So it seems “The Interview” was only the beginning:
North Korea thriller starring Steve Carell cancelled. http://t.co/fbnwk94AOJ
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) December 17, 2014
From The Hollywood Reporter:
In the wake of the hack attack on Sony because of their North Korea assassination film The Interview, New Regency has dropped plans for a North Korea-set film, sources confirm to THR.
Gore Verbinski was attached to directPyongyang with Steve Carell to star.Pyongyang, a comedy based on a Guy Delisle graphic novel, had been slated to start shooting in March, sources say. The story centers on a Westerner in North Korea who is accused of espionage. But it was dropped after hackers launched an aggressive and financially devastating attack on Sony because of the studio’s film The Interview,which centers on an assassination attempt on North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un.
Is this real life?
Oh come on. RT @Deadline North Korea-Based Thriller With Gore Verbinski And Steve Carell Canceled By New Regency http://t.co/2MsLxSOjmA
— Scott Meslow (@scottmeslow) December 17, 2014
Are we giving in to #fear? North Korea thriller starring Steve Carell has been canceled http://t.co/VCswe3BHb9 via @verge
— thinkerslink (@ThinkersLink) December 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/Pete_Abrahams/status/545325073041596416
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/545323762728837120
Feckless. http://t.co/eqtR8iH0nA ht @lachlan
— Matthew DesOrmeaux ⚜ (@authoridad) December 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/DrGMLaTulippe/status/545323542133235712
https://twitter.com/AlexJamesFitz/status/545324983007076352
https://twitter.com/IAmAllanHolder/status/545327743312097281
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/545321063916113921
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?! | North Korea-Based Thriller With Gore Verbinski And Steve Carell Canceled http://t.co/Z0zDo4AGlL @deadline
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock aka Kimberly (@conkc2) December 17, 2014
For fuck sake Hollywood…Grow a pair. Damn.
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock aka Kimberly (@conkc2) December 17, 2014
Seriously. Because this is bullcrap.
Hooray for Pyongyangwoodhttp://t.co/ymM0RVJSGW
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) December 17, 2014
The Courage of Hollywood. RT @jpodhoretz North Korea thriller starring Steve Carell cancelled. http://t.co/Tmfrep7gzl
— jon gabriel (@exjon) December 17, 2014
Can't wait for the Oscars to watch all those Hollywood people laud each other for their "courage" again.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) December 17, 2014
Ugh.
Editor’s note: The title of this post has been amended to clarify that the film that’s been scrapped is separate from “The Interview.”
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