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- Scott Rudin rips into Angelina Jolie. In December, leaks revealed producer Scott Rudin having harsh words about Angelina Jolie, and uncovered his distaste for the actress-turned-director.
- Rooney Mara asks Amy Pascal about “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” sequel. Even Rooney Mara is tired of Sony’s maybe, maybe-not stance about sequels to its “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” adaptations.
- David Fincher thought Sony had a leak problem. In an e-mail with the subject line “Well it ain’t ME,” the man who almost directed “Steve Jobs” blamed Sony for the many leaks on the negotiations for that film.
- Pascal’s $66,000 two-day trip to Washington, D.C. In October 2014, former co-chairman Pascal jetted to Washington for the premiere of David Ayer‘s “Fury,” starring Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf.
- RAND Corp Advised Sony on North Korea and “The Interview” In June 2014, long before the Sony hack would rock the studio, a North Korean spokesman called “The Interview’ a “wanton act of terror.”
- Red, White and Green: Amy Pascal‘s $66,000 Trip to D.C. In October 2014, former co-chairman Pascal jetted to Washington, D.C., for the premiere of David Ayer‘s “Fury,” starring Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf.
- Rooney Mara Asks Amy Pascal: Is ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Sequel Ever Coming? Even Rooney Mara is tired of Sony’s maybe, maybe-not stance on putting on sequels to their “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” adaptations.
- Drew Goddard Vs. Daredevil Vs. Spider-Man. Before the May 24, 2014 announcement that show-runner Drew Goddard was dropping out of Netflix’s “Daredevil,” things got difficult and litigious for Marvel, Sony and Goddard’s team.
Jun 2, 2015 · On November 13, 2014, then-Sony Pictures Entertainment president Amy Pascal fired off a lengthy, Jerry Maguire -esque email manifesto on the state of SPE’s motion picture slate (including...
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- No One Knows Who Rita Ora Is
- Bradley Cooper Is An ‘Odd Bird’
- There Is Also Serious Shade Thrown at Bill Murray
- The Bigwigs Really Don’T Like Angelina Jolie
- Academy Voters Were ‘Uncomfortable’ with 12 Years A Slave
- The Marketing Strategies For One Direction Are Almost Too Good
- David Fincher (rightly) Thought Sony Had A Leak Problem
- Rooney Mara Was Hoping For A Girl with The Dragon Tattoo Sequel
Laura Lean / PA Wire Laura Lean / PA Wire / PA Wire An email sent to chairperson Amy Pascal discusses an arranged meeting with Rita Ora, and informs Pascal that Ora is an “incredible spark”. Her response is perfect:
AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images In March 2014 emails, Amy Pascal and Cameron Crowe discussed his new film Aloha, starring Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone. It’s mostly positive, but then Crowe drops this befuddling detail:
AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images In the same email chain Crowe and Pascal chat about the acting in Aloha, with Crowe having a swipe at Bill Murray: HEY. Leave Bill alone.
One of the big revelations from the initial leaks last December was that producer Scott Rudin was not fond of Angelina Jolie, calling her a “minimally talented spoiled brat”. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images In a June 2014 emailhe is absolutely incredulous to hear she was “studying films of pote...
Publicist Peggy Siegal emailed Sony bosses including Amy Pascalwith her thoughts on 12 Years A Slave, which later went on to win the Best Picture award. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images She believed Academy voters were uncomfortable with a film by a ‘Brit’ (Steve McQueen) depicting a “cruel and ...
Sony planned out each band member’s ‘personality’ and style, and gave an example of why fans liked them. Harry Styles, for example, was supposed to be ‘adorably slow’, while Zayn Malik was the ‘dark horse’ and a ‘player’. Directioners are not happy.
AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images Fincher was the original director of Sony’s Steve Jobs biopic, before its very public changeover to Universal Pictures and new director Danny Boyle. Fincher was very mad about the details of thisbeing leaked to the press:
Wordpress Wordpress Mara made her name as Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher’s adaptation of the Stieg Larsson novel, but it’s looking like Sony won’t be adapting the other books in the series. Mara writes to Amy Pascal:
Amy Pascal spoke candidly about stepping down as a chief of Sony Pictures, last year’s embarrassment over leaked emails and the devastating hack that started it all.
Apr 16, 2015 · The site’s founder Julian Assange qualified the publication of the material as showing “the inner workings of an influential multinational corporation. Before the May 24, 2014 announcement ...
May 29, 2015 · In a leaked email sent last year, Amy Pascal called Cameron Crowe’s new movie “ridiculous.” Critics are now proving her right.
