[IsraelTimes] An official from Sony Pictures Entertainment said Sunday that the movie “The Interview” would be distributed in some form, after the studio pulled the film under threat of terrorist attack by hackers.| Genius marketing plan. Just genius. Everyone is going to see it now... |
Boies also said Sony had a responsibility to protect its employees and moviegoers.
Last Wednesday, Sony announced the unprecedented step of canceling the December 25 release of the movie, a startling blow to the Hollywood studio that has been shaken by hacker leaks and intimidations over the last several weeks by an anonymous group calling itself Guardians of Peace.
Sony had said it was canceling the release “in light of the decision by the majority of our exhibitors not to show the film.” The studio said it respected and shared in the exhibitors’ concerns.
“We are deeply saddened at this brazen effort to suppress the distribution of a movie, and in the process do damage to our company, our employees, and the American public,” read the statement. “We stand by our filmmakers and their right to free expression and are extremely disappointed by this outcome.”
The FBI is investigating the identity of the hackers, but suspicion has centered on North Korea, which previously issued warnings over “The Interview.”
Sony had offered theaters the option of bowing out, and when so many of them did it left Sony little choice for the release of “The Interview.”