Sony hackers issued a warning to moviegoers Tuesday, threatening those who see “The Interview” to “remember the 11th of September 2001.” Meanwhile, James Franco (left) received scathing criticism of his acting skills from Sony for the film about assassinating Kim Jong-un that is rumored to have sparked the hack in the first place. Sony Pictures UK executive Peter Taylor wrote in one message, “James Franco proves once again that irritation is his strong suit which is a shame because the character could have been appealing and funny out of his hands.” The film scaled back promotions.
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Angelina Jolie was the target of scathing emails from Scott Rudin that made the front page of The Post. “I’m not destroying my career over a minimally talented spoiled brat who thought nothing of shoving [‘Cleopatra’] off her plate for 18 months so she could go direct a movie [‘Unbroken’],” Rudin wrote in a furious email to Amy Pascal (above, right). See more of Rudin’s rudeness here.
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Sony email leaks revealed that Andrew Garfield may be replaced as Spider-Man. Emails obtained by Mashable report that writing plans for “The Amazing Spider-Man 3” were shelved in August in light of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” being a box office disappointment and Garfield allegedly criticizing the studio’s handling of the character. Garfield also reportedly ditched a corporate dinner in July with only about an hour’s notice, angering Sony’s Tokyo execs. Further emails suggested a reboot was in order for the character, who may move to Marvel.
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Tobey Maguire, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Tom Hanks all had their hotel aliases leaked. Their pseudonyms, in order: “Neil Deep,” “Neely O’Hara” and “Johnny Madrid.” (For more aliases, check out our list here.)
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The Hollywood Reporter claims Sony canceled Kevin Hart’s press appearances for “The Wedding Ringer.” In previously leaked emails, Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper called Hart a “whore” for requesting more money to promote the film on Twitter. Hart responded to the drama on Instagram, posting, “I’m able to brush ignorance off of my shoulder and continue to move forward.”
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George Clooney was revealed to be sensitive to reviews of “The Monuments Men,” writing to Pascal, “I need some protection from all the reviews. Let’s just make it a hit. I haven’t slept in 30 hours. And it’s 7 am.” Pascal replied, “We will protect you by making money … that’s the best revenge.” Clooney then replied to Pascal, “I adore you Amy. You are literally the only person running a studio that loves film. I fear I’ve let you all down. Not my intention. I apologize. I’ve just lost touch… Who knew? Sorry. I won’t do it again.”
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When Leonardo DiCaprio pulled out of a Steve Jobs biopic from Aaron Sorkin, Amy Pascal labeled his behavior “absolutely despicable.”
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Us Weekly reports Aaron Sorkin criticized DiCaprio’s proposed replacement for the Jobs project, Academy Award nominee Michael Fassbender. Sorkin wrote, “I don’t know who Michael Fassbender is and the rest of the world isn’t going to care … He just makes you feel bad to have normal-sized genitalia.”
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Emails revealed that Amy Adams (left) and Jennifer Lawrence were paid less than their male co-stars in “American Hustle.” An email obtained by The Daily Beast notes, “The current talent deals are: [Director David] O’Russell: 9%; Cooper: 9%; Bale: 9%; Renner: 9%; Lawrence: 7%; Adams: 7%.” The Daily Beast also reports Lawrence was originally slated to receive only 5 percent of box office cash before being bumped up to 7 to match Adams. The Daily Beast also published Lawrence’s full email address … because the girl hasn’t been through enough already this year.
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Brad Pitt’s email address was leaked in some of Sony’s hacked correspondence.
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Channing Tatum’s (left) hacked emails to Sony just make him more likable. Upon receiving the news that “22 Jump Street” nabbed the second-best-ever opening weekend for an R-rated comedy, Tatum wrote, “F YOU TED !!!! SECOND OF ALLLL TIMMMMME BEEEOTCH!!!! COME ON JUMPSTREETERS WE GOT CATE BLANCHETT WIT DIS BOX OFFICE BITCHES!!!!!!!!” He punctuated the missive with about 20 pages of “HAHAHAHA”s. Co-star Jonah Hill’s correspondence in regards to a “Jump Street” merge with “Men in Black” was less virtually loud but just as joyous, describing the pitch as “clean and rad and powerful.”
