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National Geographic Reportedly Being Threatened Over 'SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden'
'Seal Team Six: The Raid On Osama bin Laden'
National Geographic/Weinstein Co.
The film, which is being distributed by the Weinstein Company, recreates the mission to kill the al-Qaeda leader with a cast that includes Cam Gigandet, Anson Mount, Freddy Rodriquez, Xzibit, Kathleen Robertson, Eddie Kay Thomas and William Fichtner, with John Stockwell ("Blue Crush," "Turistas") directing. The November 4th release date, with a planned Netflix streaming premiere 24 hours later, was obviously carefully chosen with election day in mind, though the Post claims the network denies that the timing was intended to provide a boost for President Obama.
While not wanting to make light of any danger to the safety of anyone at NatGeo or to sound overly cynical, the breaking of this news development is also fortuitously timed to draw attention to the upcoming premiere, and the Weinsteins have always been masterful at working PR angles like this to their favor. If there's anyone who can turn a terroristic threat into a press campaign touting the importance of free speech (and tune-in), it's Harvey.
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Tamara Henry | October 22, 2012 8:00 PM
NOV 4, 2012 NAT GEO
SEAL Team Six will take you inside the riveting story of how this elite unit completed its "mission of justice" with a raid on the compound of Osama Bin Laden. November 4th at 8P e/p on Nat Geo. And then watch for The Carrier coming out later in November 2012 where President Obama celebrated with the world's first ever basketball game aboard an aircraft carrier - the one that dumped Osama bin Laden's body. THE CARRIER: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Carrier-Documentary/135293466566455 NAT GEO: http://youtu.be/mBlPxQSMUVs
Edoardo Ferrazzani | October 18, 2012 3:35 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219209/National-Geographic-Channel-bombarded-TERROR-threats-Muslim-extremists-Bin-Laden-raid-movie.html
edoardo ferrazzani | October 18, 2012 3:33 PM
Dear Alison, You omitted to say that those who threatened the NatGeo are in fact Muslims.