5 Reasons Why Sony Should Still Release 'The Interview' Online

No theaters, no problem for this Seth Rogen and James Franco flick

While many people were expecting The Interview to be the goofball stoner comedy of the holiday season, it's turned into a headache for film executives as they struggle to stem the flow of hacked Sony information and terrorist threats against those who support the movie. Now, Buzzfeed Entertainment reports the film empire is pulling the movie from its scheduled Dec. 25 theatrical release due to terrorist threats. Sony could not immediately be reached for comment.

In late November, a hacker collective calling itself the Guardians of Peace began releasing private Sony documents and promised to wreak more havoc unless distributor Sony Pictures Entertainment complied with its demands, mostly centered around not releasing the Seth Rogen and James Franco film.

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