After threats, Sony cancels ‘The Interview’

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After threats, Sony cancels ‘The Interview’

BRENDAN MCDERMID

Hollywood studio Sony Pictures abruptly canceled the December 25 release date of “The Interview,” a parody film which has angered North Korea and triggered chilling threats from hackers. It announced the decision after the majority of US theater chains said they would not screen the film, about a fictional plot to assassinate North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un. Skittishness about attending the movie followed threats by the so-called GOP (Guardians of Peace) hacking group, which invoked the September 11, 2001 attacks in an ominous warning to any movie-goers planning to see the film. In a message written in broken English, the group said a “bitter fate” awaited any who attend the film.

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