TIME Entertainment movies Theaters Pull Sonys The Interview After Hacker Threat of Violence Stars of 'The Interview' James Franco and Seth Rogen, left and center, appear on 'Good Morning America' on Dec. 15, 2014 Ida Mae Astute The studio said it would support theaters' decisions not to show the movie
Some movie theater chains are pulling Sonys film The Interview from their lineups in the face of the threat of a Sept. 11-style attack against theaters who screen the upcoming movie. Hackers who go by the name Guardians of Peace and who stole untold amounts of sensitive data from Sony Pictures Entertainment made the threat on Tuesday. The hackers oppose the release of Sonys comedy, which portrays the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Sony reached out to movie theater owners following the threat to say the studio is going forward with plans to release the film, but that it would support theaters decisions not to show the movie
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