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Dec 9, 2014 · December 9, 2014 5:26pm. Scott Rudin Amy Pascal - H 2014. AP Images. In the latest turn in the Sony hacking drama, a fiery email exchange detailing the backstage fight over the studio’s Steve...
Dec 9, 2014 · Hackers dumped studio president Amy Pascal and Sony TV head Steve Mosko’s email inboxes onto file sharing sites Monday evening, and Gawker unearthed an undeniably juicy chain on Tuesday in...
Dec 11, 2014 · Amy Pascal, co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Scott Rudin, prolific film and theater producer behind "There Will Be Blood" and "No Country for Old Men," were revealed to have an...
- When Did It Happen?
- Who Is Responsible For The Hack?
- Is North Korea Involved at All?
- What Was Leaked During The Attack?
- The Interview's Limited Theatrical Release
- 2015 - The Aftermath
- What Was That Mass-Email Threat About?
Sony Pictures Entertainment employees arrived at work on 24 November, then sat at their desks like normal, and turned on their computers. It was a typical Monday morning, until their computer screens flashed a rather creepy image of red skull with a warning. "We've already warned you, and this is just a beginning. We will continue until our request...
The hack is being described as a blackmail attempt and has been linked to a group calling itself Guardians of Peace (GOP), Bloomberg reported, citing an anonymous source. One interview with someone purportedly from GOP said they had been stealing data from Sony for a year. Sony Pictures employees first became aware of the hack on that Monday, thoug...
UPDATE: CNN has reported- citing US investigators and law enforcement sources - that "hackers working for North Korea" and the Pyongang regime were behind the Sony hack. An official announcement from President Obama was expected by 18 December. The Interview Before we go over North Korea's involvement, let's discuss The Interview. It's an upcoming ...
Films The hackers claim to have stolen about 100 terabytes of sensitive data from Sony, and they've already leaked five Sony films online for free through file-sharing websites. The films include Fury, a Brad Pitt war picture released in October, and Annie, which opens on 19 December. Three other films, called Still Alice, Mr. Turner, and To Write ...
Sony pulls plug The GOP threatened on 16 December to attack screenings of The Interview. Since the threats were made public, all major US theater chains declined to show the film. Sony therefore canceled The Interview's theatrical release and confirmed there were no plans to release it at all. "We have decided not to move forward with the planned D...
Amy Pascal In response to the hack, Pascal confirmed to The Hollywood Reporteron 5 February that she will step down from her job as co-chairman at Sony Pictures Entertainment in March. Pascal will launch a major new production venture at the studio in May, which includes being a producer on the new Ghostbusters film and future Amazing Spider Man fi...
Apart from the original cyber attack, Sony Pictures employees also received a mass-email threat. It supposedly came from the same hackers who infiltrated the company's systems last week, Variety has reported. Sony immediately told law enforcement about the threat. The email, which was written allegedly by the GOP in broken English, includes talk ab...
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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.
Dec 22, 2014 · In an email to a former Columbia Pictures honcho, Sony co-chair Amy Pascal wrote she thought Idris Elba should be the next James Bond, the Daily Beast reported. The Anti-Social Network.
Dec 11, 2014 · In one exchange, posted on Gawker Dec. 9, producer Scott Rudin called Angelina Jolie “a minimally talented spoiled brat” in emails with Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal. In another,...
