'The Interview' jeopardizes overseas movie villains

It seems fine to speak out or even poking fun at major religious figures, except Islam and the demigod of N. Korea. Censorship and intimidation are their weapons without border to silence any critics! That is a shame.

At least Hollywood still has Nazis and Martians to play the bad guys. The Martians do not yet have a lobby, and no one is going to defend the Nazis.

I support any reason whatsoever to keep garbage movies off the shelves. A finely made film criticizing a world leader is one thing, but nonsense comedies that are going to cry censorship at the drop of a hat when they should be down on their knees apologizing for making such a piece of trash is another.

Hmmm, I remember when they did that hit piece on Bush, Hollywood didn't flinch, we are talking about world leaders or do we now have to cowardly choose who can get mocked and who can't. Selective mockery, of course. I don't have a problem with free speech, if anyone wants to make a movie about any leader, I don't care, so what? If a person doesn't like it, don't watch it, simple. But who the hell is NK to dictate what we can watch in our own country?

In 2011, the filmmakers behind the "Red Dawn" remake even changed the film's aggressors from Chinese to North Koreans in post-production so as not to negatively impact grosses from China,....

Weak. This is why we need independent cinema, directors, and producers.

They should flood the market with Chinese "bad guys" just to make a point. Show some balls Hollywood.

@Farmboy So you basically aren't willing to defend anybodies right to speech except if you agree with them. Good to know...

Artistic value or expensive trash - that is not the point. Hollywood has allowed itself to be intimidated by terrorists. Weak. If the movie will not be released to theatres then North Korea wins and they will use it endlessly. It might be a poetic justice if the movie 'happened' to find its way freely and widely and endlessly available on the the Net so anyone can see it.

Rik314 I was thinking the same thing, how odd it would be if Sony got 'hacked' again and the only thing 'stolen' was the movie in question which would end up EVERYWHERE for free to anyone and with all the great NK publicity would cause the exact opposite effect that NK wanted of shutting it down and making it go away. Sure Sony would lose out $$$$$$$ but that's the price Sony pays for weak cyber security and being such wimps and caving in, in the first place. If fact, I think this should be mandated as a fine to Sony to correct its wrongs.

"Business interests reign supreme."

Unlike governments, companies like movie studios and multiplexes do not have armies protecting them. If indeed an attack on either were to happen, they would also be excoriated in and by the media plus would be held liable in endless lawsuits. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

BUT, it would be interesting if the movie were to be leaked as an unintended consequence of the Sony hack, and if it were to go viral online. It would even be more amusing if the DPRK's one TV channel were to be hacked and "The Interview" were to be broadcast into every TV in the hermit kingdumb. (intentional misspelling of kingdom).