The New York premiere of "The Interview" has been canceled amid threats made in the Sony hacking incident. The Landmark Theatres chain, which was to host the event Thursday at its Lower East Side cinema, announced the cancellation without further explanation.
In wake of receiving multiple terror threats, Seth Rogen and James Franco are playing it safe and have cancelled all of their upcoming media appearances relating to their controversial North Korean comedy "The Interview," which is set to premiere on Christmas Day.
Actor Seth Rogen objected to re-editing his upcoming film, "The Interview," a comedy about an assassination attempt on North Korea's leader. He said the redacting of the film was foolish and was meant to, as he put it, "make North Koreans happy."
A group of hackers claiming to be responsible for the massive computer breach of Sony Pictures Entertainment has demanded that the movie studio company cancel the release of the upcoming comedy "The Interview." The hackers feel that the Seth Rogen and James Franco flick is a "movie of terrorism" because it depicts an assassination plot against North Korea's leader.
The hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment has resulted in the exposure of about 47,000 Social Security numbers, including those of Hollywood celebrities.
A North Korean diplomat on Wednesday firmly denied that his country launched a massive cyber attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment. The attack crippled the company's computer network and may be linked to the appearance of five unreleased movies on pirating websites.
North Korean leaders see this movie as a "blatant act of terrorism." Hollywood found itself the latest target of North Korea's blind rage this week—a Pyongyang foreign ministry spokesman has said that if Seth Rogen and James Franco's new film is allowed to be released it could be considered an "act of war.
