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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Dec 18, 2014 9:42:54 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/team-america-world-police-replaces-the-interview-at-dallas-theater-1201382348/‘Team America: World Police’ Replaces ‘The Interview’ at Dallas Theater Sony’s decision to cancel release of “The Interview” has prompted The Alamo Drafthouse to show 2004’s “Team America: World Police” on Dec. 27. The Dallas-Fort Worth theater made the announcement on Twitter. “Team America” was co-written by “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Pam Brady and directed by Parker. Using marionettes, the plot centered on an American paramilitary group stopping a terrorist plot by the late Kim Jong Il, the father of current North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. “The Interview” revolves around Seth Rogen and James Franco’s characters assassinating Kim Jong Un. On Wednesday, U.S. officials told the New York Times and CNN that the North Korean government ordered the cyber attack that has paralyzed Sony Pictures in recent weeks.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Dec 18, 2014 15:52:57 GMT -6
deadline.com/2014/12/paramount-cancel-team-america-1201329597/Paramount Cancels ‘Team America’ Showings, Theaters Say Forget those plans by Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and other theaters to run Team America: World Police in place of The Interview. The Austin-based chain says that Paramount has now decided not to offer South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s 2004 satire that focuses on Kim Jong-il, the late father of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Alamo says that the cancellation at its Dallas theater is “due to circumstances beyond our control” and says it will offer refunds to those who have already bought tickets. Cleveland’s Capitol Theater also tweeted that Team America “has been canceled by Paramount Pictures.” Yesterday Sony pulled The Interview, which depicts an assassination of Kim Jong-un, after hackers threatened theaters that showed the film. Working with Sony since the first days of the massive hack in late November, the FBI has established some degree of connection between North Korea and the data breach. Having said that, while the White House today said the investigation is progressing, the Bureau and the Justice Department have not scheduled an announcement yet on the Democratic People’s Republic’s connection to the hacking of Sony, sources tell Deadline. Deadline’s Dominic Patten contributed to this report
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