Carmike Cinemas Targeted For Boycott After Pulling ‘The Interview’
A Carmike Cinemas boycott is now likely after the theater chain pulled The Interview due to demands made via terroristic threatening.
The controversial comedy has been blamed for a string of Sony hacks that have thoroughly embarrassed and humiliated the company over the last week.
While many of the hacks have been harmless to the general public, a recent one promised a reaction reminiscent of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on any theater that follows through with showing the film.
North Korea is believed to be behind the cyber attacks on Sony as well as the threat of violence, though the country has still not taken credit.
U.S. authorities do not feel the threat of terrorism is plausible, having found no evidence of a major operation that would be able to execute in the manner that the threats have promised.
Nevertheless, Carmike Cinemas has decided to play it safe and pull the film anyway — a move that may not end up being economically safe if the Carmike Cinemas boycott plans continue.
Unbelievable. Is this the new way to protest movies? Carmike Theater Chain should be boycotted. http://t.co/Mq5jgBdF1E via @TheWrap
— The Quigley Report (@quigleyreport) December 17, 2014
Shame on you, @carmikecinemas. What a terrible message you sent today. http://t.co/p2FqPF1h5y
— Scott Weinberg (@scottEweinberg) December 17, 2014
Carmike is first theater chain to pull out of #TheInterview and yet it mostly owns small town screens that I can’t imagine would be targeted
— Michael Schneider (@franklinavenue) December 17, 2014
Carmike Theaters will not play The Interview, thereby guaranteeing that I will never give them another dollar. http://t.co/p2FqPF1h5y
— Scott Weinberg (@scottEweinberg) December 17, 2014
@CarmikeCinemas You are cowards that kneel to terrorism.
— James Q (@jamesquay) December 17, 2014
@CarmikeCinemas You make Americans look like scaredy cats. NK has no ability to attack theatres. Cowards!
— The Generalissimo (@dageneralissimo) December 17, 2014
@CarmikeCinemas never going to one of your theaters again you cowards. You are embarrassing the whole nation.
— VA is OK (@okiehoo) December 17, 2014
@CarmikeCinemas You’re an embarrassment to this country for relenting to terrorists…@Sethrogen @JamesFrancoTV #boycottcarmikecinemas
— Mo (@yoyomo007) December 17, 2014
@carmikecinemas “Take stand for what you believe in.” Fitting, you bunch of cowards. You stand for nothing. #boycottcarmikecinemas
— Jason Schwisow (@jtsweezo) December 17, 2014
The hashtag #boycottcarmikecinemas was picking up a great deal of steam on late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. As you can see, people are not happy, and the theater chain has not responded at this time.
But what do you think, readers? Is a Carmike Cinemas boycott going overboard or exactly how America needs to respond to threats over The Interview? Sound off in our comments section.
