by DAVID BAUDER, AP Television writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Netflix wants to make Sony’s The Interview available to its 53 million worldwide subscribers, the streaming service’s chief content […]
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Did North Korea Hack Sony? The Jury’s Still Out
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com Long after The Interview opened in some 300 independent theaters on Christmas Day and was made available to stream online following an unprecedented chain […]
South Korea Says North Korea Has 6000-Member Cyber Army
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea said on Tuesday that North Korea has boosted its cyber army to 6,000 troops, twice the number of cyberwarfare specialists Seoul […]
North Korea Calls Obama a ‘Monkey,’ Blames U.S. for Internet Outage
by HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea blamed its recent Internet outage on the United States on Saturday and hurled racially charged insults at […]
Dr. Evil Mocks North Korea and Sony Pictures Over ‘The Interview’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Evil has a name, and it is Dr. Evil. The comically absurd arch nemesis of Austin Powers interrupted last weekend’s Saturday Night Live […]
‘The Interview’ Streams on YouTube, Google Play, Xbox
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Sony Pictures’ The Interview is now available for rent and purchase online, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The controversial comedy starring Seth Rogen and […]
South Korean Nuclear Plant Operator Gets Hacked
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com A group of unidentified hackers have stolen data from computer systems at a South Korean nuclear plant operator, said the Korea Hydro and […]
Off Script with Randall Park
The Los Angeles native has long entertained fans with scene-stealing spots on television, film and the web. Now, with two major studio projects to his name, the actor talks candidly about working […]
Sony Pictures Announces Limited Release of ‘The Interview’
by Suevon Lee | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com Call it an early Christmas surprise—Sony Pictures Entertainment said Tuesday it was planning a limited theatrical release of The Interview on Dec. 25 after […]
North Korea’s Internet Shuts Down, Cyberattack Suspected
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea’s Internet connection has been hit with outages and is currently offline, according to the New York Times. The network failure comes […]
Steve Carell’s North Korea-Based Thriller Scrapped
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Another Hollywood film has suffered from the Sony Pictures cyberattack. According to Deadline.com, production company New Regency has scrapped another film that was […]
Fox News Gets the Wrong Kim Jong-un for ‘The Interview’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Fox 411 failed big time on Tuesday when they mistook Charles Rahi Chun as the actor who plays Kim Jong-un in Sony’s comedy, The […]
Behind the Making of ‘The Interview’
Last month, KoreAm spoke with actor Seth Rogen before the Sony cyberattack grew to its current dimensions. by ADA TSENG | @adatseng ada@charactermedia.com In late November, before full […]
Security Experts Doubt North Korea Hacked Sony
by MARTHA MENDOZA, Associated Press (AP) — Some cybersecurity experts say it is unlikely North Korea was behind the cyberattack that crippled Sony Pictures’ computers and possibly leaked unreleased movies […]
