Thor: Ragnarok Leaked and Pirated Wildly Due to Apple iTunes Mess Up

If you're a Marvels movies fan or simply dumbstruck by the slick stubble sported by the hammer-wielding Norse god of thunder in Thor: Ragnarok, I have some news for you!

The latest Thor pic has been leaked and pirated a month alee of its digital release. Normally, information technology'southward no big bargain when a movie is leaked; it happens all the time of course. Just this fourth dimension the 'source' is the "industry-leading content store" i.e iTunes.

Due to a goof up on Apple's part, Thor: Ragnarok was marked available to people using MoviesAnywhere and Vudu, reports Torrent Freak. The $180 million flick was released in Nov 2017 and made almost $900 million in the box-office.

A Reddit user claims that he pre-ordered Thor Ragnarok via Vudu, completely aware that information technology will be available on February 19, and was surprised to see the motion-picture show beingness available in his iTunes library. "I apparently downloaded information technology right away", the user told TF, while adding he's now delighted to relish Thor in 4K a month ahead of schedule. Meanwhile, torrent sites are humming on the loud racket of Thor's hammer being shattered into pieces (distressing, not lamentable for the spoilers!).

And so where exactly did Apple mess up? Information technology is non very clear because the user, merely like many others who pre-ordered the moving picture via Vudu, were able to watch it with their iTunes accounts. The moving-picture show was also available in the accounts of users linked with MoviesAnywhere – a Disney service which allows users to watch video content from major services including iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, and Amazon movies.

Thor: Ragnarok Leaked and Wildly Pirated Due to iTunes Mess Up — Thor Ragnarok Web-DL torrents uploaded yesterday on ThePirateBay

Apple tree is even so to come up with an caption and no affair who earns the blame in the end, Walt Disney will not be very pleased with the loss of digital returns. It is, nevertheless, likely to gain some wisdom as it prepares to launch its own version of the Netflix rival.