The U.S. Bows Down to a Group of Anonymous Norks http://t.co/Ci6s3kXJOD pic.twitter.com/FOMwtKwEEK
— National Review (@NRO) December 17, 2014
BREAKING: Sony cancels theatrical release of 'The Interview' after top chains pull out http://t.co/vOTuu52QpI pic.twitter.com/ONqlrCMs8V
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 17, 2014
◼ We've decided not to move forward: Sony CANCELS the release of The Interview after the majority of theaters chose not to show it - David Mccormack for MailOnline and Associated Press Reporter
- Sony has pulled the cinema release of The Interview after hackers threatened 9/11-like terror attacks on theaters showing the movie
- Decision came hours after the five largest theater chains in North America announced that they were pulling out of showing it
- Studio said it was 'deeply saddened at this brazen effort to suppress the distribution of a movie, and in the process do damage to our company'
- Unconfirmed reports the company may release the movie via premium video-on-demand instead
- The Interview stars Rogen and Franco as television journalists involved in a CIA plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
SONY STATEMENT: Statement from Sony regarding canceling the release of “The Interview” http://t.co/IxPexCi50s #tcot pic.twitter.com/1yZ02ezt1i
— slone (@slone) December 17, 2014
Lame excuse. What Sony feared were emails leaks http://t.co/d5sPn3E3X7
— Paulo Coelho (@paulocoelho) December 17, 2014
Rare that you see an unambiguous terrorist win, but this Sony thing clearly is one
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) December 17, 2014
By cancelling the release of The Interview, Sony tells the world that anonymous, non-credible threats of violence work.
Well done, Sony.
— Ramez Naam (@ramez) December 17, 2014
We just had an American corporation hacked & harassed by a foreign gov't so much they pulled The Interview -- What's Obama doing about it?
— John Hawkins (@johnhawkinsrwn) December 17, 2014
◼ Exclusive: Sony Emails Say State Department Blessed Kim Jong-Un Assassination in ‘The Interview’ - The Daily Beast
Is Cyberattack on Sony Disruptive Enough to Constitute an Act of War Against US?: The government of North Kore... http://t.co/Pb0iERNMCH
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) December 17, 2014