George R.R. Martin Wants ‘The Interview’ Screened At His Santa Fe Cinema; Calls Sony’s Decision To Pull The Plug ‘Corporate Cowardice’; Compares To Chaplin’s Adolf Hitler And ‘The Great Dictator’
"Game of Thrones" George R.R. Martin wants to screen "The Interview" at his Santa Fe cinema.
George R.R. Martin's wants "The Interview" screened one way or another; the "A Song of Fire and Ice" author is pissed off at Sony and the industry, calling the recent response to the hack and threat as "Corporate Cowardice."
Out of spite against Sony for abandoning the film, Martin is offering to screen "The Interview" in homier venue, at his own cinema in Santa Fe. The author stayed true to the tone of his novels, assigning blame to the responsible.
Martin said Sony could've stood its ground and earned revenue for "The Interview," even without the support of major theater chains. The film should've been screened at small, independent theaters eager to sample what the controversy is all about.
In "Corporate Cowardice," Martin bashed everyone who took the safer side of the controversy, comparing the situation to Charlie Chaplin's portrayal of Adolf Hitler in "The Great Dictator."
"The level of corporate cowardice here astonishes me. It's a good thing these guys weren't around when Charlie Chaplin made THE GREAT DICTATOR. If Kim Jong-Un scares them, Adolf Hitler would have had them shitting in their smallclothes."
It's noted that Martin isn't really advocating "The Interview" movie per se, rather the freedom to screen movies whether good or bad. He also wants as much freedom in the theatrical arts, an industry he considers already rigged, now choked further by a rogue nation like North Korea.
"For what it's worth, the Jean Cocteau Cinema will be glad to screen THE INTERVIEW (assuming that Sony does eventually release the film for theatrical exhibition, rather than streaming it or dumping it as a direct-to-DVD release), should it be made available to us. Come to Santa Fe, Seth, we'll show your film for you." (cinemablend.com)
Sony has disputed George R.R. Martin's claim "The Interview" won't be released, saying it's just cancelling the Christmas Day screening for the film.
