that show the film. Earlier this week, Sony told theaters that they could pull the movie from schedules and later canceled press screenings, premiers and any further promotional time for the film. Now the studio says “We respect and understand our partners’ decision and, of course, completely share their paramount interest in the safety of employees and theater-goers.”
With this latest bombshell, the hacking scandal (which started around Thanksgiving when private information including social security numbers, salaries and medical information leaked) has inflicted an enormous amount of damage on Sony. The electronics and entertainment company’s stock price has fallen 7% since December 5th. Sony will take a huge loss on the film which cost $44 million to produce. We know the exact cost of the film because the movie’s budget was part of the cache of leaked documents which also showed that star Seth Rogen was paid $8.4 million for his work on the film while costar James Franco earned $6.5 million.
There are reports that the FBI is becoming increasingly convinced that North Korea actually is behind the attack. The Interview is about a TV interviewer (Franco) and his producer (Rogen) who are recruited by the CIA to kill Kim Jong-Un after they land a sit-down with the North Korean leader.
With this latest bombshell, the hacking scandal (which started around Thanksgiving when private information including social security numbers, salaries and medical information leaked) has inflicted an enormous amount of damage on Sony. The electronics and entertainment company’s stock price has fallen 7% since December 5th. Sony will take a huge loss on the film which cost $44 million to produce. We know the exact cost of the film because the movie’s budget was part of the cache of leaked documents which also showed that star Seth Rogen was paid $8.4 million for his work on the film while costar James Franco earned $6.5 million.
There are reports that the FBI is becoming increasingly convinced that North Korea actually is behind the attack. The Interview is about a TV interviewer (Franco) and his producer (Rogen) who are recruited by the CIA to kill Kim Jong-Un after they land a sit-down with the North Korean leader.