Sony Pictures Entertainment has announced a limited theatrical release of The Interview beginning Thursday, putting the comedy back into theaters. Sony Entertainment CEO Michael lynton said Tuesday that Seth Rogen’s North Korea farce “will be in a number of theaters on Christmas Day.” He said Sony also is continuing its efforts to release the film on more platforms and in more theaters.
Moviegoers celebrated the abrupt change of fortune for a film that appeared doomed, as the film began popping up in the listings of a handful of independent theaters on Tuesday.
After hackers last Wednesday threatened violence against theaters showing the film, the nation’s largest theater chains dropped the film. Sony soon thereafter canceled the film’s release altogether.
Rushdie among writers urging Sony to release movie
New York: Salman Rushdie, Neil Gaiman and Tony Kushner are among the writers who signed a PEN American Center petition urging Sony Pictures to make “The Interview” widely available. Sony announced last week it had called off the scheduled Christmas release of the North Korea satire following hacker threats of violence against theatres showing the film.