Celebrities Express Horror, Outrage At Sony Decision To Pull The Interview — See Celeb Twitter React

Posting in GD because this is eventful and current.

Sony’s decision to cancel the Christmas Day release of The Interview, caving to threats made by hackers, has set off a firestorm on Twitter. Fans and celebrities are mostly mortified by the announcement to shelve the Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy, in which two journalists are recruited by the CIA to assassinate North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. The Sony announcement is widely seen as a cowardly, dangerous precedent to set. Check out some of the reaction below, and tell us what you think.

“Wow. Everyone caved. The hackers won. An utter and complete victory for them. Wow,” tweeted Rob Lowe. He added, “Saw @Sethrogen at JFK. Both of us have never seen or heard of anything like this. Hollywood has done Neville Chamberlain proud today.” Newt Gingrich wrote to Lowe, “It wasn’t the hackers who won, it was the terrorists and almost certainly the North Korean dictatorship, this was an act of war.”

Mia Farrow tweeted a link to the news and wrote, “Damn. Bad guys won.” Bill Maher wrote, “#TheInterview Is that all it takes – an anonymous threat and the numbers 911 – to throw free expression under the bus? #PussyNation.” John Cho said simply, “It’s a damn shame #TheInterviewMovie is being pulled.”

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Michael Moore joked, “Dear Sony Hackers: now that u run Hollywood, I’d also like less romantic comedies, fewer Michael Bay movies and no more Transformers.” Jake Tapper declared, “We are all @Sethrogen.” Michael Ian Black tweeted, “Worried about the prospects for my new film,’Abbot and Costello F*ck North Korea’s Mom.'” Albert Brooks also joked, “City of Atlanta demands all remaining prints of Gone with the Wind be destroyed.”

http://www.gossipcop.com/celebrity-reaction-sony-interview-canceled-twitter-tweets/

‘The Interview’ Yanked By Regal, AMC & Other Major Chains

2ND UPDATE, 3:49 PM: Carmike yesterday became the first theater chain to announce that it was scrapping plans to screen The Interview. Now the Georgia-based exhibitor has released a statement: “The top priority for Carmike Cinemas is to ensure that our valued guests may enjoy the entertainment of their choosing in a safe and comfortable environment. Carmike must take threats against movie theatres very seriously and the recent unprecedented cyber-attacks against Sony Pictures are no exception. Therefore, in an abundance of caution, Carmike will delay the exhibition of The Interview. There are many additional excellent movie titles to choose from this holiday season, and we look forward to welcoming our patrons.”

UPDATED, 1:34 PM: AMC and Cineplex has made their pulling of The Interview official. Said AMC: “As friends and families make plans for the upcoming holidays, AMC has received many questions about which movies we are playing in the weeks ahead. The recent cancellation of The Interview‘s premiere and publicity appearances by its leading talent, and the overall confusion and uncertainty that has been created in the marketplace, brings into serious doubt whether the movie will open at all next week. At this time, to best enable AMC guests to plan their holiday movie-going with certainty and confidence, AMC is programming its theatres without The Interview.” From Cineplex: “Cineplex takes seriously its commitment to the freedom of artistic expression, but we want to reassure our guests and staff that their security is our number one priority.”

WRITETHRU WITH UPDATES: Ultimately, The Interview didn’t go well, and Sony’s controversial film appears dead. Regal and Cinemark said today that they will not screen the Seth Rogen-directed comedy, and other major exhibition chains including AMC and Cineplex are expected to follow suit. The news comes a day after a hacker threat against venues that show the pic starring Rogen and James Franco. Regal said in a statement, “Due to the wavering support of the film The Interview by Sony Pictures, as well as the ambiguous nature of any real or perceived security threats, Regal Entertainment Group has decided to delay the opening of the film in our theatres.” Cinemark simply said, “We have determined that we will not exhibit this film at this time.”

https://deadline.com/2014/12/sony-theater-owners-pull-the-interview-terror-threats-1201327612/