Why North Korea's Sony hack made 'The Interview' required viewing
30 Dec 2014 • engadget.comCongratulations, Guardians of Peace (and North Korea!) – you’ve successfully prevented a “dangerous” Seth Rogen/James Franco comedy from getting released. But guess what? You’ve also made The Interview, which appeared to be just another slacker comedy from the Freaks and Geeks alums, vastly more important than it ever would have been on its own. That’s what we in America call delicious irony. Sony, in a move President Barack Obama has called “a mistake,” has vowed never to release the film in any form – no VOD, no special digital download – but it’s only a matter of time until it’s on every torrent and illegal video-streaming site on the web.
Good point. Now we only need a digital master of the movie… If only some elite group of hackers could hack into Sony and… Oh, wait… That sounds familiar.