Sony chiefs joke over ‘black’ Obama films

In the latest of embarrassing emails to leak online from Sony, studio co-chairman Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin exchanged jokes about what president Barack Obama’s favourite films might be, focusing mostly on films starring and by African Americans.

Ahead of a breakfast meeting organised by DreamWorks Animation head and Democratic donor Jeffrey Katzenberg, Sony Pictures co-chairwoman Amy Pascal sent an email to movie producer Scott Rudin and wondered what she should ask Obama at the event.

Pascal said: “Should I ask him if he liked DJANGO?” to which Rudin replied: “12 YEARS,” an reference to the movie 12 Years A Slave. Pascal, , who is a major donor for the Democratic party and president Obama, then said: “Or the butler. Or think like a man? [sic],” referring to other films featuring black men.