An
early
version
of
upcoming
James
Bond
film
'Spectre'
has
been
stolen
in
the
hacker
attack
on
Sony
Pictures.
'Bond'
producers,
Eon
Productions
confirmed
the
news
in
a
statement.
Now
it
seems
like
Sony
executives
are
scrambling
to
fix
the
film's
ending,
according
to
Gawker.
"Eon
Productions,
the
producers
of
the
James
Bond
films,
learnt
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
statement
read.
The
producers
added
that
the
film's
screenplay
was
the
confidential
information
of
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Studios
and
Danjaq,
LLC,
and
is
protected
by
the
laws
of
copyright
in
the
United
Kingdom
and
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,"
the
statement
said.
Officials
at
MGM,
Danjaq
and
Sony
were
unavailable
for
comment.
Director
Sam
Mendes
recently
unveiled
the
cast
and
the
title
of
the
24th
Bond
film,
which
marks
the
return
of
Daniel
Craig
as
007
for
the
fourth
time.
The
film
is
set
for
release
on
November
6,
next
year.
Mendes
began
filming
the
movie
this
month.
There's
been
speculation
that
North
Korea
is
behind
the
cyber
attack
in
retaliation
for
the
James
Franco
and
Seth
Rogen
comedy
'The
Interview',
which
depicts
an
assassination
attempt
on
North
Korean
leader
Kim
Jong-un.
North
Korea
has
condemned
the
film,
but
denied
the
hack,
which
some
believe
may
be
an
inside
job.