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Cyber security conference yesterday, quote -- this is important -- there is no attribution to north korea at this point. the reason people are looking to north korea is north korea is furious over an upcoming sony pictures comedy "the interview" which centers on a plot to kill kim jong un. the company praised it as a righteous deed of the supporters and sympathizers. while the origin of the attack is still unclear, sony pictures executives seemed to be worried about the film before the hack took...

This point. the reason people are looking to north korea is north korea is furious over an upcoming sony pictures comedy "the interview" which centers on a plot to kill kim jong un. the company praised it as a righteous deed of the supporters and sympathizers. while the origin of the attack is still unclear, sony pictures executives seemed to be worried about the film before the hack took place. studio executives were cautioned by the department of homeland security this summer the film could pr...

They want to know how did this happen and how do they prevent it from ever happening again. john and diana. >> mary, thank you. >> top director facing shocking allegations of child sex abuse. x-men director brian singer is accused by a former child model who claimed he was molested for years starting when he was just 15. michael eagan says it took place in l.a. and hawaii and studio executives looked the other way. >> i had drugs put in drinks. i had liquor poured down my throat. there were rule...

Different part, but he impressed joe schumaker to the part that he red for jake bergantz. >> the lead role, based on personal experiences as a lawyer. >> im young and im inexperienced. >> studio executives balk at putting a unknown in the lead. >> this was not a small movie. this was a big, expensive movie. and the leading role was played by a guy that nobody had heard of. and he was just some guy from texas. >> the marketing campaign heats up on the eve of the films release in the summer of 199...

>> do we think this is the year for matthew mcconaughey or the year for "12 years a slave"? >> this is all right, all right, all right. its matthew mcconaughey all the way in this category. he swept all the pre-oscar awards. hes the favorite here. >> when you drop 40 pounds for a role, i mean, i guess its probably easier to get the academy to -- speaking of that, really quickly, for folks who arent familiar with how this thing happens. who votes? >> the academy is made up of 6,000 voters. about ...

On grishams personal experiences as a young lawyer. >> i am young and i am inexperienced. >> studio executives balk at putting a relative unknown in the lead, until -- >> he was personally approved by john grisham. this was a big deal, because this was not a small movie. this was a big, expensive hollywood movie and the leading role was played by a guy nobody had heard of. and he was just some guy from texas. >> the marketing campaign heats up on the eve of the films release in the summer of 199...

>> jake, the lead role is based on grishams personal experiences as a young lawyer. >> i am young and i am inexperienced. >> studio executives balk at putting a relative unknown in the lead, until -- >> he was personally approved by john grisham. this was a big deal, because this was not a small movie. this was a big, expensive hollywood movie and the leading role was played by a guy nobody had heard of. and he was just some guy from texas. >> the marketing campaign heats up on the eve of the fi...

>> lets move on, tele prompter. way to stay alive. from making pot legal to the chosen people. is she just pathetic or anti-sametic? it nos be another episode -- it must be another episode of -- >> last week miley cyrus complained about studio executives and sounded more aryan than con terror yen. contrarian. >> it is weird when things are targeted and yet driven by people 40 years too old. she hates everybody. it is not like a jewish man not leaving his desk telling me what the club cant hear. ...

We do know it is significant and it is growing. >> reporter: while out on the movie lot we met many film industry workers who say they moved to georgia permanently because of the low cost of living and high number of jobs. also studio executives say, atlantas busy international airport and georgias diverse landscape also make it a very appealing place to shoot. martha? martha: nice place to live too. jonathan, thank you very much. bill: many places in that state where you can shoot. pop on down ...

Mutterers. by the way, i am going seal what you just said, there is a meth to her madness. >> you will have to add another twitter word, allegedly. are coming attractions unwanted distractions? movie theaters are pressing the film industry for shorter trailers. they want them to be 30 seconds shorter and that is not sitting well with the studio executives. blah, blah, blahment blah, blah, blah. trailer, chris, good or bad. >> they are my favorite part. i dont need to see the movie. i know enou...