Sony Pictures Pulls “The Interview” From Theaters

[IamCANADIAN013]

So they will be showing the movie in roughly 200 theaters across the USA, down from the original 3000 that they planned. Nothing planned in Canada so far. This has been one big disaster after another for Sony. Especially since it will probably hit online for free any day or hour now.

[jaysabi]

So they will be showing the movie in roughly 200 theaters across the USA, down from the original 3000 that they planned. Nothing planned in Canada so far. This has been one big disaster after another for Sony. Especially since it will probably hit online for free any day or hour now.

They're doing a digital on-demand release as well through the major platforms. I agree, they're not going to be making the money they thought they would on this, but you could hardly ask for better publicity.

[IamCANADIAN013]

So they will be showing the movie in roughly 200 theaters across the USA, down from the original 3000 that they planned. Nothing planned in Canada so far. This has been one big disaster after another for Sony. Especially since it will probably hit online for free any day or hour now.

They're doing a digital on-demand release as well through the major platforms. I agree, they're not going to be making the money they thought they would on this, but you could hardly ask for better publicity.

Hard to say on the publicity, I still think the damage has been done.  As for the digital on demand, LOL! It will be on torrent sites within a few hours for free.

[Vod]

So they will be showing the movie in roughly 200 theaters across the USA, down from the original 3000 that they planned. Nothing planned in Canada so far. This has been one big disaster after another for Sony. Especially since it will probably hit online for free any day or hour now.

The deadline for ordering the movie from Sony was a couple days ago.  I don't think any theaters in Canada will be showing it. 

[IamCANADIAN013]

So they will be showing the movie in roughly 200 theaters across the USA, down from the original 3000 that they planned. Nothing planned in Canada so far. This has been one big disaster after another for Sony. Especially since it will probably hit online for free any day or hour now.

The deadline for ordering the movie from Sony was a couple days ago.  I don't think any theaters in Canada will be showing it. 

The only reason I'm at all interested in the movie is because much of it was filmed in Vancouver.  Downloading for free will be just fine.

[valvalis]

They've said it will be released!

It was all a plot to get a bigger audience..

I dont know what really happened but, I think I'm agree with you.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30599836 It says "Sony realese The Interview online" and also "only available in the US."
I don't know this is true or not because I'm not in US.

[jaysabi]

I simply don't get it why everyone is calling this a PR stunt.
Results of the "PR stunt" so far:
- lots of financial damage
- a huge amount of private and confidential of the company/employees data floating around on the net
- 5 DVD screener copies leaked
All of this hassle just for 1 movie that will be pirated anyway (if not more than others)?

They are simply not informed people that are calling it a PR stunt.

All great points but your last one, this will probably be the LEAST pirated movie in history.

Sony is releasing it for 100% free so there is absolutely no reason to pirate this movie at all.

http://nypost.com/2014/12/21/sony-plans-to-release-the-interview-on-crackle-for-free/

Someone is going to pirate it anyway
Also because not everyone live in the USA

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It raises an interesting question: can you "pirate" a movie that's released for free? Is it still piracy?

[malaimult]

They've said it will be released!

It was all a plot to get a bigger audience..

I dont know what really happened but, I think I'm agree with you.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30599836 It says "Sony realese The Interview online" and also "only available in the US."
I don't know this is true or not because I'm not in US.

It is not going to be free. It is going to be released in theaters (only ~300 screens) and via youtube, and google rental services. Viewers are going to have to pay ~$6 to rent the movies and ~$15 to buy it

[Reynaldo]

Its on youtube already but for USA only.

[IamCANADIAN013]

Buddy has already found it for free online.  He's watching it now apparently. 

[jaysabi]

They've said it will be released!

It was all a plot to get a bigger audience..

I dont know what really happened but, I think I'm agree with you.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30599836 It says "Sony realese The Interview online" and also "only available in the US."
I don't know this is true or not because I'm not in US.

It is not going to be free. It is going to be released in theaters (only ~300 screens) and via youtube, and google rental services. Viewers are going to have to pay ~$6 to rent the movies and ~$15 to buy it

I guess they walked it back from plans a few days ago. Someone quoted an article that said they were planning to release it on Crackle for free.

[Reynaldo]

And its on private torrents now... just saw it this morning The Interview 2014 1080p WEB-DL x264 AAC MerryXmas

[Nemo1024]

They've said it will be released!

It was all a plot to get a bigger audience..

I dont know what really happened but, I think I'm agree with you.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30599836 It says "Sony realese The Interview online" and also "only available in the US."
I don't know this is true or not because I'm not in US.

It is not going to be free. It is going to be released in theaters (only ~300 screens) and via youtube, and google rental services. Viewers are going to have to pay ~$6 to rent the movies and ~$15 to buy it

I value my time pretty dearly - I'd probably be willing to watch it if Sony paid me ~$500 

[Biitcoin]

Its on youtube already but for USA only.

Yes , I found it on Sony Pictures Youtube Channel but can't seem be able to see it . Changing my IP to USA using a Proxy or VPN won't help me ??.
Anyway , I really don't see why they pulled it out . they are just losing money right ? on Theaters they would earn the amount that they lost during the hack .

[rokkyroad]

Watched it last night. Its a really bad movie.

What I did enjoy was knowing how pissed Kim Jong-dum will be after watching himself cry like a little girl.

[Aemon]

Watched it, I am disappointed how Sony handled the entire thing.  First they cancelled it, which I agreed they had to at that point.  There wasn't much they could do if no one was going to show it. 

The thing that makes me upset, is they were going to release it for 100% free on their website, which they said they were going to do.  Then someone from high up must have said they couldn't do that because they were going to lose too much money, well they already lost a lot so who cares.  Anyway just frustrating they released it for money, which now I know a lot of people will only watch this movie because "North Korea" told them they couldn't watch it!

End rant.

[freedomno1]

Watched it last night. Its a really bad movie.

What I did enjoy was knowing how pissed Kim Jong-dum will be after watching himself cry like a little girl.

Got to admit that after watching it I was like meh it wasn't that good of a movie
Had some funny moments though but your right watching Kim crying was amusing and the tank scene ^^

[Lethn]

I don't know why people are hating on the film really, were you really expecting something sophisticated and intricate to piss off a dictator? I actually enjoyed it, but then again I have a crude sense of humour, it also takes a lot of balls to make something like that you could actually get asssassinated for.

[Aemon]

I don't know why people are hating on the film really, were you really expecting something sophisticated and intricate to piss off a dictator? I actually enjoyed it, but then again I have a crude sense of humour, it also takes a lot of balls to make something like that you could actually get asssassinated for.

A crude sense of humor?  More like, if you like gay jokes, you like that movie.  Nothing really crude about it, there were a couple of parts that were pretty good, but overall the movie was slow, and was almost a romantic comedy with Seth Rogen and James Franco

[rokkyroad]

Yep, the man-love was over done.

It would have been a better movie if Franco wasn't in it. I can't stand that guy to begin with and he really sucked in this movie.