“The Interview”: Cinema-stop North Korea satire: “Hackers have won” – Hamburger Evening Gazette

12.18.14, 16:41

“The Interview”

The movie “The Interview “in which North Korea’s Kim Jong-un to be killed, is not in the US cinemas after a hacker attack and terrorist threats. Critics speak of a “lost cyberwar”

. Photo: AP The Hollywood comedy” The Interview “with Seth Rogen and James Franco should start in the US theaters on December 25th. Due to terrorist threats he is finally not to

New York. After a hacker attack against Sony Pictures and terrorist threats against cinemas the film studio will not show satire “The Interview” in US cinemas. Since the majority of the movie theater operators did not want to take the program, “we have decided to cancel the planned for December 25th theatrical release,” quoted US media on Wednesday evening (local time) of a communication from the studios. The film received two US journalists (Seth Rogen and James Franco) is mandated to the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un to kill in an interview.

US authorities suspect behind the unprecedented cyber attack North Korea. The computer systems from Sony Pictures in November were everywhere attacked and stolen some data. The Stalinist North Korea denies the allegations.

“The Interview” should launch in the US on December 25th. In Germany, the launch of the film with production costs of about 44 million US dollars (35 million euros) was scheduled for February

threat. “Remember September 11″

With several US media, however, terrorist threats were received against US theaters if they show the comedy. “Remember the 11 September 2001 ‘, it said, referring to the terrorist attacks in New York, as the” Hollywood Reporter “quoted from the letter. Further details were not disclosed.

Many cinema chains subsequently communicated with, not to show the film. The planned for Thursday New York premiere was canceled according to media. Sony Pictures have left the cinemas themselves whether they make the film -. An unprecedented approach for Hollywood, such as the “Wall Street Journal” reported

“We respect and understand the decision of our partners and of course also share their overriding concern for the safety of their employees and moviegoers, “Sony established the historical decision to withdraw the film from theaters. In addition, Sony has decided against any other form of release of the film, be it as a video on the private cable ducts or on DVD, quoted the magazine “Variety” a Sony spokeswoman.

Actors were disappointed by the cancellation. “A sad day for creativity,” Steve Carell wrote in Twitter. His colleague Ben Stiller said: “It’s really hard to believe that this is the response to a threat to free speech in America.” Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel spoke of an “un-American act of cowardice, of terrorist acts confirmed and a monstrous precedent creates”

Actor Rob Lowe tweeted.. “Wow All caved in. The hackers have won. ” Conservative US politician Newt Gingrich took drastic words for the decision: “America has lost its first cyber war,” he wrote on Twitter. And director Judd Apatow asked where the yielding to lead: “When an anonymous person of something should be offended, what a Coca-Cola manager has said – we will all need to stop drinking Coke?”

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Investigators safe: Hacker working on behalf of North Korea

Washington throw the North Korean North Korea “a central role” in the attack on the data from Sony, reported ” New York Times “, citing unnamed government officials. The US government weigh up a number of options, the spokeswoman said the National Security Council, Bernadette Meehan, the newspaper. North Korea has denied the allegations.

Investigators are located “99 percent sure” that the hackers had worked on behalf of the North Korean government also reported the “Washington Post “. An official statement by the authorities was expected for Thursday.

US President Barack Obama suggested the Americans, “without fear to the cinema” to go. For now, the threats are not credible, he hinted in an interview with ABC News to.

The threats around the film originated probably by the same perpetrators, the end of November Computer systems were attacked by Sony Pictures, told the “Wall Street Journal”. Citing sources in the US Federal Bureau of Investigation reported Foxnews that North Korea was behind this data theft. However, the attack was “not necessarily” takes place in the country itself. A hacker group called “Guardians of Peace” (guardians of the peace) has claimed responsibility for the attacks and called upon to stop the movie.

 
  (AP)