‘The Interview’ to bring extra footage to Blu-ray and DVD copies

After backtracking from their announcement that they weren’t releasing the highly controversial The Interview, Sony Pictures Entertainment is looking to get the film out there. They have announced plans to release the film on Blu-ray and DVD starting February 17^th with 90 minutes of extra footage. There will be deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and a seven-minute blooper reel. They call it the “Freedom Edition”—which is cheekily named but done a bit in bad taste. It is their movie though so they can do what they want.

 Source: The Verge

Netflix wants to offer 'The Interview'

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The highly controversial film The Interview would be on Netflix if they had their way. Netflix's Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said they want the film to be available to its 53 million subscribers around the world but won't say what efforts they are making to make this possible. Sony has made no immediate comment on the matter as well.

Even without Netflix, the film has become Sony's top online film garnering over US$37 million in sales. It has also earned $5 million in the US box office.

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‘The Interview’ is top-selling movie on Google Play and YouTube

Moving on to more The Interview-related news. Sony seems to have made the right choice of distributing the film online. And Google is reaping some of the rewards. The movie has turned into the top-seller on both Google Play and YouTube. They won’t reveal specific figures but we know that Sony has already made US$15 million in revenue from the sale and rental of the movie. This should increase since Apple made the movie available on their platform as well. It has been getting bad reviews from the critics but the hype surrounding the controversial movie has gotten moviegoers curious about it.

Source: Bloomberg | Via: Ubergizmo

Fake ‘The Interview’ Android app steals bank account details

Looks like more hackers are getting in on The Interview’s controversial tale. A new fake app making rounds in South Korea promises to download a copy of the movie for you. Instead, it steals your bank account details. McAfee security researcher Graham Cluley said in a blog post that the app is an Android Trojan they identified as Android/Badaccents which targets several Korean banks and one international bank (Citibank). And interestingly enough, it is designed to not target North Korean users. This story is just a reminder to stop downloading everything you see online until you can verify that it is from a legitimate source.

Source: Graham Cluley | Via: Mashable