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Disney says hackers threatening to release movie ahead of schedule

Posted at 7:50 AM, May 16, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-16 08:15:11-04

(CNN) - Disney's next big movie may come out sooner than the studio would like.

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Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger says hackers claim they have access to a Disney movie and are demanding a ransom.

If Disney does not pay up, they claim they will release the film online.

Iger says Disney is not paying, and it's working with federal investigators on the case.

He didn't name the movie, but one of the studio's biggest anticipated summer releases is "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales," scheduled for release May 26.

Courtesy CNN Newsource