Will be screened. James Franco, left, and Seth Rogen in a scene from the The Interview. Picture: AP Source: AP
SONY’S current plan for The Interview is to release the controversial comedy for free on Crackle, the streaming service it owns, sources said.
US President Barack Obama criticised the studio for being “intimidated by these kind of criminal attacks’’ after hackers working for North Korea threatened violence in retaliation for the James Franco-Seth Rogan movie.
The Interview trailer
Sony pointed out the cancellation came after theatre chains and other streaming sites refused to show the film.
North Korea has warned of strikes against the White House, Pentagon and “the whole US mainland, that cesspool of terrorism”.
Not happy ... North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. Picture: AP Source: AP
The US blames North Korea for the cyberattack that has escalated to threats of terror attacks against US movie theatres and caused Sony to cancel The Interview’s release.
Mr Obama, who promised to respond “proportionately” to the attack, told CNN’s State of the Union in an interview that Washington is reviewing whether to put North Korea back on its list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Under fire ... Producer Scott Rudin and Sony Pictures Entertainment Co-Chairman Amy Pascal. Picture: Getty Source: Getty Images
Sony chairman Amy Pascal is under fire after a string of her emails were leaked including racist remarks about Mr Obama and unflattering comments about Angelina Jolie.
