In the latest of embarrassing emails to leak online from Sony this
week, studio co-chairman Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin chat back
and forth on what President Barack Obama's favorite movies could be,
focusing mostly on films starring and by African Americans.
According to Buzzfeed, Pascal asked Rudin for advice before going to
an Obama fundraiser hosted by DreamWorks Animation head Jeffrey
Katzenberg, particularly what she should ask the President "at this
stupid Jeffrey breakfast."
"Would he like to finance some movies," responded Rudin.
"I doubt it. Should I ask him if he liked DJANGO?" said Pascal, with
Rudin replying "12 YEARS."
"Or the butler. Or think like a man?" continued Pascal, who is a major
donor for the Democratic party and President Obama.
"Ride-along. I bet he likes Kevin Hart," said Rudin.
Hart, who stars in the upcoming Sony comedy "The Wedding Ringer," was
called a "whore" by a different Sony exec (Clint Culpepper) in another
email on Wednesday for demanding more money from the studio.
"I'm not saying he's a whore, but he's a whore," Culpepper said of the
box office star, who had asked for more money on top of his $3 million
payment for tweeting about his new comedy.
"If he doesn't do his normal routine," he wrote to Pascal, "his film
will not open as well and his brand will appear diminished and he
will- in fact – be f—ing himself because we have his next 2 immediate
films."
On Tuesday, other damaging emails showed Pascal and Rudin trading
nasty insults, mostly over the Steve Jobs biopic "Jobs" that started
at Sony and ultimately moved to Universal. In the emails, Pascal said
Angelina Jolie was upset that David Fincher was set to direct "Jobs"
when she wanted him to direct her big-budget "Cleopatra," to which
Rudin called the actress a "minimally talented spoiled brat." Rudin
also took a jab at producer and Annapurna founder Megan Ellison,
calling her a "28-year-old bipolar lunatic."
As the Sony situation continues to unravel, it was revealed through
more stolen emails on Wednesday that Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai stepped in
to scrutinize and approve certain scenes from James Franco and Seth
Rogen's controversial upcoming film "The Interview."
A group calling itself Guardians of Peace has been targeting Sony
Pictures since Nov. 24, resulting in the leak of confidential
information about executive and star salaries, movie budgets and
employees' personal information.
The group also released five new Sony movies on torrent sites,
including the upcoming titles "Annie" and "Still Alice."
A Sony rep declined comment on the leaked emails while Rudin did not
immediately respond to Variety's request to comment.
Source: Yahoo News
Most of these leaks are carefully planned as far as I'm concerned.
What we are not sure of is who exactly "leaks" these information.
