George Clooney is weighing in on Hollywood’s biggest topic right now – Sony’s decision to pull The Interview from theaters following unprecedented hacks and threats from a North Korean group.
Clooney and his agent Bryan Lourd started a petition in support of Sony’s executives, like co-chair Amy Pascal, in an effort to diminish the hackers’ efforts. However, no one would sign it.
In an interview with Deadline he said, “As we watched one group be completely vilified, nobody stood up. Nobody took that stand. Now, I say this is a situation we are going to have to come to terms with, a new paradigm and a new way of handling our business.”
He also warned there would like be a “chilling effect” enforced, meaning studios aren’t going to be taking on projects that spur controversy.
“We cannot be told we can’t see something by Kim Jong-un, of all f------ people,” he said.
He explained their tactics, using the leaked emails to “embarrass” Pascal “so that so that no one gets on your side.”
Clooney continued, “Here, we’re talking about an actual country deciding what content we’re going to have,” adding, “Everybody was doing their jobs, but somehow, we have allowed North Korea to dictate content, and that is just insane.”
Sony not only pulled the film from theaters but they won’t even allow it to be released on DVD or Video On Demand.
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