Earlier today at a town hall meeting with ABC employees, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that hackers have obtained one of the studio’s upcoming movies, and they’re threatening to release it unless they’re paid a ransom in Bitcoin.
At the time, Iger didn’t identity which movie this is, but Deadline is reporting that said movie is Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
That and Cars 3 are Disney’s biggest blockbusters arriving in the coming weeks, so it’s not surprising to hear that Johnny Depp’s latest Jack Sparrow outing could be the “victim.”
Whether this is the ransomed movie or something else, the hackers are threatening to release the film in increments if their demands aren’t met, but Disney is reportedly refusing to pay and is meeting with the FBI to figure out how to handle this unfortunate situation.