Michael Moore, Weinstein making a movie about Trump

MICHAEL Moore was one of few liberals who predicted Donald Trump’s victory, and since then he’s returned to his crystal ball to add a few other prophecies.

Soon after the election, he told the hosts of Morning Joe that Trump wouldn’t last a term – he’d be impeached or resign first. Then, last month, during the Tribeca Film Festival, Moore slightly amended that forecast, saying Trump would get booted during his second term.

Moore isn’t done, though. He’s making another prognostication and this time he’s actively working to make it come true.

“I’m making a movie to get us out of this mess,” the film-maker wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesday. “Fahrenheit 11/9.’ I’ve f ****** had it.”

That title is a callback to the 2004 documentary he made about George W Bush and the Iraq War, Fahrenheit 9/11, still the highest-grossing documentary of all time after pulling in more than $220 million (R2.9 billion) worldwide. The 11/9 of the new title refers to November 9, the date that Trump was declared winner of the presidential election.

In a statement, producers Harvey and Bob Weinstein, who acquired the movie, said the film may be the “key in dissolving Trump’s ‘Teflon’ shield and, in turn, his presidency”.

Moore added: “No matter what you throw at him, it hasn’t worked. No matter what is revealed, he remains standing. That all ends with this movie.”

The film is still in production. – Washington Post was related to several cyber-crimes that are rattling industries. Last week, cyber-attackers infected more than 200 000 computers around the world with so-called “ransomware”, encrypting files and demanding payment to release the data.

The threat received by Disney is similar to one encountered last month by Netflix, in which hackers stole unreleased episodes of the company’s hit Orange is the New Black. Netflix refused to pay, and a hacker, or hackers, known as “TheDarkOverlord” put the stolen material on the Pirate Bay for download.

Variety and other outlets reported that hackers apparently obtained the show through a breach at a post-production company. That hacker also threatened other entertainment companies, including Fox, National Geographic and Disney’s ABC.

In the most notable attack targeting Hollywood, hackers in 2014 infiltrated Sony Pictures’s system and released thousands of documents including credit card information, social security numbers and health records of employees. The FBI said North Korea was behind the attackt, which caused the studio to initially cancel the release of The Interview, about a fictional plot to assassinate North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-Un.

Disney derives half its profit from media networks. Parks make up about 21%, with film and consumer products generating the rest. – Washington Post