Sony's Oscar Targeted 'Fury', 'Annie', 'Still Alice' Leak After Hack
Five Sony movies, three of which the studio had hoped would compete at the Oscars next year, have leaked after a hack on the studio's servers. DVD screeners of four unreleased movies including the upcoming remake of Annie, drama Still Alice and Mike Leigh's Mr Turner are now available on file-sharing hubs after showing up on November 27.
The leak comes just months after the Lionsgate movie Expendables 3 was leaked online three weeks before its theatrical release. Police arrested two men in London in connection with the stolen file.
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Annie, a remake of the classic musical movie stars Quvenzhané Wallis as the happy-go-lucky foster kid, with Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx in supporting roles. The big-budget project is produced by Will Smith, Jay-Z amongst others. Though Fury is close to becoming the most illegally downloaded movie of the year, Annie is yet to break the 100,000 mark.
"[Sony] is hopeful Annie won't be pirated as much because family films aren't subject to as much illegal downloading as titles that skew more toward young males."
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