Blackhat The Rewatchables
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Blackhat

Half-Assed Internet Research

Commercial withdrawal; rejected score; security expert endorsement

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  • Universal reportedly withdrew the film from all but 236 theaters within two weeks, and Legendary took a $90 million write-down.
  • Harry Gregson-Williams reportedly saw the film and publicly objected that little of his score remained despite his credit; Mann defended choosing music according to his own vision.
  • A manager of Google’s information-security engineering team reportedly called it the most accurate information-security film she had seen, prompting jokes about the small field.