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Columbia Pictures co-president Hannah Minghella’s leaked emails also reveal a proposed “Ghostbusters” remake for Tatum and Chris Pratt (above). She wrote, “So… in a curious turn of events – the Russos and Channing want to develop Ghostbusters as a vehicle for Channing and Chris Pratt to do together. The Russos, Channing and Reid have been brainstorming ideas and want to create a whole new mythology that would support multiple movies (the way that Nolan reinvented Batman). To be clear – the Russos want to produce (not direct) and while Channing and Chris are looking for a movie to do together they haven’t mentioned this to him yet because they weren’t sure how we’d react.”
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Of course, there may already be a “Ghostbusters” reboot in the works: Other emails reveal that (from left) Melissa McCarthy, Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Lizzy Caplan and Amy Schumer are all interested in the flick.
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One person pretty much universally adored at Sony (and, let’s be honest, everywhere else) is Ryan Gosling, who’s also in the running for a male role in “Ghostbusters,” as well as a potential part in “Sinister Six.”
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Emails between Amy Pascal and Scott Rudin even make racially charged jokes about President Barack Obama, suggesting the POTUS would be a fan of films like “Django Unchained” and “12 Years a Slave.”
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Columbia Pictures exec Michael De Luca sent an email to Amy Pascal about director David O. Russell (above), writing, “David’s a loon, talented, but geez once I saw him bring Sally Field to a party and reduce her to tears. Plus remember when he got in trouble for feeling up his transgender nieces [sic] boobs?”
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One of the documents leaked from the hack, obtained by Gawker, was a pretty depressing read for Adam Sandler fans. Titled “Sony_2012_Comments,” it read, “There is a general ‘blah-ness’ to the films we produce. Althought [sic] we manage to produce an innovative film once in a while … we continue to be saddled with the mundane, formulaic Adam Sandler films. Let’s raise the bar a little on the films we produce … That said, there’s a strange dichotomy of encouraging us to be fiscally responsible, but then upper management allows certain talent and filmmakers to bleed us dry with their outlandish requests for private jets, wardrobe and grooming stylists – and are surprised when they are asked to work more than 5 hours to promote their film.”
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The script to the 25th Bond film, “Spectre,” leaked. Other documents indicate that “Spectre,” starring Daniel Craig, is already $50 million over budget, with CNET projecting the film to cost $50 million more than the most recent Bond flick, “Skyfall.”
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Buzzfeed reported that New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd promised Pascal’s husband, former New York Times reporter Bernard Weintraub, she’d show him a column about Pascal before it went to print. Dowd denies the allegation.
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Complex states Joel McHale’s email to the assistant to Sony Pictures Television president Steve Mosko asked for a discount on an $8,000 Sony TV. McHale defended his move on Twitter, writing, “U [sic] bet your sweet ass I want my employee discount!”
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Us Weekly reports Amy Pascal was on the receiving end of a message from Tri-Star Films’ Tim Rothman making fun of Jaden and Willow Smith. Rothman sent Pascal a link to a New York Times interview with the Smith kids, writing, “1. Read this. 2. they r home schooled: don’t let this family date your movies!!!”
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Alex Trebek was furious with “Jeopardy!” execs after an angry mother wrote to Sony producers complaining about Trebek’s behavior on an episode of “Jeopardy! Kids.” “If you all think I should retape the opening, I will,” Trebek fumed. “But I want to say that for 30 years I’ve defended our show against attacks inside and out. But it doesn’t seem to operate both ways. When I’m vilified, corporate (and certainly legal) always seems to say ‘don’t say anything and it’ll blow over,’ and I’m not feeling support from the producers, and that disappoints the s—t out of me.”
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