LOS ANGELES: Sony Pictures said yesterday it will screen madcap comedy The Interview in some US theatres on Christmas Day, a U-turn after its widely criticised decision to cancel the film following a cyberattack blamed on North Korea.
Just six days after cancelling the film’s opening, in a move decried as a defeat for freedom of speech, Sony chief executive Michael Lynton confirmed that the movie would now be shown in theatres tomorrow.
The release of the film is likely to be limited to smaller movie chains. The New York Times reported that only 200-300 cinemas were expected to show the film, a fraction of the estimated 2,500 theatres originally expected to screen the movie. AFP
