George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio have become the latest victims of the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack.
According to reports, new messages have emerged that appear to show Amy Pascal, Sony co-chairman and producer Mark Gordon criticising DiCaprio after the star reportedly backed out of their biopic on Steve Jobs.
Reports have stated that Pascal went on to describe the 40-year-old actor as “despicable”. Meanwhile, The Daily Beast has revealed that they have also discovered emails exchanged between Pascal and George Clooney showing that the actor was unhappy in the wake of The Monuments Men.
“I need some protection from all the reviews. It is getting worse… I haven’t slept in 30 hours,” Clooney reportedly wrote, to which Pascal apparently responded, “We will protect you by making money… that is the best revenge.”
George allegedly later replied, “I adore you Amy. You are literally the only person running a studio that loves film. I fear I have let you all down. Not my intention. I apologise. I’ve just lost touch… who knew? Sorry I won’t do it again.”
Meanwhile, EON Productions have also revealed that they have been victims of the online hack.
A statement by the company has revealed that an early version of the next James Bond script for the movie Spectre has been stolen by hackers as part of the massive leaked document scandal.
“EON Productions, the producers of the James Bond films, learned this morning that an early version of the screenplay for the new Bond film Spectre is amongst the material stolen and illegally made public by hackers who infiltrated the Sony Pictures Entertainment computer system.
“EON Productions is concerned that third parties who have received the stolen screenplay may seek to publish it or its contents. The screenplay for Spectre is the confidential information of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Danjaq, LLC, and is protected by the laws of copyright in the United Kingdom around the world.
“It may not (in whole or in part) be published, reproduced, disseminated or otherwise utilised by anyone who obtains a copy of it. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Danjaq LLC will take all necessary steps to protect their rights against the persons who stole the screenplay, and against anyone who makes infringing uses of it or attempts to take commercial advantage of confidential property it knows to be stolen.
Filming has already begun on Spectre and the news is the latest in a long list of attacks on Sony’s private data, with a number of unreleased movies also leaked online.
