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Will artists skip studio support after Sony scandal?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sony's decision to cancel "The Interview" in the face of terrorist threats is already affecting the way Hollywood does business, and it's killing artists' faith in studios to release envelope-pushing content. Actors, filmmakers, politicians and pundits roundly denounced Sony's decision to nix "The Interview," which the studio did Wednesday in response to theater owners' refusal to show the Christmas release in light of threats invoking 9/11. Artists could increasingly turn to the web as a way to distribute content without studio interference, amplifying a challenge the industry is already facing with audiences consuming more entertainment at home. [...] Todd Boyd, film and culture professor at the University of Southern California, said it was naive of Sony to proceed with the film without expecting some blowback from the North Korean government. "Today the U.S.

 

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