Hacking Hollywood Films

Two Indians are among five men charged in the US for allegedly running an international piracy ring that distributed major movies and television shows prior to their official release by hacking Hollywood film companies.

Anupam Kher is on his way back to India, after a very "productive" trip to Los Angeles

Billed as a realistic hacker film which would involve the good guys outsmarting the bad, the film still ended up being Die Hard 4 all over again, with the overly muscled hero who kills the hacker by sticking a knife in him.

Hollywood comedy "The Interview" has won a few fans in between sparking apocalyptic warnings from North Korea, but for defectors who escaped the communist state, there's nothing funny about it.

Just one week ago, it seemed no one might see the satirical comedy following hacker threats

Several US movie theaters said they will begin showing "The Interview" on Thursday, seemingly putting the comedy back in theaters after Sony Pictures Entertainment canceled its release.

Sony had originally pulled The Interview when terrorist threats were made against theatre chains that chose to play the film

Hackers invoked the 9/11 attacks Tuesday in their most chilling threat yet against Sony Pictures, again warning the Hollywood studio not to release a film which has angered North Korea.

Jennifer got a lesser percentage of the back end, which is a split of the profit after the film breaks, end than her male co-stars

The revelation is just the latest among the spectacular leaks that are causing continuing embarrassment for Sony

The latest Sony hacking leak revealed aliases and fake names which were used by celebrities to protect their privacy during film shoots

Actor George Clooney is all set to direct Hack Attack, a film based on a British phone hacking scandal.

Two Indians are among five men charged in the US for allegedly running an international piracy ring that distributed major movies and television shows prior to their official release by hacking Hollywood film companies.

Anupam Kher is on his way back to India, after a very "productive" trip to Los Angeles

Billed as a realistic hacker film which would involve the good guys outsmarting the bad, the film still ended up being Die Hard 4 all over again, with the overly muscled hero who kills the hacker by sticking a knife in him.

Hollywood comedy "The Interview" has won a few fans in between sparking apocalyptic warnings from North Korea, but for defectors who escaped the communist state, there's nothing funny about it.

Just one week ago, it seemed no one might see the satirical comedy following hacker threats

Several US movie theaters said they will begin showing "The Interview" on Thursday, seemingly putting the comedy back in theaters after Sony Pictures Entertainment canceled its release.

Sony had originally pulled The Interview when terrorist threats were made against theatre chains that chose to play the film

Hackers invoked the 9/11 attacks Tuesday in their most chilling threat yet against Sony Pictures, again warning the Hollywood studio not to release a film which has angered North Korea.

Jennifer got a lesser percentage of the back end, which is a split of the profit after the film breaks, end than her male co-stars

The revelation is just the latest among the spectacular leaks that are causing continuing embarrassment for Sony

The latest Sony hacking leak revealed aliases and fake names which were used by celebrities to protect their privacy during film shoots

Actor George Clooney is all set to direct Hack Attack, a film based on a British phone hacking scandal.