RE: You can’t buy PR like this!
That statement of yours releases the inner conspiracy theorist in me. How do we know SONY didn’t make this faux threat to rouse public curiosity?
I had the same thought. But such a conspiracy would involve many people, and would be difficult to keep secret. I don't know the wording, but its also possibly illegal to make public threats about harming people, terrorist attacks, etc...Very dangerous to Sony if found out to be a hoax
If I were a cynical movie exec, I would roll with it. Publicly "Stand up" to the blackmailers, let them issue counter threats, do all the talk shows, hype the media, keep it going as long as possible. If North Korea really wants to attack the USA over it, well that's the politicians' problem. Watch the publicity and $$$ roll in!!!