Last week, the FBI said it had evidence that North Korea was behind the hacking attacks on Sony and threats against the company over the release of the movie. would respond "proportionally and in a place and time we choose" to a hack attack against Sony Pictures. The outage, which only lasted a day, came just days after President Obama promised that the U.S. Lillias White Internationally recognized Broadway star Lillias White is renowned for her glorious voice and extraordinary ability to. Those hackers also, citing 9/11, threatened an attack on American theaters showing the film.Įarlier this week, North Korea mysteriously lost internet following nearly a day of increasing instability. The decision was made in the wake of a hack attack that the FBI now says was carried out by North Korea. Last week, Sony Pictures announced earlier that it would no longer be releasing The Interview, a comedy starring Seth Rogen and James Franco about the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The major chains, according to the New York Times, still aren't interested both out of concern for safety and because they were unhappy with how Sony blamed them for pulling the movie. Yesterday, a number of smaller theaters announced they would be showing the movie on Christmas Day with Sony's blessing. Sony is still expected to announce how the movie will be released on video on demand, most likely today. The company tried to line up a release on iTunes, even asking The White House to intervene, but Apple declined, according to the New York Times.Īpple's decision not to host the movie maybe have been more about the timetable than any fears of a hack, the Times reports.
Hundreds of theaters will be showing The Interview on Christmas Day, but Sony still hasn't announced its plans for how it will handle video on demand.
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