Posted on 12/23/2014 12:01:24 PM PST by moose07
The North Korea comedy film that had its Christmas Day launch cancelled after a major cyber attack and threats against US cinema-goers is now to get a limited theatrical release, Sony says.
The Interview will be shown in some independent US cinemas on Thursday.
Sony Chairman Michael Lynton said he was "excited" that the comedy, about a plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, would now be seen.
Two cinemas in Atlanta and Austin have already revealed screenings.
They said via social media that Sony Pictures had authorised them to show the film, which has been at the centre of escalating tensions between the US and North Korea.
"Breaking news," tweeted Tim League, founder of the Alamo Drafthouse cinema in Austin.
"Sony has authorized screenings of THE INTERVIEW on Christmas Day. We are making shows available within the hour."
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
If we had a Commander in Chief who cared about terrorists, 25% of those seats would be filled with agents who cared aboput finding bad actors who are agents for the NorKs or one of their partners.
No thanks. Idiotic plot. Don’t see the draw to leave family Christmas to see a ridiculous movie.
I wouldn’t bother either.
An obvious political publicity stunt for a crap movie.
Back in the day, “War of the Worlds” scared the crap out of gullible citizens.
Today, Sony does it again with this publicity stunt. At least it seems like it. Nork Hackers? Really? Come on. And our feckless government falls for it. That I can believe.
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