"Warner Bros. Pictures and our anti-piracy team have worked tirelessly over the last 48 hours to contain the Suicide Squad footage that was pirated from Hall H on Saturday.
We have been unable to achieve that goal.
Today we will release the same footage that has been illegally circulating on the web, in the form it was created and high quality with which it was intended to be enjoyed.
We regret this decision as it was our intention to keep the footage as a unique experience for the Comic Con crowd, but we cannot continue to allow the film to be represented by the poor quality of the pirated footage stolen from our presentation."
--Sue Kroll, President Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures
SDCC is the unique experience. We live in an era where exclusives like this aren't going to be shown for small crowds only. Their fanbase is largely on the internet, so having it online would be the better option anyway. Have an early showing for those at SDCC, but then release it online. Not having it online won't stop pirates from putting it there
The statement they released on Facebook:
"Warner Bros. Pictures and our anti-piracy team have worked tirelessly over the last 48 hours to contain the Suicide Squad footage that was pirated from Hall H on Saturday. We have been unable to achieve that goal.
Today we will release the same footage that has been illegally circulating on the web, in the form it was created and high quality with which it was intended to be enjoyed.
We regret this decision as it was our intention to keep the footage as a unique experience for the Comic Con crowd, but we cannot continue to allow the film to be represented by the poor quality of the pirated footage stolen from our presentation."
--Sue Kroll, President Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures
SDCC is the unique experience. We live in an era where exclusives like this aren't going to be shown for small crowds only. Their fanbase is largely on the internet, so having it online would be the better option anyway. Have an early showing for those at SDCC, but then release it online. Not having it online won't stop pirates from putting it there